I just had to share this picture from the party on Sunday.
Princess Leia and my Elle. Dreams do come true!
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Dec 192010
Dec 172010
December birthdays get a bad rap. As of now, Elle doesn’t mind having a birthday ten days before Christmas. She thinks it is neat having so many presents in the same month! I dread the day when she is told that she should feel bad about her birthday being in December. In the back of my mind I think that if it becomes an issue we could celebrate her half birthday, but really I hope it doesn’t come to that. I hope she embraces her birthday and continues to love the date.
This year her actual birthday fell on a Wednesday and we had the grandparents over for Pizza, Yoda Pie and gifts. She scored on the Star Wars gifts for sure! She got a Star Wars DS holder with light saber stylists, a Star Wars Comforter and the Star Wars version of Trouble as well as a Tinker Belle DS game.
Her skating party is this weekend and promises to be an event in itself. Princess Leia is coming to sign autographs and pose for pictures :) I wish I was six again!
Yoda Pie Rocks
Crazed Birthday Girl!
Princess Leia is the Best!
Elle’s party is days away. Any mom who has arranged a birthday party knows how stressful getting everything just right can be. This is the first (and probably only for long while) big birthday party we have ever done for Elle. Her whole class and Daisy Scout Troop are invited on top of our family and extended family.
She is so excited. She choose a skating party, which should be interesting because she and most of her friends have never been roller skating before! My plans are to have the skate guy tighten the wheels so we will have a bunch of little kids walking around in skates.
The theme is of course, Star Wars. I got a sweet deal at Birthday In a Box through a Zulily voucher last month and we have decorations galore. Hallmark sent me a free product code in thanks of meeting them at BlogHer10 over the summer and I got the most awesome birthday plates ever! Look at these babies:
You are jealous aren’t you? Hallmark has several varieties including holiday themes. They also gave me a coupon code to share with you guys. Here is for 30% off at Hallmark.com: Blogher30 Enjoy and tell me what you bought!
The invitations I found at i Celebration on Etsy.
I went with #2 because it has Princess Leia on it and was pleased that she also made free Thank You cards. I printed my prints at Wal-Mart and cut them into really cute book marks. The kids love them, as does Elle and I think they are the cutest invites I’ve ever done. Of course I didn’t do them, but I did make the decision to buy and that is what counts!
Rumor is that Princess Leia will make an appearance and no, she will not be wearing the slave outfit. She will be in a white robe with her hair all bunned-up! Yeah for my babysitter being such a good sport:)
I will be sure to show you pics from the upcoming event party and you will see my Elle at age SIX! How did my baby get to be six years old. This is nuts, crazy and amazingly awesome at the same time.
(Disclosure: My Zulily link is an affiliate link and Hallmark gave me $40 credit in merchandise after visiting their booth at BlogHer10 this past summer. )
Oct 242010
Elle my Jedi!
Elle is turning six this December and wants a Star Wars party. I need some ideas to put on a really fun and memorable party without spending hundreds of dollars!
Any ideas?
Here she is with her pretend "Life Savor".
In honor of my youngest child, Elle, I am posting this picture of her as a Jedi Knight. She has become so obsessed with Star Wars that she has transformed her dress up basket in trying to find suitable clothes. Her cape in this picture was once used by Meg in her Cinderella costume. I didn’t realize how versatile princess clothing was!
Here she is showing off those arms of hers..Not twigs, arms!
So hear my plea…if any of you have hand-me-down Star Wars clothes pass them on over here! We are seriously lacking with action hero stuff at my house of girls!
So May-The-Fourth-Be-With-You on this Star Wars day :)
