Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Alea's Party



Alea's 5th birthday party was a smashing success and we are still recuperating LOL! We had 17 people, but only 2 children - Alea & her "boyfriend" Alex. Alea started the day with her presents from Mom & Dad and Grammy Lory & Papa. Alea & her dolly, Pearl, just loved their matching fuzzy pink robes! Mom & I worked all the day before on cake, cupcakes, & pinata. We never got to break the pinata which I think did NOT break Tomy's heart LOL. The party theme was the Princess castle, changed the last minute by Alea, I was supposed to make a doll cake (one of those skirt ones with a doll pick body) but as I was getting out the stuff Alea decided she like the castle pan better so Tomy & I switched gears. We had homemade pizza, salad, chips & dip, punch, and cake & ice cream - lots of everything! The confetti balloons were a big hit with Alea & Alex and we are still finding bits of confetti on things! Aunt Jessi & Uncle Willie got her a scooter so Alex used her bike & they raced around and around the room. Pin the tail on the dragon was fun, especially watching the grown-ups play on their knees. Alea got lots of "messy" presents - markers, puzzles, nail polish, etc. - wish we'd had them during Christmas break LOL!


Finally managed to get pictures uploaded & placed - thank you Meari, Dawn, & Mel! We've spent the past 2 days cleaning up & sweeping confetti. I finally got to do a little stitching - here is my latest WIP, Tall Sandwich to go with Tall Sundae. It doesn't look like much yet, but it does go fairly quickly when I do get to stitch on it. I can't wait to get it finished & hang them both in my kitchen!

We're having another beautiful day today, sun & clouds with a high close to 60, but snow & rain coming in tomorrow with a high only in the lower 40s - guess I'll have to keep the fire going.
Stay warm & Happy Stitching!

17 comments:

  1. Glad Alea's birthday went well, a belated Happy Birthday to her. X

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  2. How much fun is a birthday party, glad it was a success. The "sandwich" looks good.

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  3. Sounds like you had a great time. You tall sandwich piece looks great.
    heidi-ILCS

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  4. Sounds like a fabulous party :)

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  5. The party and birthday girl look great.
    Glad you got this blog the way you like it.
    Your stitching looks great.

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  6. That looks like a very tasty sandwich!

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  7. So glad you got the pics working. :)

    Love the cake and the party looked like fun.

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  8. The cake looks great! Lovely stitching too. I'd love to see another day near 60!

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  9. Sounds like a great party. I want to come to your next one 8o)

    The stitching looks great.

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  10. Happy to hear Alia's party went well. Your stitching looks great.

    Mmarl

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  11. Birthday party looks like a blast and what a lovely cake! Great stitching!

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  12. The party looked fun. Love the cake and decor.

    Your sandwhich is making me hungry, lol!

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  13. Sounds like the birthday party was great! Happy Birthday to Alia!

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  14. The cake is fabulous and sooooooo pretty! Your stitching is looking lovely!

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  15. Awesome castle and the princess. Nice stitching.

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  16. Cake looks really good.... Look forward to seeing your sandwich finished..

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  17. Nice cake, a lovely party. I like your big sandwich-you say there's a sundae too? How cool!

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