Mama Mer and Carmen out for a Starbucks stroll.
I swear she does cry sometimes.
Lucia helped decorate her sign.
Showing off her silver slippers (we stuck with the book's version).
Biggest leftover hobo cake ever. Lucia insisted on having three candles so I had to dig around in the junk drawer... this is what I found.
She didn't seem to mind.
The the present parade begin!
Ohhhhh plastic packaging material.
A birthday tiarra?! Woo hoo!
And books too?!?! Thanks Aunti PP, Uncle PJ and Luuuuuke!
And Carmen is happy with the bag.
Carmen sneaks in some princess time.
And tries on a wig or two.
She actually pulls it off quite well.
As opposed to Mama Fran... scary.
Wanna try it on Carmen?
Ah, no.
The crown is more me.
Pez. The wonder candy.
Costume party!
King Anthony!
Diva Mama Mer.
Crazy Auntie Ashee. (drinks for the adults - - very important).
Mermaid Brianna.
Costume parade.
Caught in the act.
Erin, Leigh and Chase mug for the camera.
Cheers Auntie Cathy!
Good times, good times.
Auntie Laura rescues Carmen from her nap (she was asleep, we swear).
THE CAKE!
Perhaps Mer and I will take a cake decorating class next year.
Waiting in anticipation.
Each kid got to lick a pez dispenser.
Then I told them to hand them to Uncle Kelby.
Kelby says, "Why did I get this task??"
No words.
Lucia promptly told Uncle Tony, "Dororthy doesn't have a moustache."
World's scariest family photo.
Luce opens a gift from her cousins.
A talking Tin Man!
And once again Carmen is happy with a bag.
Ohhhh singing Dorothy ornament (thanks Auntie Laura and Auntie Erin!).
Lucia got some more great books from Owen and Chase.
And the Pez "dolls" as she calls them will provide endless hours of play.
And Dorothy is spent.
Post party clean up (she chose to wear one of my shirts to bed - - it's the I'm Blogging This shirt from Uncle B).
Carmen says enough with her birthday, let's talk about Christmas!
Uh oh I sat on a reindeer.
Our happy little elf.
