WHEW! What a day!
Today was the big birthday party and it was successful! We had a Dora themed party since that has been Grace's new obsession the past few months. We had some great food that everyone seemed to enjoy. That was followed up by the hunt for Grace's gifts. The story of the party was that Swiper the Fox (from Dora of course) came and swiped all of Gracie's presents. Luckily he left clues for the kids to follow to help Grace find her gifts. They all had a ball with the hunt and the kids were presented with gifts for helping!
Grace sat in her princess chair in the middle of the party and opened her gifts. She was SO FUNNY! She took her time on her big big pile of gifts. Sometimes she would tear off a tiny piece and hand it or throw it to one of her cousins who were sitting nearby. She was taking so long that I had to 'help' her with some of the last gifts so that we could get to the cake!
Of course we had a Dora themed cake which gave Grace a Dora, Diego, and Boots character to play with long after the party. We all had the cake and then enjoyed some time outside. It wasn't as warm as I had hoped, but the rain did go away so everyone was able to go stretch their legs and enjoy some time outside.
Thanks to everyone who came and shared in the special day of celebrating with our little girl!
THANK YOU to our good friends Scott and Kim who came over extra early to help with the food and decorations and for entertaining Grace while all the chaotic last minute things were going on! THANK YOU to my mom...
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For atleast a few months now, i've been following the AkronOhioMoms website. They started out with articles about parenting, activities in the area, and many other topics. Not too long ago, this mommy blog became one of my favorite sites to visit on the random occasions i'm on an actual computer (and sometimes on my blackberry). The reason? Not only do they still post interesting articles, now there are tons of giveaways!
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I was fortunate enough to win tickets to an amazing show for my daughter. My husband and I took her to see the Nick Storytime Live event that took place at the Akron Civic. She wasn't too thrilled with being there in the beginning (she's just about 2 and had never been to an event like that) but when Dora came on in the end she was completely focused on Dora, boots the monkey and everything involved with that part of the show. That was a GREAT family event for us and I owe it all to www.akronohiomoms.com.
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