Curious George Birthday "Bash"

We celebrated Ella's birthday on Saturday with all of her best buddies. Her birthday isn't actually until this week, but she says that she turned three "on her birthday party."> Makes sense to think that, I guess. She had the best time and didn't want to leave when it was time to go. Her party was at a party jump place for kids and happens to be the favorite of many adults, too. In fact, I think that some of the moms and dads had as much fun jumping as the kids did. Ella kicked her shoes off before she actually got into the room and went full throttle from there. The first jump or slide is always a bit surprising as you can see on Ella's face in this picture. After a while, she was an old pro and could go down by herself..
The slides were definitely her favorite, and she didn't want any help doing those. By the time the cake was ready to be served, Ella had had enough and was ready to dig into Curious George cupcakes. She actually ate two cupcakes and wanted another one on the way home. It was really a lot of fun for everyone, especially mama and daddy who enjoyed watching all of the smiles and hearing all of the giggles. It's hard to believe another year has gone by, but we are enjoying each minute. Thanks to everyone who came to help us celebrate. Grammy and Papa came all the way from Ohio to be there and that meant a lot to Ella. Birthday parties are a little stressful (ok, a lot stressful) and there's always a lot of chaos, but when it's all said and done, it's all worth it when you hear your children talk about it like it was the greatest party "of ever." So, thanks for sharing it with Ella!