Birthday Party Hoopla!

Lola's actual jour de naissance is still a week away, but we wanted to grab as much pre-Thanksgiving attention as possible. So today was the celebration day. And boy was it fun. Fifteen of Lola's closest friends joined us at the wonderland that is My Gym, a place where kids can literally bounce off the walls. There were games, goofiness and a Tinker Bell cake. Pretty much everything a soon-to-be 4-year-old girl could ask for...Click here for an especially fun video clip of the morning.

Anatomy of an Outfit

Lola's mailman has been a busy soul this last week and here, Lola embraces two of the little gifts (shout outs to Waxhaw) from the bounty she's received. The dress and the glamourous fur were also gifts (shout outs to Philly). As was the fancy hair bow (shout out to Atlanta). We were all grateful that the temperature dropped to a mere 55 degrees this morning so Lola could wear that great coat. And this elegant dress is a would-be flower-girl ensemble (shout outs to Grandma) that didn't make her cousin Peggy-Anne's wedding. But fortunately made the perfect birthday frock!

The Childrens Circle Gang

Lola's the one wearing the faux fur and the tiara..In case you missed it. And Jackson Upchurch is the lucky little boy sitting next to her. (As it happens, his daddy plays drums in the band Three Doors Down.)

The Big Moment

It's amazing what an impact a grocery store sheet cake can make on a bunch of 4 year olds. Particularly when there's a teeny tiny little fairy dangling on top of it.