So we returned from Utah late Friday night, got a small amount of sleep and then got moving to get ready for Emily's birthday party Saturday afternoon!
I wasn't planning to start doing parties with friends until the 6th birthday, but Emily has been asking for a birthday party for months. I gave in.
As luck would have it, seeing the Hobsons right before said party seriously worked out in my favor as I got to take advantage of Shannah's craftiness. I would say it turned out pretty darn cute for my first attempt at card making!
Through the help of my mom organizing some things while we were gone and a miracle in whirlwind cleaning, we were ready for the party in time!
Of course, you must be dressed like a princess for a princess party. She made sure to pick out a crown from the Renaissance Festival that would be perfect for her party.
We played pin the lips on the frog, read princess stories, made castles and necklaces, slew a dragon (a dinosaur pinata, I couldn't find a dragon), had pink cupcakes and played castle. And of course, she loved opening presents. Her friends must know her well. She got lots of princess toys, books and crafts.
And then it was on to her actual birthday and Easter! They had a blast looking for Easter eggs.
William highly approved of the toy he got from the Easter Bunny.
After breakfast we headed to church. Mom and the boys just stayed for sacrament meeting, as I suspected Edward was coming down with something.
I then put my mediocre cake making skills to Emily's request for a castle cake. Not half bad, if I do say so myself.
Since it was Easter, we combined Emily's party with Easter dinner, which she was really happy about. But first, the traditional Easter 'Egg' hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's. They had lots of fun decorating their bags.
And loved all the surprises they found!
After a delicious dinner, it was on to presents (again)!
We all scored, she got almost every princess-y thing in existence and is loving it.
William got spoiled and wasn't forced to wait for his first birthday to have his first piece of cake. He immediately picked up the whole thing and shoved it in his mouth.
Anyone else remember this?
Or this?
This one is decidedly less dainty.
And now, a little bit about Miss Emily:
She is growing up way to fast! She has outgrown all her imaginary friends. She is getting super smart and is so excited to start kindergarten in the fall. She is memorizing books and songs and loves to retell me all the things we've learned in preschool. If you haven't noticed, she loves all things princess. One of her gifts was a Disney Princess Wii game and I've been surprised at how well she can play it. I can't really give you a list of favorites, she doesn't seem to have many. She watches a lot of movies, eats lots of different foods (though doughnuts are probably the most requested) and reads and plays different things every day. She does love to do crafts and to draw and color!