After we got back from Michigan, we morphed right into BIRTHDAY mode. (because you know, we weren't already in birthday mode after a trip that included TWO birthday cakes. whatever.) Hayden was quite adament that she had high expectations after the decorations we put up last year. So even though we got back to our house after 9 pm (probably later, I can't remember), Jason and I put up streamers, hung banners, and blew up balloons. You only turn five once!
Her birthday day wasn't especially exciting. Grandma had been kind enough to provide us with cinnamon rolls that Hayden had pick for breakfast. We mainly did LOTS of laundry, and made a cake. Hayden had requested a giant whoopie cake for her birthday cake, and I happily obliged. It turned out pretty well - even had pink frosting inside!
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| the birthday girl and her whoopie pie cake |
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| Eliza thought it was pretty darn tasty. |
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| Our main present to her was her very own real camera - practically miniature, and pink! She was thrilled. There will be Hayden picture blogs in the future, and they will be great! |
The big excitement came two days later when we had her birthday party. The theme was PRINCESS! It was the first real birthday party we've thrown for her (where the main guests are all kids) and we worked very hard to make it fun. There was a fancy tower of cupcakes as per Hayden's request (we watch too much bakery reality TV!), art projects, games and presents. We were lucky enough to have Lacey and her family in town for the party, so with all the family and friends, we had quite the rocking party!
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| Hayden helped me put the finishing touches (candy crowns!) on the cupcakes. |
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| The cupcake tower. Please appreciate the sparkly pink ribbon decoration - it was SO hard to stick to the tower! |
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| cupcake close-up. |
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We were trying to emulate
THIS cupcake, that Hayden had taken a fancy to. I think we did a pretty good job! Now on to the party details!
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| Arrival craft - decorate your own crown! Who knew there were so many sticker gem options available at craft stores?! |
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| pin the crown on the princess! |
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| Story time while snacks get set out. I love that so many of them kept wearing their crowns! |
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| Cousin Charlotte at the little kid table. |
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| Hayden's cupcake, post candle blowing. |
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| digging into the frosting (the butterfly on her cheek is not from the party. She had a busy day!) |
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| Practically a 'handle-bar' frosting mustache. Well-done Charlotte! |
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| Present time! She got some great ones. |
Happy 5th Birthday Hayden!
1 comment:
Hayden's party was a great one. Much planning and preparation ahead of time made it look easy during the party. But, Hayden certainly deserved a good time!
Love,
Popop
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