She is officially a preschooler now! We had a good time at Chuck E Cheese. Evelyn had 3 of her friends join us. They drove from as far as Lloydminster to be there, which meant a lot to Evelyn.The experience was a bit overwhelming. I think the party planners of the restaurant plotted long and hard to come up with every possible sensory experience that could possibly be had, then they did it all - all at once! The kids had a blast on all the rides and playing the games. They were wired, and near the end, overloaded! (I think many of the adults were too).
Highlights of the party were: The cake(s), dancing with Chuck E and the hostesses, riding the Merry go Round, and playing in the overhead tube/slide thingy. I think Casey most enjoyed the air hockey table, and Ethan loved everything. Evelyn loved to follow the mouse mascot around the restaurant.When cake and present time came, I loved how all the kids pitched in to blow out the candles and help rip the wrapping paper. Evelyn welcomed the help, and they all got to do the special party things that all 3 year olds love to do.
We coached Evelyn before hand on how to say thank you for her gifts and for coming to her party. She said all the right things, but I don't think her friends could hear her! So, "Thank you for your gift! I Love It!" and also "Thank you for coming to my party!" on Evelyn's behalf.After doing a bit of shopping, we went to the Sahota's for dinner. (See the 'Sahota Visit Jan 12' blog entry) We got home about 11:30 pm. The next morning, Evelyn opened the remainder of her gifts which had been sent to her.
Just yesterday, Evelyn and I were talking about her birthday. I said "Happy Birthday" to her, and she quickly corrected me and said "My Birthday is over" So, I told her who had the next birthday (in our family) which is her Papa. I asked her what Papa would like for his birthday. This is how she answered:
"Maybe, a baseball! Yah, Yah, a baseball!"... "Or... a bath tub toy!..No, not a bath toy.." "How about a boat!" (A boat for the bath tub? I ask) "No, a boat for the lake! To go fishing!"
I was impressed that she was able to think of what Papa would want rather than what she would want. I was even more impressed that she got his likes and dislikes so correct!
So, that is Evelyn. She is 3 years old. Though, if you were to ask her her age, it would sound more like "Frwee" ;-)
Enjoy the video!
7 comments:
Great videos Bev and Ryan. Its beautiful to see how the cildren are developing. They have great parents and you can tell by the way they interact with other children and are kind and giving. Keep up the great work. Bev, two weeks off work. That should be nice. Glad to see you had a good time at the Sahota's. They really appreciate your time with them. It will be great to see you all this summer. By then Evelyn will be able to carry on a very good conversation. It is interesting how soft a personally Ethan appears to have. I think Ryan is probably that way too.
Love you all. Granddad Parrish.
It brings back memories of Ryan & Dawne's BD at McDonalds. Didn't have all the fun rides but they used to be so excited. These memories are something to hold onto forever. It is great with all the cameras now and how you can capture the special moments. 3, it is so hard to believe. Time goes so fast. I giggled when she said about Papa and a boat and fishing. Hopefully when you come out in the summer we can take the kids fishing or for a boat ride. Love and kisses, Nana & Papa
I am so glad we came to Evelyn's birthday. It was a big event for Juliana. She talked about it a lot this week, and about Evelyn too. Evan is in the cloth diapers, and they are working great. I am happy that we have them for him and the next baby too! Talk to you soon, Jenn
were there just the four of them? Looks like there was a whole army of kiddies! AH! How many were part of Evelyn's party?
Love the bert and ernie cake! Very creative! did you make those up?
Looks like you had a very stimulating birthday party!
AWESOME video!! Love it! It's like you get to be part of the whole celebration! Thanks for sharing.
Happy happy year Evelyn!
Thanks so much for taking us our to Ch. Ch. Casey LOVED your cakes. I think I may have to make "happy face" cakes for his b-day.
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