let the birthday celebration for 6 year old olivia begin...

because birthdays are a BIG deal around here there will be multiple posts to capture how we celebrated our olivia this year.  she is loved by many and spoiled by all of them, especially on her special day.

two days before her real birthday, olivia got a big package in the mail.  it was from her b and pop and her first exciting birthday gift.  it was something she has been asking for a long time.  she was THRILLED when she opened the box and saw the red american girl box.  inside the box was this...

a bed for her AG doll, emily!!  every night since opening this gift o gets emily dressed in her pajamas and tucks her into her bed right before she hops in hers.  so cute!!

then, the next day (one day before the real birthday) nana came over with olivia's gift from gramps and nana.  this one required some assembly, so nana and i worked all afternoon so olivia would be surprised when she came home from school.  we didn't meet our deadline, but olivia was very patient and waited for about 30 minutes after coming home and then she walked in her room to find this...

a desk in her room!!!  complete with tons of new markers, colored pencils, crayons, and a cool magnetic board to display her work.  she LOVED it and she and nana immediately started creating a piece of art.

see what i mean!  it is not even her birthday yet, and already she has everything she could ask for and feels so special.  up next, birthday DAY!!!