Princess Lizzy's Party

The day before her own birthday party Dani got a little practice by attending her friend Lizzy's party. Even when it's not her party Dani is still a princess.

Lizzy is the perfect princess coach!

And despite the age difference they are great friends.

Pony girl

At the beginning of February Dani got to ride her pony for the first time.

To start we put her on a saddle that was way too big for her and used the magic seat straps. I can technically fit in this saddle but it's cramped. Danica refused to hold on to anything! When he would walk she would put her arms out and try to post! I tried to explain to her that we ride Western not English but she wouldn't listen. Enjoy some pics!

Then we put her on my first saddle. Look how small it is compared to the saddle pad!!! Unfortunately one of the straps broke before she could really ride using it. But it still made for some cute pictures.

Party girl!

A few days after after her birthday we had Danica's party at a local park. There were soooo many people! I was amazed at how many friends our little girl has! While getting the place ready we took a moment to enjoy the beautiful day

Like I said, there were lots of people



who brought lots of kids

and lots of presents



And of course there was cake! There was the cake that everybody got to eat



Then there was the cake that Dani got to eat



She was very dainty about her cake, only eating the icing around the edges to start with

and as you can see, she wasn't sure what to think of the icing all over her hands

But, at the end of the day, all that excitement tires a little party girl out

Notice the sleeves are gone? That's because at the end of her professional photo shoot she tried to eat them!

And so ends the day of the party princess.

Birthday post!

Well, better late than never! Here's the birthday girl...

First I should show her sign.

On her actual birthday we had her little bear sing to her as soon as she woke up in the morning. She loved it! Dancing (bouncing) and smiling the whole time! This video is of the first time around, we had to play it several times to keep her happy.

This is one of the last times but I love her expressions at the end!

Once we were up and moving we had pictures done but you can scroll back and see those when I posted them on her actual birthday.

Next post...it's party time!