the first of many birthdays (fairytale land)

 December is the month of LOTS of birthdays for our family. We have Emma, Jeb, my brother-in-law Matt, Gwyneth and my sister Regina all in December.  Our first was Emma's.  She wanted a fairytale party to include Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty.  The were big plans to include all of these, but she then decided she wanted a pinata.  SO, we adjusted and ended up with a fun and fast party!  In our family we make our own birthday cakes and have home parties.  So here is the castle cake I made.  I think it looks pretty good and kids were in awe that I had made it myself!

When all the guests arrived we made magic fairy wands.  I bought dowels, foam stickers and foam from Wal-Mart.  I then die cut the stars at work and we made little slits with scissors to put the dowels in.

We then had introductions and moved on to Pin the Hair on Rapunzel.  We made this the night before...

The princesses and prince were very patient and supportive in the game.  We then lined up to go have some fun with the pinata.  It's always iffy how well it will work.  I think it was pretty successful and no one got hurt!

When we came back in we had some lunch and cake and then opened presents.

  One of her gifts was a bouquet of flowers from a sweet little boy!

  In their goody boxes they got "Jack's Magic Beans" to take home with them.  It was high paced, but LOTS of fun. 

So excited and beautiful!

Ready for the party!

We moved on to Barnes and Noble where Emma sang with some of her classmates.

On Emma's actual birthday we had muffins for breakfast and she got to blow out candles and open presents before school that morning!  I can't even believe she is 6 years old!