Reagan turns THREE!

Happy Birthday to my sweet little baby girl, our little "Lost Princess", as she sometimes refers to herself as (thank you Rapunzel "Tangled"!).  It is hard to believe that three years has passed since she entered the world!  We are so blessed to have her in our family, and it is such a tremendous joy to us getting to be there as she grows and changes and learns new things each day.  We love our Reagan, and were happy to devote the whole day to celebrating her Birthday!!
I don't have the time tonight to give a detailed post on her birthday, and I will be unavailable to do so for several days, but I at least wanted to get a few pictures up from her special day.



Reagan requested an Ariel Cake for her birthday, but being allergic to egg, I couldn't just walk into a bakery and order one, so I made this egg-free vanilla cake.  It was a true labor of love!  Really, it was pretty simple to make, but I had never worked with fondant, so I was a bit slow.  Matthew and I were the crafters of this cake, and we had lots of fun making it together!!



Reagan woke up on her birthday and asked when we were going to her birthday....um, we were just planning on doing a party at the house and maybe heading to the park, but the weather was crummy, so we ended up heading to Chuck E Cheeses.  We haven't been there in years, but the kids LOVED it!  They all had a great time, and we made the right decision going there over the alternative, which would have been a childrens museum.  We lasted there for 3 hours!

This is what Reagan's face looked like as she watched the animated Chuck E Cheese characters come "alive" on stage for the hourly show.  She eats this stuff up, and it is SOO cute to watch!

Matthew won a lot of tickets at Chuck E Cheese, and he chose to redeem them on something for Reagan, and then he came home and wrapped it.  My heart melted!  He wanted to give her his gift first, as you can see him doing here.

Reagan opening the gift from Matthew.

A Disney Princess Tea set from both the boys.

A gift Alyssa assembled during Reagan's nap.  She had me write a note to her on the outside of the bag (shown) telling Reagan that she loves her and hopes her Birthday is great and that she will be painting her nails for her very soon!

The Pinkalicious Bike and matching helmet that Reagan wanted.

Alyssa got Reagan the Bullseye and Jessie doll she wanted from the Disney store (partially shown here).

On this bike, Reagan calls herself "Pinkalicious."

See the Jessie doll in the doll carrier on the back of the bike? Bullseye has been stuffed into the pouch on the front.  "Pinkalicious is ready for take-off!!"

We didn't show Reagan her cake before her Birthday, so when she saw it after opening her presents, her eyes grew wide and she threw off her Pinkalicious helmet.  She liked her cake, and it made Matthew and I happy to see her excitement over it!

Blow out the candles!

I served the cake, and Reagan looked around and said to no one in particular, "I wish I had a Birthday hat."  No one responded to her, and a minute and bite of cake later, "I really wish I had a Birthday hat right now."
It dawned on me that I had told her that morning she could wear a birthday hat when she had her presents and cake, and we had picked one out from upstairs.  She was trying to hint to me in a round-about way.  It was funny!  She was all smiles once I clued in to what she was asking for. Like the hat? If it looks familiar, that is because  it is circa "Reagan's first Birthday".