Little Wonders: Happy Birthday Addy!

Well, Addy has BAD LUCK with weather and her birthdays! Two out of her three birthdays have been horrible in the weather department. The day she was born, there was a terrible ice storm and no one could get to Des Moines to meet her right away. Her first birthday, there was a blizzard and no one could make it to Grandma Mary's house for her birthday. Her second birthday was great and we headed to the Amazing Pizza Machine and family and friends got to celebrate with us. But this year, her third birthday, we had white-out conditions in town and interstates where closed, only the brave ones who made it down on Friday got to celebrate with us. THANK YOU to my Friday guests! Without you, she would've been a super sad girl AGAIN!
Friday, everyone got here about 10:30pm, so the girls played for a bit and headed to bed. Saturday, for Addy's official birthday, we headed to IHOP (pancake house as Addy calls it) for some breakfast. Then, the guys kept the girls and the gals headed out to do some Christmas shopping. We thought with the weather that everyone would stay home and the malls wouldn't be busy. Boy, were we wrong! WOW! Busy, busy, busy! We all met back up at Cheeseburgers in Paradise for some dinner after the boys took the girls to Tangled at the theater. After dinner, the gals headed to Target for a quick run and the boys headed home. Addy's day was pretty long. She fell asleep in a van full of her cousins on the way home.
Sunday, we got up and played for a bit before we headed to the Amazing Pizza Machine! What a great place for a party. You don't have to worry about the clean up, the meal and the kids get to play for hours! It is what I call a Chuck E. Cheese on steroids. If anyone is ever in Omaha with kids, it is a must! We had pizza, cake and then opened gifts. The kids then headed to play and the adults too. The gang took off to head home again about 3:00 while it was still light out with the weather being iffy. Everyone got home safe. Thanks again for making Addy's birthday memorable. It is appreciated! Here are some pics for you all to enjoy.

Opening her gifts with her cousins