My Girls: Twice The Fun: early birthday

We celebrated Olivia & Violet's birthdays last weekend, along with their cousin Emma's birthday. It's hard to get everyone together, so we have to consolidate the family get togethers!! The girls had a great time and enjoyed spending time with their cousins. My sister Nikki's family was unable to attend, but the rest of their Thronson and Suchy cousins were there. The younger kids were wearing their Halloween costumes. Olivia and Violet had a hard time deciding on their costumes this year. I heard them say they wanted to be a banana, strawberry, Wonder Woman, a red crayon, and Little Red Riding Hood. They finally decided on princesses (of course). Olivia was Snow White, Violet was Sleeping Beauty, Emma was a white tiger, William was Justin Bieber, and Claire was a witch. The kids went on a scavenger hunt for candy, broke a piñata, and of course had cake and ice cream. Olivia and Violet had a ton of fun opening presents this year. They took turns opening presents with Emma one at a time and all three of the girls were very patient while waiting for their turn. Olivia was pretty excited about the art supplies she got from Grandma and Grandpa Suchy. When she opened it, she exclaimed happily "My art supplies!" Violet liked the movie "Annie" that she got from Granny and Grandpa Thronson. She held it all the way home and watched it later that night. Each birthday girl had a birthday cake that matched their costume which was really cute.

Since we celebrated their birthdays early, the girls are a little confused why they are still three. They keep asking when it's going to be their REAL birthday. I tell them it will be in about a month, and then they ask, "Why is it taking so long for my birthday to get here?"

But the best part was when Olivia declared: "When I'm four, I won't do naughty things anymore."

Hooray! :)