"If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will -- to your surprise -- miss them profoundly."

--Thomas S. Monson, 2009







Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The Cupcake Party

We had Chloe's birthday party over the weekend. She wanted a "cupcake" theme party this year. So we made paper baker hats, decorated cupcakes, made candy necklaces, and played pin-the-candle-on-the-cupcake. She loved it and was so happy all day!

I found this applique of a sparkly cupcake to iron on to one of her old shirts. She loved it and was so excited to wear it the day of the party!




Here she is infront of her cake--a cupcake cake! I saw this on the side of the Betty Crocker cake mix box and thought it would be perfect for her cupcake party. It was so easy to make too.







Here everyone is making and decorating their baker hats:

The whole crew:



Now the fun part, decorating the cupcakes!





Playing Pin-the-candle-on-the-cupcake:


Cake time! I love the look of Chloe's face here. She is so excited to blow out her candles:





Present time! Chloe loved all of her gifts from her friends. Here they all are with the gift we gave her, an easel with a chalkboard, white board, and a paper roll all in one. She loved it!



Here are the invitations we sent out to her friends. I saw the idea on a Williams-Sonoma website, but I didn't want to pay and wait to order them online, so I thought I'll just make them! The little cupcake invite slips inside a little envelope that looks like a cupcake baking cup. They were super easy to make and everyone loved them!






Chloe even had fun making thank you cards for all of her friends. I took a picture of each of the guests with Chloe, and printed it onto the card.

It was a fun party and day all in all. I can't believe Chloe is already 4! Happy Birthday Chloe!!!!