Evangeline turns 3 (Part 2): Super Heroes!

For Evangeline's birthday we had a great party at Stephen's Lake Park, which is one of the big parks here in CoMo. We invited friends and family to come and celebrate with us. The kiddos had an excellent time as did the parents. It was a wonderful celebration of our Little Miss P.

Aunt Edge making decorations to hang.

Daddy and his super girls.

Super baby and grandma.

Getting some beverage with Ms. Ariel's help.

Margery and second cousin Nate.

Grandparents and Margery.

Decorating Super Hero masks.

Super hero girls decorating masks.

Super family.

Cousin Charlie, Evangeline and Margery.

Super Aunt and Super Baby.

Evangeline Turns 3 (part 1): St. Louis, the Zoo and Mizzou Homecoming

Last week we celebrated our first little girl's third birthday. Evangeline is growing so tall she is 31.5 lbs and 36 inches tall. She wears size 8 shoes and 3T clothes. She doesn't eat a lot of diverse foods but she gradually is adding food. She can write her own name and knows all her colors. She also knows about 30 words in French. She loves people, and is very helpful. She loves dinosaurs, princesses and super heroes. But most of all she loves her little sister.

At Chesterfield Central Park with James.

Roger and Margery.

Hide and seek in the sculptures.

Her birthday began with a celebration with our friends the McCommis Family who live in St. Louis. We miss them here in Columbia, but try to see them every other month when we head to St. Louis. First we went to a park in Chesterfield, MO for a play date, and then headed back to the McCommis' house. Evangeline and James blew out candles together.

Brenda and I met in our birth class and James and Evangeline are three days apart in age. We also introduced Margery to James's little brother Roger. Roger was born in February he's 8 months old but was early so he am Margery are pretty close in size. Roger loved this. We had a delicious dinner and cupcakes that Kyle, James's daddy made.

All the kiddos rolling on the ground.

The 3-year-olds and their cupcakes.

Playing with James.

Instant Friends.

The Perreault girls and the McCommis boys.

We picked my parents up at the St. Louis Airport and headed to a Starbucks for a little snack before heading to the St. Louis Zoo. Brenda, James and Roger met us for part of our time there. It was Margery's first zoo trip.

St. Louis Zoo with Grandma and Grandpa Wiggins.

Over the bridge, walking to the zoo.

Trying to look for ducks.

Margery and Grandpa.

Margery and Mama.                                                    Our little River Otter.

 Friday Evangeline had cupcakes at school for her birthday. She insisted on wearing her cupcake dress. Grandma and Grandpa took her to ride the carousel at the mall.

Saturday we got up early and all went the University of Missouri Homecoming Parade. Evangeline hung out with her friends Siri and Eliot. We were also joined by some of her friends from La Petite Ecole. The kids loved the parade, as well as the candy, beads and footballs they collected from the people in the parade.

Waiting for the parade.

Margery's first Parade with her daddy. She thought the drums were a little too loud.

Collecting candy in Elsa bags.

Evangeline is Turning 3

And now we are both 31...

So I wanted to do a separate post in honor of Greg and I both being 31. Its amazing that 31 feels so much older, not to mention I feel so much older now that Greg is 31 too.

Greg had an amazing birthday thanks to generous family and friends. Here's some highlights from the many birthday celebrations we had last week to celebrate our main man in the Perreault House.

Grandma Carri and Lenie made Daddy cupcakes!

Evangeline wanted to get her daddy a "hair bow" which is actually a bow tie for his birthday.

Three birthday cupcakes for three decades.

A sombrero at Agave.

Post Agave Ice Cream Cake with 30ish candles and help from Evangeline to blow them out.

Scaring ourselves to death in the air at the City Museum.

Daddy and his girls ride the City Museum Ferris Wheel.

An end to our St. Louis adventure, Daddy his girls and his Bro Dan.

Evangeline is 2!

Here's some photos from our celebration of Evangeline's Birthday. She's growing so fast, using the potty pretty consistently and so busy we can not keep up with her most of the time. Here's some photos form her Disney themed party with some great decorations. I bought many of them used, but the yellow puffs and 3D streamers were from the Party Store. It was a great celebration with Aunts Sarah and Edge and Grandma Carri and Papa Will in town for the festivities. Here's a selection of photos from our Birthday Adventures!

Birthday Breakfast!

Birthday dinner at Kobe Steakhouse for Fried Rice.

Opening birthday gifts with Aunt Sarah.

I was able to get a lot of work done ahead and spend some time with family. Greg defended his comprehensive exams the Monday before and passed. Hooray! We had a great time preparing for the party and doing fun things around town in conjunction with Homecoming. Edge drove up from Birmingham on Wednesday and Sarah and Grandma arrived on Wednesday at around 1. Evangeline got to have a birthday celebration at the French School and with her family. She got some great gifts but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. 

Opening more birthday gifts from friends.

I even got some quality time with my sister, sister in law and mom (not pictured). We went to happy hour and got pedicures. I never do that stuff anymore.

At Mizzou Homecoming House Decks with Aunt Sarah.

Walking to the parade with Papa Will.

All bundled up for the Mizzou Homecoming Parade.

Sister, husband and I. Thanks Sarah and Edge for the coffee!

Dressed like Disney Pixar Characters, Greg was Wreck-it-Ralph, Edge was Remy from Ratatouille.

Evangeline and her friend Inara at the birthday party.

She wanted to be Minnie Mouse and Princess Sofia!

Grandpa Will, Minnie (the party guest) and Evangeline.

Our little family. At this point Evangeline was really sleepy.

Racetrack hat with her car track from Nana Candy.

Riding the Carousel with Grandma and Aunt Sarah.

And again with Papa and Grandma.

Playing follow the leader in the park on Sunday afternoon.

Hanging out with Grandparents at the Airport before they leave.

We were sad to see our aunts and grandparents. Evangeline kept asking me in the car on the way home from the airport if she could go to Texas too. I love her, and I'm glad she misses them as much as I do.