In preparation for her big day, Mom made sure that Presley could do/visit all of her favorite things in town. Each day, after dropping Macie and I at school, Mom and Nixon would take Presley somewhere special. Some days they would just drive to look at the "neigh-neigh's"(horse statues around town), or the waterfalls, and other days they would go to her favorite parks. A week of Presley's favorite things would not be complete without a trip to Walmart!
Believe it or not, she just loves going there; its like a mini amusement park with all the food, rides, and animals. On the way there Presley was so excited she could hardly contain herself:
Before going in the store Mom stopped to let Presley take a ride on Mickey(she usually has to wait until after shopping, so it was a big deal)!
After a hot lap around the store to look at the fish, Presley picked out a special snack to eat in the car, and headed straight for the rides! She was so proud of herself- she put the money in and started the ride without any help!
After riding both the ambulance and the backhoe, she got to pick a toy from the machine. She chose an Olaf sticker and was so excited- she even got to get a handful of skittles!
She rode Mickey one more time on the way out, and Mom even let her break the rules and stand up!
At home Presley played with Nixon and he couldn't stop laughing at her!
Presley and Mom have lots of fun playing around in the backyard. Now that Presley is big enough to climb on the trampoline and go down the slide, the backyard is a fun place for her to be!
The day before her birthday we took her to a park in the afternoon. After running around with Macie and I she took some quiet time for herself. Mom marveled at how grown up she looked sitting in the grass. Time has gone by way too fast.
The morning of her big day she woke up to loud voices signing her happy birthday, and it didn't take long for her to join in and sing along. At breakfast that morning she ate a breakfast cupcake (Mom called it a "breakfast" cupcake so that she didn't feel bad for giving her a cupcake for breakfast)!
After eating, Mom let Presley open a few birthday gifts. Macie gave her a craft she had made,
and I used my good behavior dollars from school to pick Presley a wand from the treasure box.
Her favorite birthday gift was the bike she opened from Grandma Judy! She jumped on it right away, and she was off!
While Macie and I got ready for school Dad took her on a birthday cruise around the block- she had an awesome time!
Mom had a full day of fun planned so she quickly got Presley dressed, and after dropping Macie and I at school, took Presley to her favorite park with Nixon and Uncle Will.
She was thrilled and her smile showed it!
She made sure to make horse noises to send to Aunt Hayley (who sends Presley videos of her riding Bugs all the time).
Nixon enjoyed being outdoors and had a huge smile on his face as well!
Presley had a great time running around in the choo choo train!
Everyone had a fun time at the park!
Back in the car everyone drove down to the strip to surprise Presley with something she had been asking to do for a long time...
Presley was SO excited when she walked into the Adventuredome at Circus Circus and saw the carousel!!!! She had been wanting to ride a carousel for a long time, and there isn't one in Summerlin, so this was a super special trip!!!!
Presley rode the carousel over and over, trading animals, until she practically rode every one on the carousel.
Uncle Will decided to give poor Mom a break from the carousel (since Mom does NOT like to go round and round), and took Presley on the Ferris Wheel. This kid has fun doing anything!!
While Mom fed Nixon, Presley and Will took a few more rides on the carousel- she could have gone all day!
We got back home right at nap time, and everyone was exhausted! Despite being tired, little miss P was still full of smiles and silliness!
After a much needed nap (for everyone), Mom picked us up from school while Dad came home from work and played in the backyard with Presley. She sure is getting an imagination:
When we got home from school the whole family went to Chuck E Cheese!
Nixon wasn't too interested in the rides, but we did manage to get him to flash a smile...
Presley, Macie, and I played games for a few hours, and Presley gave Skeeball a try...
Us girls all rode one final ride together before calling it a night and heading home. You can see by the looks on our faces that we were all beyond tired:
Back inside, Mom brought out the birthday cupcakes and decorations- all picked out by Presley herself. She had Mickey and Minnie cupcake holders and toppers, with Anna and Elsa plates, hats, and napkins, and an Elmo birthday sign.
We sang her happy birthday and then she dug right in!
She sure enjoys her treats!
She opened lots of birthday cards from family and felt very loved!
The next morning we kicked off the weekend with a final birthday song and pancake breakfast!
It was sure fun celebrating with such an amazing little girl. We can't wait to watch her grow and become even more awesome.
Speaking of awesome, look who is going to be 6 months old soon...
Check back soon to hear all about Nixon's big day!
