Her party was at a local place completely catered to her age group. They have about every dress up outfit ever made, and as the kids arrive they get to choose an outfit, change, and wear it for the whole party. They also get a little glitter on their face, if they wish. Then they all do a fashion show, where they announce their name, age, and favorite color. After the fashion show they decorated crowns, sang Happy Birthday, and had a dance party. Right before they left they could get their nails painted. It is all a little much, a little pink, and a little chaotic, but it was also all worth it because Elise, and all of the kids had an absolute blast!!
Here is Elise in her first outfit, getting ready to get her "make-up" on...Sooo excited!
The finished product....
Elise choosing her crown...
Taa-dah!
Lila's turn! She chose a fancy fairy costume...
And, of course, was all about the glitter...
Our two princesses...
Elise and her friend Madeleine in matching outfits...
And with Ella, in her first outfit, as Alice...
And our superhero Bennett- a.k.a. Buzz....
I must say, a pretty cute Buzz...
I love this pic of my Dad seeing Bennett in his Buzz costume!
Elise's (grocery store) birthday cake! I was so happy with the way it came out...
Elise changed into this fancy ensemble for the fashion show.
The birthday girl blowing out her candles...
All of the girls!! (None of the boys wanted to participate in the pictures!)
Our birthday girl with the tea cart...ready for tea...
Toast time! Cheers!!
Buzz checking himself out in the mirror...
And let the dancing begin...Lila was non-stop shaking it. Bennett even got in on the action a little as well.
Elise getting ready to sing along...
And Lila's turn...she seemed very comfortable performing! :)
Bennett loved the mic as well!
The ball is over and the princesses are turned back into our sweet little girls!
It was a whirlwind morning, and was tons of fun watching Elise and all of her friends. It was the first party we have had that was largely out of my hands, and I think I coped ok with that....although you would have to ask David for the real truth!!
I really, really, like being extremely involved in all of the planning and always want unique touches here and there...but, I knew that this was what Elise really wanted, and so we wanted her to have that...hopefully, we were able to still put a our own little touch with our homemade cupcake-in-a-jar party favors!
Anyway, the most important thing is that all of the kids had a blast, and that Elise felt extra, extra special for her 5th birthday. She is so special to us, that is all we wanted!
We are so thankful to everyone that celebrated with us today, and for all of the parents who spent their Saturday morning in a sea of pink for their boys and girls!!
More celebrating to come....
Goodnight!!
2 comments:
what great pics! thanks for letting us join in on the action!! myrt had a blast and was still enjoying the glitter makeup last night :) love, the mills
Looks like so much fun! I'm so sad that I couldn't be there. That close-up pic of Elise toward the top looks EXACTLY like Reece Witherspoon...seriously.
Lila and Bennett both crack me up in their costumes--I can't believe how tan they are from the sun. Definitely different skin from their Aunt Mo:). Lila looks like the life of the party. I can't wait till our beach trip.
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