P is for Princess Party

Last week I threw a party for the Little Lady who just turned ONE. I'm convinced this has been the fastest year of my life. I'm quite certain she was just barely born! I thought it would be fun to share a few of the pictures and details from the party.

The theme was "P is for Princess":

We kept the party small with only a handful of guests, mainly just our little girl's bff Bella, who brought along her family -- as she's just 9 months old herself. The color scheme was pink, pink, and more pink. Can you tell I'm going overboard with this "I finally have a little girl to spoil" stage? I made some tissue-paper pom poms that I hung from the ceiling and found the cutest square pink plates and pink and white polka-dot napkins at Target. The cake and cookies were made by a friend of mine. She also made a mini cake for the birthday girl to eat all by herself which was a big hit. Unfortunately, she believed in the "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" theory and really only perked up at cake time.

For dinner we had pink pasta (penne with a tomato/creme sauce), spinach salad with pink lady apples and craisins, pink lemonade, strawberries, french bread, and even pink applesauce for the kids. We also had lots of pink candies, including a vase full of pink whoppers which disappeared in record-time.

For activities we kept it pretty simple: the kids decorated their own paper crowns and played in a pop-up tent we have that looks just like a castle. We also let them watch the "Swan Princess" while the birthday girl took a short nap (hoping it might cheer her up a bit ~ nope, she was just more mad when we woke her up. I think she wanted to be down for the night!). Anyway, I'm so glad we were able to honor the little princess in our house. Tomorrow I'll post some of the pictures of the birthday girl I managed to snap in-between the grouchy moments!

Here's a few shots my friend managed to snap when I handed over my camera. I try to jump in front of the camera at least once each big event in our lives!

Thanks to some of my favorite party blogs for giving me inspiration: Birthday Girl, Blonde Designs, One Charming Party, and Party Perfect