Party Madness

Making Emmy's cake was super fun, but when it comes to kid birthday parties....well, they're really not quite my scene. If you know me well enough that seems pretty ironic, since I've dabbed repeatedly in wanting to be a party planner...

It's the whole noisy, over-priced, verrrryyyyy grimy pizza place party scene that I don't like to appear in...Where was her party you wonder?  Good ol' Chuck E Cheese! Yikes!

We invited alllllll the girls in her class, would have like to invite alllll the any kids in her class, but boy howdy is there a mark-up for pizza and tokens at a party.  Spendy, but the whole no-need-to-clean the house before or after, is really quite worth it...man how all over the place in opinion am I in this post?!

 

is it just me, or is a giant rat in your face a wee bit creepy?

ahhh the coveted crown...

I should have known we were in trouble when our party had more tables reserved than any of the others that day...

I thought is was quite cute how the whole staff goes up and sings and dances and verrrryyyyy entertaining
One thing I really appreciate about the Chuckster, on the way in your hand and your child's hand is stamped...in order to get out all stamps must be read and match.  They also have cameras on the door.  It makes me slightly less neurotic about letting my kidlets wildly run around...

Anywho, hope you enjoy the pics! I'm still experiencing after shocks that she is o the big five...better known as one whole hand in our house!

Take the Cake!

***Why yes I am a dweeb and it did take me two weeks to write this post***

Do ya remember how we just had a birthday in the house?

Weee-eeeellllll...under great duress I planned a party for the Em-ster.  Kid parties are so not my scene, but that is not the point of this post. That we will save for another day!  Instead, let's discuss....dun-dun-dun...

the cake!

Emmy's favorite princess is Belle, so of course, we made a Belle Princess cake. 

Ooooohhhhh Yah!

I had big time help from a friend to make (and ahem get motivated) this cake and plan the fete...

but it was uber worth it!

look pearl buttons!

the fondant was not as challenging as I expected, that being said...we did her skirt twice, as the first one slipped right off the actual cake under skirt!

Everything is edible except the actual doll, and her jewels.  A good girl has real jewels...

Yes it's overkill world on the pics, but I was just so proud!  like I had birthed my own baby cake for my real baby cake Emmy!

Oh and it was a rainbow of fun on the inside as well!

I'm dying to try my not so steady hand at a cake decorating class next! Wanna come?

Weekend of Celebrating!

Here at this swim house we had a bizzzzzeee weekend!  I hope your Thanksgiving was really great.

On Wednesday, my lovely ladies had their feast, complete with turkey tunes sung by the 3-6 set.  You could just die at the cuteness.

On Thursday we did the unthinkable!  We didn't cook! We didn't eat Turkey!  Nope my folks ordered a prime rib dinner from Safeway.  It was ex.cell.ent!  I did make these. And like she says--they are awesomesauce! (I'm eating the last one right now!)

Then yesterday is the big day of celebrating around these parts...we cooked a turkey finally, but way mucho more important is Emmy, my Birdie, turned one whole hand!  Yep, somehow she is now five! 5! Yikes!  

She wanted to decorate her own cake and of course LB helped (I cannot guarantee the prior whereabouts of those sprinkles).

We had a small family party at home--like we were going to go anywhere when we had royalty around hehehe

 I seriously am amazed she is five!

 I tried to tell her she has to be 4 for two years and she laughed that one off.  So then I cam at another angle..."You know Emmy, when you're 5 you have to get a job" Again with the laughter!  Her reply "Mommy, I have a job, I go to school!" Man oh man, is she a smarty farty.  Adore that kid!

 Adore all these little peeps that call me mom. 

 They really are the greatest!

Oh and since I know you're wondering--I survived triumphed on Black Friday and got the kiddos a giant trampoline-with an enclosure!  Let's hope my neuroses don't get the best of me and I let the kids enjoy knocking themselves around and hopefully wear themselves out... 

Hope your weekend was as blessed as mine was!

Three!

It was Lilly's Birthday weekend!  My little bean was officially 3 at 1257p yesterday.  She was my only afternoon birth, perhaps that's why she has so much spunk?!  We actually had two parties.

what's behind the sheet?! A Dollhouse that rawks!

wishes can ONLY be made with a big bro's help

One with G and G (Grandma and Grandpa) before they went on their road trip and another yesterday with our 'modern family.'  Our family is the offspring, this girl, my boi child's good friend with an 'interesting' home life and dun dun dun--the ex!

 I feel it's important to spend holidays for the kidlets together. It wasn't as awkward as you'd think.  I mean hello--there was ice cream cake involved! Everything is better with that--even though they cost an arm and a leg!

Emmy drew her a lovely card!

crowns and cake don't play well together

Lilly Bean you are an amazing little girl--

you love to play

 in the most free spirited way,

 you make everyone smile no matter the circumstance although you can produce a pout from just a glance!

(And it still seems like this pic was just yesterday!)

 I love getting to be your Mom!

 A good time was had by all!