We celebrated Eden's birthday with a princess party this past Saturday. When I asked Eden several months ago what kind of party she wanted, she immediately said "a princess party". Eden is pretty girly but she is not that into princess stuff and dressing up, so I was a little surprised at the theme she chose and assumed she would change her mind several times before her actual party. But as her birthday approached, she kept insisting that she wanted a princess party. So a princess party it was! (We weren't sure what Parker was going to do at this party so I asked him if her would be the prince and help me serve the princesses lunch. We got him a crown to wear and he felt very important!)
We invited a few of her friends to dress up as their favorite princess and join us for her party. We started the party by making the girls look like princesses. When they arrived each girl got a pair of princess shoes and a tiara to wear. Then Granna painted all the girls nails while Aunt MerMer gave them some sparkly princess makeup.
After the princesses were all dressed and ready, we decorated princess jewelry boxes.
While the jewelry boxes were drying, we read The Princess and the Pea and played a little game. I put a green "pea" under one of three pillows and each girl had to sit on the pillows to decide where the pea was. If they could feel the pea, they earned a pink necklace that told everyone that they were a "real" princess! I'm happy to report that all of the girls found the hidden pea and proved that they were a real princess!
After our game, Prince Parker helped me serve the princesses lunch. We had crown PB&J sandwiches, pink yogurt wands, and high heel jello. I also served pink lemonade in fancy champagne glasses.
After lunch, Princess Eden opened presents. She was excited to get a new game, new pajamas and lots and lots of fun princess stuff.
Last but not least, we let Eden reveal her princess cake. She was a little embarrassed as we all sang to her but did a great job blowing out her candles!
This was, by far, the most involved party I have ever thrown for one of the kids but hearing Eden say "My party is so beautiful!" and "My party was so fun, Mommy!" made it all worth it in the end. Thanks to all of Eden's family and friends who came and helped her celebrate her 4th birthday! I hope it will be a party she will never forget!
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