We told Annie we probably wouldn't be able to have a "real" party for her birthday, and she really seemed ok with it! I think we all just got used to things being cancelled. We celebrated on her actual bday as a family, and we ended up very last minute having the Zorio family over to swim for a party. The shut downs were letting up, and people were starting to emerge by the end of May. The Zorios had taken similar precautions to us during the shut down, so we were feeling good about this decision. I'm so glad we did it! Everyone was thrilled bc we hadn't gotten together in sooooo long. We had a blast, stayed healthy, and she felt fully celebrated, so it was a win! She had asked for a "flower" theme, so I dug around in my party supplies and pulled together just what we needed to make it happen! This is where stockpiling (hoarding?) this type of stuff pays off-haha!
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| We made an event of making the party decorations! Anything to keep these kids entertained! |
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| We used stencils for her bday sign, then the kids colored them in with my "special" pearly markers. They had a blast doing this! And they were so proud of the result, so it was great. |
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| We used their bow tie pasta butterfly art ad more decor! And she pulled out a flower headband to match the theme! |
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| This was right before the party started (10am). We had just spent a while putting up a bunch of streamers-it looked like a maypole on the deck! It was threatening rain, and of course it started....all the streamers were droopy and broken by the time the guests arrived, but I got these pictures by golly! |
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| How can she be 6!? |
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| I had snagged some cheap Easter flower stickers when I ran into a store looking for toilet paper, and we stuck them everywhere! Perfect! |
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| This was totally her pose. I did NOT tell her to do this. Such a girly girl. |
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| I had fun putting together her flower cupcake cake. She was proud of it, too! |
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| We had bought this slip n slide super cheap the previous summer, so I asked Steven if we could get it out. He did it hesitantly (knowing that the grass would be ruined!). |
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| Bust the kids had so much fun that it was totally worth it. I love seeing all their poses and motions going down. I don't know that our kids had experienced a s&s before...definitely not Ruby. They loved it! And the mud pit at the end has since grown grass, so it's ok!:) But it did go in the trash after the party... |
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| Cuties! |
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I usually let the kids pick out their special party drink for their bday...like capri suns, lemonade, gatorade, etc. So when I asked Annie, she said Dr. Pepper!! Ha! It is such a mysterious, unknown drink to the kids! Steven drinks diet DP and they always beg for sips. Anyway, just a random note that the 6 year old got Dr. Pepper and Sprite for her bday party drink.
Best buddies!
See? Just add family with 4 kids and you get an instant party! Everyone has a friend! Seriously, we were so happy to be hanging out and ended up swimming until it was time for dinner and ordered pizza! It was an all day party, and we loved it!
Looking so big!
Yum! Happy girl with that pink cupcake! | | |
For Annie's actual bday, we always try to do something special as a family. She got to pick the restaurant for dinner and where she wanted to get a special treat. She actually chose pizza and ice cream from earth and stone, but they'd had a covid case, so they were closed for a few days. So, we got Chick-fil-A and ate it in the car, then I ran in Edgar's for treats and we came back home to eat them, open gifts, and swim. It was a fun celebration day for our sweet girl!
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| We woke up and had her bday breakfast request-powdered sugar donuts and Lucky Charms. Can we say SUGAR?! |
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| Her preschool class had set up a Zoom call on her bday. They all sang to her and held up bday signs they'd made. It was SO sweet. The preschool teacher read a book about cupcakes in honor of Annie's bday. |
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| Then I took the 3 kids to walk the trail at Providence village...Steven has to get quiet at the house somehow. It started to sprinkle, so we didn't get to stay as long as we'd planned. |
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| We got back and the Grandmas arrived! They'd decided to make a day trip to see Annie on her special day. Very sweet! We ate our normal lunch at home with them! |
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| Opening gifts from them and Aunt Mae |
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This gift was a hit...her own make up. What are you trying to do to me, Aunt Mae?!
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She also got these hair clip ins. She was thrilled.
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She got several mermaid art projects and started working on them right away.
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The birthday crew!
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She got a special delivery from the Rollins-a bday poster, balloons/streamers, treat, and lots of great art!
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| Our gift was this Dune Racer which you can see was a hit. The Jeep officially bit the dust, so we figured it was time for another power wheels. With our size yard they are just so much fun. |
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| This is in the evening-her treat pick was chocolate covered marshmallows, so I stuck a candle in it! She'd been working on the mermaid canvas all day, so it made it in the photo, too. |
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| Sweet siblings! We gave her the first Samantha book and the little Samantha doll. I wasn't sure if she'd like them, so I got them at a consignment sale and didn't invest a lot. She's loved it! We've read all the Samantha stuff since. And Ruby gave her bubble bath (that she's holding) and a bath puff scrubber thing. Henry gave her the necklace and charms that she's wearing. She loved it all! |
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| Another special thing! Bestie Owen came by with a gift. They hadn't seen each other in such a long time, and they were so excited. They love each other! | | |
Happy 6th birthday, bright eyed girl! We love you and can't wait to see what this next year holds for you!
