They let us pick out pottery for the kiddos to paint, we brought in all of our own food, drinks, snacks, and cake, we were able to go in and decorate early, we had two team members there to help us do everything, and we didn't have to clean our house!!
As You Wish is a little pottery painting place at Desert Ridge, which is a few miles from our house. My Mom and I got there at 10:00, got everything set up, and by 10:30 we were enjoying Starbucks, chatting with Stephanie our photographer, and waiting for guests to arrive. Hayden, Matt, and Anabelle got there and Hayden was so excited for her friends to come. As each kiddo arrived they picked out a piece of pottery to paint and then sat at a long table. Once everyone was there the team members gave the kids some instructions and then let them get started. There were some really great (crazy) designs and it was so neat to see all of the parents helping their kids mix colors and slap on the paint.
After everyone was done painting they got up to stretch their legs and get a snack. We had goldfish (mermaid theme, remember) and CapriSun (nothing to do with the theme). Matt ran across the way to pick up the pizza from Slices, which we followed up with cupcakes. Our friend Angel made a cupcake cake for us using both chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and designed a Hayden look-a-like mermaid. The cake was so cute and Hayden totally loved it.
After cake several of the kiddos helped bring packages over to Hayden to open. We all oohed and aahed at the fun presents that she got - and man did she get some great stuff! The party ended shortly after the present opening and everyone took home seahorse-shaped cookies. The party only lasted 90 minutes but it really was the perfect amount of time (and craziness).
When we got home everyone took a nap. Yup - all five of us! The rest of the evening was spent playing in the pool, eating more cupcakes, and looking through all of Hayden's loot.
Her fourth birthday was definitely a success! To see pictures, click below.
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| Hayden's Birthday Party |
1 comment:
What a great idea for a party and i LOVED the pictures. Especially Ellies - everything she did was so appropriate...from being all proud of her painted tile, to being right there alongside her sister to see what was going on, to the absolutely precious photos of her snagging and then losing a second cupcake, to being a grumps at the end of a long event. Of course Hayden looks beautiful and it looks like she has a lot of wonderful friends and had a great time.
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