It's hard to believe our youngest is already 4 years old! Where has the time gone? Joely loves all things girly...hair, princesses, dolls, babies, dressing up...
So, when it came time to plan her fourth birthday party, I knew we needed to do something very girly. Unfortunately, I am not all that girly and doing things like nails and hair are not my forte, so lots of the fun ideas I found weren't going to work for me. I remembered a party my cousin's wife Krysta had given for one of her daughters. When I looked up what she had done, I knew it would be a great fit. Joely's party theme was "Pancakes and Pajamas for a Princess" and it was so much fun!
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| The invite. Made especially for Joely by our wonderful friend Tiffany. |
Luckily the party was on a Saturday, so Dave was able to be home and help me. When it comes to breakfast, he is our family guru. We got up early that morning and got all the decorations up. We wanted to make it pink and purple and princessy in every way.
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| I made these cute frogs to put in the treat bags, since everyone knows when a princess kisses a frog he might turn into a prince! |
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| I made a lot of frogs! They were so cute. And yummy too... |
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| I decorated the cake the day before. Unfortunately, my old Wilton cake pan for a princess isn't big enough for the Disney princesses of today. In my panicked rush, the first thing that came to mind was to put giant marshmallows under the cake to raise it up so Rapunzel's legs would fit. It wasn't perfect, but it worked! |
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| All the girls had their place setting waiting for them to tell them where to sit. |
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| Gift bags all ready for each girl to take home. |
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| We made a backdrop using three plastic tablecloths on top of each other, knotted at the top and then hanging down to cover the window. It didn't work quite as well as I'd hoped, but the effect was good! |
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| Props/crafts for the party. |
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| Making and decorating royal princess fans to cool us off. |
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| Breakfast! Pancakes in the shape of crowns and high heels, sausage, scrambled eggs, and fruit kabob wands. Plus juice to drink. Yummy! |
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| I think the girls liked breakfast, but they were all so excited to get on with the partying nobody ate all that much. |
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| Decorating their crowns. |
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| All the girls needed some royal jewels, right? (Gotta love clearance...10 cents for the whole bag of rings!) |
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| Crowns, wands, rings, and fans...these pajama princesses are ready for princess training! We learned how to curtsy, how to use our fans to express emotions, and how to wave (elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist, wipe a tear and blow a kiss). I forgot to have them practice poise by walking with a book on their heads. The wave was definitely the favorite for all of them. |
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| We had a fun round of "Pin the Kiss on the Frog." |
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| Princess Portraits |
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| Beautiful Princesses. Sadie was trying to curtsy. Cute girl. |
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| My favorite birthday picture of Joely this year. So sweet! The girls got to decorate their own princess cupcakes to enjoy before going home. |
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| Time for presents! |
It was a fantastic party! I think Joely was pleased and the girls had a good time. We sent everyone on their way and then still had most of our Saturday available to run errands and get things done. It was great!
The next day (Sunday) we celebrated Joely's actual birthday with the Boggs and the McClures. Joely requested macaroni and cheese, so we had that and giant barbecue Turkey meatballs. Then we dove in to her Rapunzel cake. Presents continued with fun gifts from everyone. It was a fantastic day for Joely!
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| Joely had been asking for a nightgown for weeks. Macy gave her one and she was so excited. She literally squealed when she put it on for the first time! |
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| Mac and Cheese for all! |
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| Four Years Old! |
Happy, happy birthday to our funny, happy, sweet, and silly fashionista!
