Citlali's Birthday Party - 5/14/11

Happy Birthday Citlali!Here we are at your 3rd Birthday PartyWe feel so lucky to be your friend and to celebrate with you and your familyHere is your little brother Santiagoand some of our friends from Small voicesOlivia and her older sisterYour party was at De Valle Regional Park in LivermoreIt is really far away, about an hourBut it is a wonderful park.There is a huge lake with a beachWe loved digging in the stones and playing near the waterIt was a cool and windy day, so we could not go swimmingBut it was nice, and we still had fun throwing stones into the waterand taking a walk along the shore.You had your party here last yearBut it was on the other side of the lake. It was nice to come back again.Holly really wanted to go into the water and even took her shoes offBut I had to tell her know and keep a close eye on herShe has her chewy tube, we have since lost it. I wish we could find another like it.She likes to always be chewing on something especially in new placesIt was nice to see Olivia too, we hadn't seen her since Holly's Birthday because we changed schoolsAnd here she goes into the water.Off came her skirt and she was wading in ankle deepShe purposefully threw something into the water that she "needed" to go and getShe is such a bad influence too, everyone wanted to go in after they saw her do it.But I was the only Mommy who said it was ok.It was cold, but she never feels cold and her body was warm even in the cold water.Plus it made her so happy to splash around a bit.Next it was time for the entertainmentThis year your Mommy had a Music ShowI was worried that Holly would be too scared to watch and listenThen I was worried she would be too antsy to sit still and participateBut she never ceases to amaze me.She loved it and she sang and engaged in every songI was so impressed.This is Marisol singing and playing guitarShe sings songs in both English and SpanishWe have seen her before at Studio GrowBut at those shows Holly never stays in the room for more then 2-3 minutes.Here Marisol is reading / Singing Brown BearAnd here is another song where you guys have to move around.You were both doing such a great job of following directionsEveryone was having fun dancing aroundYou have on a beautiful Blue TutuHolly had on a pink skirtHere everyone falls down and goes to sleep.It was a lot of fun.We love the guitar and the musicYou are such a great dancer tooLook at how much everyone in paying attentionIn my world thats not a regular thing.Next we got to do De Coloras and play with ScarvesThat one is a lot of fun to sing and spin tooHolly loves to play Ballerina and twirland it was fun to put the scarves on our head and look through the tinted colorsSuch silly girlsI think part of the reason Holly liked it so muchwas because the show was out in the open airOn the grass in the middle of a field, with no stageNext we got to play parachutEveryone got to make wavesand then we all ran into the middleIt was a big Oceanthen everyone went to sleep for another soothing songIt is fun to roll on the parachuteafterwards we all got to hid underneithMarisol had a drum and we sang some morelater we had a PinataIt was a pretty pink star.Everyone got a turn to try and whack it openThe little kids got to go firstThen we all got some candy. Holly here has her first ever lollipopSoon it was time for cake.Your Birthday was Dora Themed and you had Chocolate and VanillaHere are the candles for you to blow out.Everyone sang to youand then you got to even cut the first piece all by yourselfIt was so much funyou even got to lick some frosting with your fingers.There were yummy strawberries inside your cakeDelisious.Holly had such a wonderful time.Later we walked back down to the beachWe did some climbingI forgot to mention the yummy food when we first arrivedDelisious pork and chicken and beans and riceIt was a wonderful party and though it was a little chilly, we love that kind of weatherBefore we left we walked down the beach to the boat shopHolly discovered the kayak'sMaybe when Holly's granny comes to visit we will go on a boat rideBut of course she will have to wear her life jacket.