Lily's 5th Birthday

It's taken a little longer to get this blogged because I'm a crazy lady. Lily's birthday festivities were a bit more subdued than Connor's, but they've stretched out over a longer timespan so that's gotta count for something, right? We started things off with a family party with our Las Vegas relatives while we were there for Spring Break. It was totally fun and we were so happy to be able to celebrate with Grandma Ruth and Grandpa Darrel. Among the highlights...a beautiful new Sleeping Beauty dress from Grandma and Grandpa, you'll see it featured below. Back at home, we had a small family (Olson's included of course) "birthday dinner" with pizza and cupcakes and presents. Lily got the movie "Bolt" from Auntie and Michael, which she had been just dying for!! The next day we were off to our home away from home...Disneyland. We were there from opening to closing, doing anything and everything our little princess wanted and we had such a fun fun day. Auntie, Jane and Grandma Lori came and joined us for a few hours, that's about all the Janie was in the mood for. But it was fun while it lasted.

Lily got a "Birthday Fun Card" because we're annual passholders and spent her very own $59 on- a Baby Simba stuffed animal, a Sleeping Beauty toy that has a spinning/light up dress, and (this is my favorite) a sword and shield "just like Prince Phillips'"! She's awesome!!!! Half the time she's in love with Prince Phillip and the other half of the time she wants to be just like Prince Phillip. Anybody who doesn't know, Prince Phillip is the guy from Sleeping Beauty who slays the dragon and he's Lily's "favorite prince" her words, not mine.

They tried and tried, but it just wasn't meant to be...

My little hobbits, towards the end of the day.

I know she doesn't look like it, but she was dying to meet Pluto, she even waited in line. There's nothing Lily likes more than a stuffed dog, and I'm not exaggerating.

The face paint...so stinkin cute. It was only about 1/2 rubbed off by the end of the day, much better than I had hoped for.

The money shot. Lily, in her new Sleeping Beauty dress, posing with Sleeping Beauty. We waited in line for over an hour and a half to meet her, and Lily didn't even complain. That's true devotion.