Hannah's birthday bash!!

Candyland birthday party it was!  I had a blast planning this party, it was just what I always wanted, lol!  Gabe always says I am re-living my childhood through my girls.  Its so true- I get just as excited for birthday parties and presents as Hannah =) 

This cool idea all started two months ago when I asked her if she's having another princess birthday party.  When she paused and started looking at the ceiling I thought.....bam this is my moment to put out different ideas!!  So, I suggested board games she liked to play & tv shows.  It was so neat to see her face light up and say- MOM, how about a canyland party like the game board!!!  That night, I became Martha Stewart and started working away in my craft room making each invitation, lollipops, centerpieces and cupcake cut outs for the kids to decorate!  I saved a ton of money making everything myself & most of all I had a blast doing it.  Hannah did a lot of the undercover work- she painted each lollipop with the red base and glued a lot of the foam lollipops and worked with tape and scissors (what kid doesn't like cutting things and taping it up??!!)

TIME FOR THE FIRST VIDEO:

Then next couple of photos are of the centerpieces I made.  My sister in law made Hannah's cake & it came out exactly how I wanted it & best of all it tasted so good.  We barely had left overs, lol!

Another poster my employee made.

The center lollipops have gumdrops glued to it.  Next to the lollipops are the cupcakes for the kids to decorate

Cake Time!!

Look at Hannah's face......

That's a gigantic doll house that she spotted!  Over 4 feet tall- totally surprised and excited :)  This grand present is from both set of grandparents & Gabe & I. 

She filled it up with furniture and started playing with that night!  Ok, I'll admit that I jumped in and played too ;)
I was so bummed because I didn't capture a picture of Hannah & lulu wearing matching skirts & shirts.  Hannah's shirt has an ice cream cone that says Sweetie and Lulu's shirt is a cupcake.  Here is a good shot of Lulu's:

I had to add this photo of my baby....don't you just want to squeeze these chubby cheeks!!!  This was taken at the end of the night right before bed. 

Goodnight everyone.  Now it's time to plan another party ;)