I found a cheap kiddie pool that just happened to have butterflies and ladybugs on it (perfect!) that I filled with balls. Ella loves to play with balls, so she absolutely loved it. She still plays in it all the time. Best birthday gift we could have gotten her.
We borrowed a bounce house from a friend (thanks Aunt Elycia!!!) That kept all of the bigger kids busy.
We served an easy lunch: pulled pork sandwiches, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, pasta salad, fruits and veggies, punch, and of course sweet tea. For her cakes, I made (I know, shocking!) two flower cakes (Rainbow chip and chocolate) and a yellow sheet cake.
Ella did so great with the cake. It was my proudest moment as a parent so far. That's all I wanted for her birthday, for her to go crazy with the cake. She did not disappoint. My little piggie!
She did well opening gifts. We didn't open all of them as she started to get a little fussy with all of the big kids way up in her face. She was overdue for a nap but of course loved the wrapping and tissue paper.
In the craziness of the day, we didn't get a lot of pics of her decorations, but I wanted to be sure to record those. It worked out great for her party to be soon after Easter, as I found a ton of Easter/Spring decorations for really cheap. I put the stickers on the windows, mirrors, and some of the stuff in the kitchen. We hung flowers, butterflies, and those hanging lamp things. We had antennae hats and Matt made the awesome birthday banner. We also printed each of her monthly pics to put up and had made a book of her weekly pics.
