Marin's 3rd Birthday Day!

Last Wednesday, the 8th, was Marin's actual birthday. She had a great day. The most exciting part was that Daddy decided to take the day off to help her celebrate.

We woke up and snuggled for a little bit in our jammies before we got ready for ballet. Marin was so excited to have Daddy go to ballet with us. Jason loved watching Marin in her ballet class. Since it was her birthday, she got to be the leader in the line, which she loved. After ballet we all went out to breakfast at a new little french restaurant by our house. Marin had banana and nutella crepes. And then she said they were too sweet, so after we polished off our own breakfasts, Jason and I ate her crepes and Marin had a blueberry muffin and fruit.

After we got home from breakfast we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather, and take a walk. Marin rode wanted to her bike so we bundled up and took a little stroll. When we got home from the walk, Marin dressed up like a princess and danced around the family room. Of course she did.

After naps we took another walk/bike ride to Graham's for a birthday treat. Naturally, Marin chose ice cream. We were there for about three minutes before Marin made friends with twin five year olds, also enjoying ice cream. After about another four minutes had passed, she'd told them both her life story, including, (as I was I was snapping away), "My mom is taking my picture all the time!" Busted.

After ice cream, it was time to go home and get ready for Aunt Lindsay to come for dinner. After Lindsay arrived, we watched a video montage of the day Marin was born, that Marin called "the born video", giving a whole new meaning to the Bourne Identity. Marin specifically requested "basketti" for her birthday dinner, since it's her "favorite dinner in all the world." So Daddy made her special dinner extra special, and we all ate dinner together. After dinner, Marin opened her cards and a few presents. We topped dinner off with cupcakes, and then we played "night games", which are what Marin calls games that we play at night. We usually only play night games on weekends, but it was a special occasion, so we played a few rounds of Old Maid and Go Fish before it was time to call it a day.

We had a great day together and loved celebrating our Marin Jane all day. I still can hardly believe that she is THREE!