Barbie Party

Yesterday, Niah had her first real birthday party. It was so much fun. Niah chose to do a Barbie's Diamond Castle party theme. I love to plan parties so this was a great excuse for me to go all out. When we first started planning, I was just going to invite all the little girls Niah's age. What little 3 or 4 year old boy would want to come to a Barbie party, right?! Well, when I read Niah the invite list she said to me, "But Mom, what about Gavin, Mitchell, and Clayton?! They have to be at my party!" She was so upset about it that I decided we better invite the boys too. So, we told them to dress like princes and we provided a sword for them. Niah loved having them there and they seemed to enjoy the Barbie party more than I thought they would. I was worried they would get bored! All the girls dressed like Barbie princesses and brought their favorite Barbie dolls. Anyway, we had 12 little kids here in our tiny house and it was a blast. They had some free play with the Barbies and swords and then we played 'Pin the crown on the princess'. I also had some crayons and coloring pages out that the kids could color. We then opened presents. Niah was spoiled by her friends. She got some great gifts! (Thanks to everyone who came and who was so generous!)

Here's the centerpiece... Niah's Diamond Castle Barbies with a Christmas ornament tied to the balloons to hold them down!

Here's Niah cake. Every year I have tried to make Niah a cute cake, but they are never that great so this year I gave up and we had a store bought cake. I thought it turned out really cute!

Chloe posing and saying cheese for the camera. She loved hanging out with all the big kids.

Here are some of the kids coloring...
Blowing out the candles. Ni actually let everyone sing to her this year without freaking out!


Here's Niah posing by the Barbie poster.

Opening presents...
(I am still learning how to use my new camera so some of these are a little blurry. Hopefully, I'll get better with practice!)
A zoomed out view of our centerpiece...

When everyone left I realized that I didn't get a shot of everyone together, tear. It got a little crazy serving cake and ice cream, and then before I knew it, the party was over. I am really bummed about not getting a group shot. The party was so much fun and I think Niah would agree with me- she better! Thanks again to everyone who came and for all the nice gifts. Niah is lucky to have such awesome friends!