Why is when I do something so incredibly fun and adorable it takes me like 3 weeks plus to finally post it on my blog. Maybe I should stop editing pictures and trying to put them in cute little layouts...yada yada yada.... Anyhow I need to give you all a warning now. There are a bazillion pictures and all have a plethora of shades of pink. There are lots and lots of pix of adorable children. And although I didn't get pictures of everything that I wanted to, now that I'm posting I'm really really glad.
We had a Fancy Nancy Birthday party...Now for those of you who don't know Fancy Nancy, I'm so sorry. She is a joy to know. We read and reread her books. If you want to read go to your local book store or Library the authour is Jane O'Connor and for those of you who really don't want to get to know her well she basically makes all things fancy, she loves: Anything spoken in French, Pink, Lavendar, Glitter, butterflies and anything that looks fancy. So we had all of Lizzie's guest come in their "fanciest attire" (attire is a fancy word for clothes) and then we gave them mini-makeovers. We did everyones hair and added a few accesories, then glittered everyone with some glitter spray. Big shout out Thank you to Patricia, My Mom, and Tammy, they helped with all the hair and doing other party games while I painted toe nails and finger nails. While the kids waited for their fancy session they played Hualabaloo ( a game a friend gave Lizzie the day before the party), Fancy Pose Tag (freeze tag) We read Fancy Nancy books, colored pictures and made necklaces with rope licorice and candies. After everyone was fancy we added just a few more accesories (you really can't have enough) and we gave all the girls feather boas and tiaras and the boys recieved top hats and ties. Oh and everyone had a new pair of sunglasses fancy indeed!
I didn't get any pictures of the makeovers or the games because I was busy painting finger nails but once I gave them their accesories I couldn't stop taking pictures. They were so adorable!
those feather boas were totally worth every penny and every minute of clean up!
The boys were a little hesitant about the ties (they had flowers on them) but they decided because they were black it was still cool.
Honestly aren't they delicous! So ooh, la la! I loved every second of it!
This was a post kiss/darling..picture they all blew me a kiss and called me "darling" Love IT!
The kids were so excited to give their presents. And were oh so generous. I wish I could name Lizzie's favorite gift but she loved and appreciated them all. Her friends were truly Fabulous!
Lizzie with our neighbor girl Gracie! They are the cutest of friends.
Jackson and Lizzie, he didn't want me to do his hair but wanted me to paint his nails.. I get the biggest kick out of him!
Lizzie and Megan. Megan is one of our car pool girls and I still can't get over how adorable she is!
I pondered forever what to do for a cake and seriously thought of a lot ideas but when it came down to it we wanted a fancy cake but I didn't want to take the time so we had a store bought cake with fancy roses added to it. It looked fancy until I took it out of the case and smeared the frosting on the side of the cake. So we didn't get too many pix of it.
Cute still the same and hassle-free
Lizzie's haul of presents from her great friends. We invited so many kids and that was still an edited list. Next year I told Lizzie she'll have to cut her list down even more. Nothing like 16 5-6 year olds! Phew!
I love this picture so you can all see the feathers that were carpeting our carpet! I still say it was totally worth it!
My mom was able to make a quick surprise visit for us and brought Lizzie her gift. Abby got this same gift for her 3 birthday and Lizzie has been eyeing it every since so My Mom in her infinite wisdom picked one up for Lizzie too, unfortunaetly so had I luckily I hadn't given it to Lizzie so I was able to return it but all I can say is Great Minds think alike!
Grandma and Grandpa Rawlings were able to make it down for all the fun too and brought Lizzie some great gifts. Lizzie LOVES her Fancy Nancy purse book and loves beading necklaces just like her Grandma and loved even more her custom jewelry made with love from Grandma!
After all the festivities Me, Patricia and Tammy were able to make it to Women's broadcast and loved every second of it. We then went out to dinner and all I can say is I'm super blessed to have the in-laws I have. It was a wonderful day.
The next day was Lizzie's actual birthday and we were able to have a nice small family dinner together. My brother Garret made it up and thus made it a special dinner.
Lizzie loves her Uncle Garret even if he does bribe her with Money...
Lizzie has had her eye on this shirt ever since we took her school shopping and had described it to Abby. When I went to buy it Abby was with me and without me pointing it out or anything Abby walked right up to and said "Mom this is Lizzie's shirt. We have to get this for Lizzie." She then carried it around the store until we bought it. She worked really hard on keeping the shirt a secret from Lizzie and Lizzie was so excited to get it. My favorite part was seeing Abby's face as Lizzie unwrapped it. Priceless moments.
Cake part 2: We made a chocolate cake and I let Lizzie and Abby go to town with all the sprinkles in my kitchen. When we were eating it Lizzie said "Mom I love this cake so much more than the cake yesterday." I asked her why and she said, " Because we made it...mmmm..it tastes soo good!"
I still can't believe she's 6! Man that's gone by so fast. In the next 6 years she'll be turning 12 and starting jr. high, then 6 years after that she's 18 and on her way to college...that totally sucks!
This tutu a friend made for Lizzie and she wears it all the time but my favorite is when she wears it with her pj's She's such a doll.
Thanks Lizzie for being our first child! We couldn't ask for a better, smarter more adorable way to start out our family!
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