EC's 4th Birthday Party!

My heart is so full right now. AB started feeling much better towards the end of last week (HOORAY!!!) and I finally had some time to prep for EC's princess, flower tea party! We started with decorating. I used all of our normal birthday decor and then EC asked me to tie a ribbon on the back of her chair. Then she decided all of her friends needed ribbons for their chairs. We finished decorating the room Thursday. She woke up Friday and the first thing she said was, "Mommy, My tea party room looks SO beautiful!" 

Friday we spent the afternoon baking. EC was a big helper! And AB was a big taste tester :) After the first layers came out of the oven, EC walked in and said, "Mommy, It smells so delicious!" And the compliments just continued! She was so so sweet. Four is an awesome age!

EC had much more involvement in this party than any before. She helped make invitations, planned the menu, and helped decorate the room. We had some help from Mrs. Holly too! She had hats, gloves, and purses on hand that they did not use for Kirsten's birthday party. She gave them to us when she found out we were doing a tea party. So the girls had hats that they decorated, candy necklaces, bracelets, and gloves to wear for tea. Then they had purses we filled with party favors for the them to take home.

The girls were absolutely precious! I think they really enjoyed making the hats and then the gloves were a big hit when it came time to have tea and snacks! They really looked like the little princesses they are :)

EC was very much into gifts this year too! I would say more so then any holiday yet. She plowed through those gifts at lightening speed, even at my best attempts to slow her down by reading the cards. Ha! Also, she was exhausted by that point at the party. She hasn't taken regular naps since she turned three. She will have quiet time, but very seldom does she fall asleep. That does not necessarily mean she wouldn't benefit from a nap some days! And birthday party day is definitely one of those days! She had been so excited for so long. The morning of the party she woke up extra early and immediately woke me up saying, "Mom, I'm so excited! Today is my tea party day!" It was very similar to that Christmas morning feeling :) She was precious!! 

At the end of the day I asked what her favorite part of the party was and she replied, "Dressing up in beautiful dresses with all of my friends!" 

Special thanks to Holly and Elizabeth for helping the girls glue flowers and butterflies to their hats. To Mary and Mike for cooking sausage balls for like the entire party :) and helping with all the other odds and ends. To my mom for bringing the tea set and trusting the girls not to break it :) And especially to Kimber for bringing Lily to play with AB while she took fantastic pictures of the party! Y'all rock!! 

I will post pictures as soon as I get them!