Happy Birhtday Hazel! Happy Birhtday Eliza!

Yesterday was Hazel's 3rd birthday and Eliza's 1st! My baby is a year old already - where does the time go?  They are growing up so fast. They both had a great time at their birthday party on Saturday.

I don't know if this makes me crazy or not, but I decided that it is not "the girls' birthday." It's Hazel's birthday and it's Eliza's birthday. I still want them to feel special even though they share their special day. I'm not crazy enough to have separate parties for them (at least not now, we'll see when they're older). But, we had pink and purple doubles of everything from table cloths to streamers. A pink pile of gifts for Eliza and a purple pile for Hazel. We had two cakes - princess for Hazel and Minnie Mouse for Eliza. We sang the birthday song twice. Double the fun! Double the happy birthday girl smiles!!

First up, Eliza... She LOVED the attention and the sights of the party. She is obsessed with climbing and chairs and fittingly got two chairs which is adores. Other favorite gifts included a hand-knitted elephant (my cousin's wife Megan is amazing!) and the princess tent my parents gave the girls to share.

Then there was the first taste of cake. Oh my goodness this girl loves chocolate! She was a bit apprehensive at first, but once she got a taste for it, there was no stopping her. She stole someone's fork about half-way through and decided she needed to spear every bite after that. Too cute!!!

 

 Next up, Princess Hazel. She was so excited for her party and asked me everyday for about two weeks "Is it my party today?" At her insistence I dressed up in a "princess dress" with her. She sat on her throne as her minions spoiled her rotten. At one point while opening her pile of gifts from my mom she said "This is hard work!" Her favorite presents included a princess tent, princess figurines, Cinderella and Rapunzel dresses, and the new pink dress Gram got her for the party. She also got a hand made giraffe toy which she now calls "teddy bear Rafi" like her lovie:)

Happy Birthday beautiful Hazel! Happy Birthday sweet Eliza!