Leila's 3rd birthday got a little lost in the shuffle this year due to the birth of her baby sister just four days before the big day. Poor girl doesn't have a good track record. On her first birthday Seth and I were out of the country celebrating his graduation and our 10th anniversary. We celebrated that birthday the day between graduation and our departure for our cruise.
We celebrated much the same way this year (minus graduation and a cruise) by inviting several of her friends over for a Lemonade and Sunshine party a week before her official birthday.
We kept things pretty simple this year. The main feature, of course, was lemonade. But thanks to Pinterest I had this fun idea of having a drink station with all kinds of mix-ins for the lemonade. Here was the result:
We had ingredients for Strawberry Vanilla, Strawberry Basil, Grapefruit, Blackberry, and Cucumber Mint varieties. Some were more popular than others. :)
I made Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes based on this gorgeous cake. (The cake and frosting were delicious! I'm definitely going to have to try the full recipe someday.) I had also planned to make lemon curd tea sandwiches and lemon bars but alas my creative energy failed me.
I think the birthday girl was pretty happy with just a cupcake.
After our treats we played a couple of lemony games. First up: Lemon Derby. The goal was to push your lemon across the finish line using a wooden spoon. The kids (well, truth be told, the dads) had a blast.
Next we played a rousing game of Lemon Tag, which was pretty much just regular tag except using a lemon as the instument of tagging.
The rest of the party was just playing outside, enjoying the backyard and the nice, cool spring weather.
A week later we celebrated Leila's actual birthday the day we came home from the hospital. We had hummus for lunch by Leila's request and our weekly pizza/movie night at dinnertime with cupcakes for dessert.
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