Barbie party

Ella Catherine had a fun filled LONG weekend celebrating her birthday.  It started Friday(3/2/12) with her school birthday party.  Unfortunately, I have no pictures of this event as it was cut short by severe tornado warnings.  Her class had been celebrating Dr. Seuss all week by reading different books and making different crafts, like blue goo and thing one and thing two from their hand prints.  The week was toped off with a pajama party on Friday.  So, we decided to go along with the theme and make thing one and thing two cupcakes (thanks to pinterest).  Unfortunately, the assembly had to be done at daycare otherwise the blue cotton candy used for their hair would melt.  Well, we decided to give them the cupcakes early (with lunch instead of after nap) because the storms were coming and a lot of kids were being picked up early.  So, in all the rush I didn't get pictures, but believe me they were super cute.

Saturday (3/3/12) afternoon we had a Barbie party at our house.  About 11 of Ella Catherine's friends were able to make it.  Thankfully the bad weather was gone and it was a beautiful afternoon.  The party started with the kids playing dress up and goofing around the house.  Once everyone showed up, we started the games.  We played Freeze, Hot potato and pin the hat on Ella Catherine ( a picture).  Since it was so pretty outside the kids went out and enjoyed the playset for a while before coming in for cupcakes, ice cream and cake pops.  Ella Catherine had a great time and I think the rest of the kids did too.  Matt did a wonderful job as game master.  The pictures below are courtesy of the party photographer, Nana.  We have a great video thanks to our videographer, Pop.  Let us not forget our wonderful Au Pair, Mimi (she helped get the smaller kids involved and helped us keep tears to a minimum).  Thanks to great teamwork, our little princess had a great day.

Sunday (3/4/12) TPAC was showing the Disney Princess musical.  It featured 3 of the princess fairytales  snow white, cinderella and beauty and the beast.  As a birthday surprise, Nana, Mimi and I took Ella Catherine to see the show.  It was a great show and it was so much fun watching her so enthralled with it all.  Wonderful weekend making memories!!

The morning of the party.  Dining room transformed into a Barbie party room

Ella Catherine asked for chocolate cupcakes with pink polka dots and mom tried to deliver

Of course, we also had to have some cake pops!  Not a single one survived the party. :)

Ella Catherine's door sign for her Party



The Birthday princess ready for her party



Besties

Girl's at play

Playing dress up

Getting ready for the games to start

Freeze: Dance Dance Dance until the music stops and then freeze. If you are stilll moving you are out.  Ella Catherine and Jailynn were the last two dancing. 

Hot potato:  Pass the been bag and when the music stops if you are caught holding it your out.  Ilan and McKenna were the last two for this game.

Outdoor play while we set up the last game.  The kids loved showing everyone their playset

Carter was in heaven playing with the big kids

Last game was pin the hat on Ella Catherine:  Kids loved it!  I am suspect their was a little peeking going on but they did well.

Time for cupcakes, ice cream and cake pops

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Ella Catherine, Happy Birthday to you!