Poppy Turns Three

When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she said, "To be with my friends."

She is wise beyond her years. She has already learned that you don't need much if you have good friends.

And so we gathered all the cousins together at Luke and Andria's for a little party.

 To decorate her cake she requested, "green...with pistachios. And berries." She usually has an opinion. And it usually surprises (and amuses) us. 

 The raspberries were a hit and disappeared off the top of the cake in about 15 seconds.

 The sparkling limeade and lemonade were also a hit. In Noah's words, "This stuff packs a punch!" 

 I love the happy craziness of this. 

Greyson and Ellie are at the far side of the table, hiding behind Avo and the flowers. And I'm not sure where Noah is at this point. Also there but not pictured are all the tiny ones (Olivia, Lucette, Prim, Gisella, and Wells).

 She wore her birthday dress (also green, but not with pistachios) all day and walked around the grocery store like quite the important lady.

 From Andria...a wooden jewelry box covered in poppies.

 And just so she wasn't completely overshadowed by the birthday girl, I snapped a picture of Cetty looking very bright and angelic in the afternoon sun.

A party isn't a party without an appearance from Trader Joe's...Thank you to my favorite grocery store for coming through once again. They even gave Poppy a free bouquet of flowers.

She started the day wearing a sparkly tiara but broke it halfway through and ended up with this on her head instead. It seemed appropriate. Happy third birthday to our little warrior princess.