Happy 3rd Birthday Lilianna!!

October 9th was Lilianna's 3rd Birthday. This petite self-proclaimed princess had not only one Birthday Party, but yes two Birthday Parties! I know two is quite a bit for a 3 year old, but the reason being was that not everyone could attend one party so we had 2 :) 

On Friday, Sept 30th, Lilianna & I drove to St. George to meet up with my Sister & Mom and stay at my Aunt Sue's beautiful new house. We wanted to visit with family, watch my cousin Nicole & Sue run in the St. George Marathon, as well as celebrate Lilianna's Birthday. It was fun filled weekend! We started the day with Lilianna waking up & opening some presents from Nana & Papa.

 Her princess shoes were 2 left feet :) We had to take them back!

After presents, we made our way to the Marathon course to cheer on Sue & Nicole at the race. I jumped in the last few miles to run with Nicole. It was such a cool experience seeing the crowd cheer on all those runners. They came from all over the US!

After the race we ran all over town, getting things ready for the Birthday Bash. But before we got anywhere, we had to make a pit stop at the Honolulu Grill for lunch....yummy! And they had the best Guava cake!

 And our last stop was the Bridal Shop. My sister is engaged, by the way, & we had to take advantage of   all of us being in the same town. So we made an appointment & guess what?! She found her dress! Here she is in it...I probably shouldn't post this picture so shhh don't tell ;) PS I love her dress! I got a little teary eyed when she walked out in it.

It was finally time for the Birthday Bash! We had a great time with friends & family who came. Lilianna loves playing with her cousins Alec & Taylor.

Lilianna had been requesting a Doll House ever since she laid eyes on the one from Target. Every time we went into that store she would ask, "Can we go see the doll house? I'm getting it for my birthday." So we surprised her with The Doll House. Its just too bad Taylor wasn't able to join us in St. George to watch her reaction...which is why I recorded it. She did not know what to think!

Daddy putting the Doll House together. Quite the task!