Sunday, August 23, 2009

a mermaid and her princess party...





alivia woke up first thing this morning knowing today was the day of her party...
she ran into our room proclaiming that her "baday party" was out there in the kitchen.
this is what she woke up to.



there was absolutely no doubt what her birthday party was going to be this year.
she has been talking about it for the last 6 months, with opinions all her own.

and because of the theme she picked i really thought it would be fun to have a dress up party.
and so glad too, cause it was covered in cuteness!

from the fish net on the table,
to steamers that gave the feel as though we were under water.
the mermaid cake, and live gold fish favors!



oh yea, and lots of princesses, a couple buzz lightyears and one adorable tinker bell.

a fun party filled with family
to help celebrate one special girl turning three.









and although i absolutely love planning parties...
with all my creative ideas running through my head,
i am so very glad that my birthday party planning has come to an end this year.
time to breath again!

3 comments:

Walking in the rain said...

oh my word! i absolutely love each picture! especcially the one where alivia has her sweet little hand on her cousin's cheek :)
the decorations were wonderful! and the costumes really made it look like a TON of fun! again the cake was over the eop perfect and totally made the theme all come together! i really felt like i was there too :) if you get bored you can throw b-day party ideas our way for sept and oct :)
see...we're just an extension of your family :)

~shannon~ said...

awe, thanks sara....
and to me you are like family!

and same with the "cousin" picture...
not her cousin, that's lexi....
but they are together so much i am sure they think of her as family!

no but, it was a lot of fun to plan,
lots of good ideas in my head, some i didn't get to use cause i didn't give myself enough time (started on thursday)....
you know me, always last minute!

meg said...

sooooo cute!!!