Josie's Birthday BASH

Maybe it's taken so long for me to post about Josie's birthday because I haven't been ready to admit yet that it's over. It was really so much fun! And there were these "standout" moments throughout the day that just made me feel so grateful, loved, blessed, honored, etc. Here are some photos from Josie's party at the Winton Place Community Pool. We had it at 10am - which ended up being the perfect time for toddlers to 'throw-down'! :)
Here's Josie in her birthday best:
And here's the outfit she spent the rest of the party wearing:
And here is Josie's cake. On the way home from Florida, we started talking to Josie about her birthday and asked her what she wanted on her cake. She said "Two Yellow Bunnies" - so matter-of-factly. We kind of laughed it off, but for the next two weeks, she kept telling us and everyone else that she was going to have a birthday cake with two yellow bunnies. She was amazed that her wish actually came true!
Here she is marveling at her cake:
Standing on the cooler...best seat in the house:
This photo marks one of those "standout" moments I mentioned above. There's Josie standing on the cooler, leaning over her birthday cake, and about 50 of her favorite people all singing "Happy Birthday" to her and here's the look on her face:
I just remember standing behind her looking at the whole scene and thinking, "Wow, what a lucky little girl Josie is to have so many people who love her." Really, it was such an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and I want to thank all of you who made it happen! Clearly, Josie enjoyed the moment, too. Here she is blowing out her birthday candles:


And almost immediately diving into one of those yellow bunnies:
Time for cake:
Yum!
Actually, the little dear spit most of it out (what can I say, she doesn't eat a lot of sweets):
All told, her birthday was really incredible. I'll post the link to the full photo album as soon as I get it uploaded. There are lots of great photos there of all her little friends and all the families who came to help us celebrate (but I didn't want to post them on the blog without your permission considering everyone's in their swimsuits). Thanks again everyone!!!