Wow! Today was an absolutely incredible magical day. Out of the blue yesterday, Lucy asked me if I thought unicorns were real. We’ve been reading the book Brie gave her, Uni the Unicorn, multiple times a day. My reply was, “I don’t know Lu. What do you think?” I knew she had a big surprise coming this morning, and couldn’t wait to see her reaction. Natalie was so sweet and got Lucy all dolled-up while Sam, Brie, and I finished up the party preps. When the trailer arrived, I knew Lucy was going to be in heaven. We walked her outside when they were ready for her, and she was stunned!She kept petting the unicorn, and telling everyone, especially Sam, “Look Daddy! It’s a REAL LIVE Unicorn!” She was absolutely thrilled. The animal owners let Lucy have some time with the animals early all on her own, before everyone else came for the party, which was so nice. We were able to spend one on one time talking with her about everything, which was great because usually party days are crazy and that doesn’t get to happen as much as I’d like. Lucy was SO excited to be able to ride the unicorn. She had no issue at all asking Miss Elise for permission first. I was so proud of her. The horse was amazing, and so gentle to ride.I think Lucy felt confident too. (Maybe a little too confident for Mom’s comfort! 🤣)The animals were SO cute! Lucy got lots of cuddles, especially with this little baby bunny she named “Snowball.” Miss Bridgett told Lucy that the bunny didn’t have a name yet, and she thought that made a great name for it.So the little animals felt more secure while being held, they had these little flannel bags that you could put the animal into. They worked really well.Soon our buddies started to arrive for the party. It was really another BEAUTIFUL day! And perfect for an outdoor party.Everyone had a great time petting and holding the baby goats, sheep, chicks, chinchillas (Which accidentally got out and ran under our van. Luckily they caught it pretty quickly and all was good.) guinea pigs, rabbits, and a ferret. The kids were even able to walk the ferret on a leash. Lucy thought that was great and oh so silly.The kids were able to feed the animals lettuce and carrots.Lucy was able to feed the baby sheep their bottle. It was a lot of work, because they kept fighting over it, but she laughed the entire time.Our “Make Your Own Magic” (bubbles) and “Create your Own Rainbow” (sidewalk chalk) stations were barely used because the animals were such a big hit. I was super glad. Somethings you just don’t know how kids will respond to. A HUGE shoutout to Taylor’s Traveling Troupe for providing the animals. They were fantastic! Mrs. Bridgett was so super sweet and patient with the kids. They arrived on time, gave us special time with the animals before the party, and cleaned up like nothing had happened when it was over. We will definitely use them again and refer them to our friends!When the animals had to leave, it was time to paint our unicorn paintings. The kids all really enjoyed painting! Everyone did a fabulous job! (Everyone kept laughing at Lucy’s poof. Her dress under her painting shirt made her look extra poofy. 😂 ) I was able to sneak inside and grab a quick pic before everyone came in for snacks and cake.Brie sure did an incredible job on decorating and making the amazing rainbow fruit kabobs. We had rainbow unicorn dip and unicorn muffins as well. It was just perfect for an early morning party. Lucy was SO surprised when she saw her unicorn cake. We saw this cake at Walmart weeks ago, and it is what helped me decide what her party would be. (I was so grateful to be off the hook for making the cake this go round!)After cake, the kids played a bit, then it was piñata time. I always underestimate the time a party takes. We were already 2 hours into the party, still had the piñata, and never got to Pin the Horn on the Unicorn. It’s recital time of the year, so some of our friends had to go. But we gave lots of hugs and “Thank You!”s.Piñata time was great, and hilarious at the same time. It was a bit tricky keeping little ones out of the way of a swinging stick and pulling the rope though. Several kids even wanted to help pull the rope. Lucy cracked me up! She has watched way too many videos of people breaking open piñatas. She thought that when she hit it with her stick, it would bust open immediately into party favor heaven. Yeah…not the real case!It was a great piñata though. Everyone got multiple turns, and then the piñata DID successfully bust open by William and Jonny. After everyone gathered their prizes, we went back inside for presents and to hand out favor bags. Lucy was so very excited and grateful. Everything turned out fabulous!I know Lucy had a very wonderful birthday! ✔️On party success until next year!!!