This is the last one I swear...

As the party ended and we were cleaning up, Mara sat down and decided it was the perfect time to pamper herself.  She got out her new nail polish and started polishing.  No, I do not let her paint her own nails, but this was just too cute.

Must have been a good party.  Complete with cake in the hair :)

Gotta have a little lip gloss

Logan was such a mess.  Completely covered in cake.  By the way don't ya love his tie?  I figured if the girls got a headband, the boys needed something, so I whipped up these ties.  It was fun.

Oh Roo....I love you.

Time for Presents!

Spoiled does not even begin to describe what happened to Mara on her birthday.  Seriously.  Thank you to everyone who came.  It was seriously so much fun!  I'm not gonna lie, I had a blast planning and putting everything together.  I was just so excited for Mara.  She loves playing tea party and loves her friends, so I honestly couldn't wait for this day to arrive.  It did not disappoint.  The look on her face during the whole thing was beyond worth any stress the party was.  I love this girl the pieces.  She is so sassy, fun, helpful, creative, imaginative, loving, and just plain adorable.  Love you Roo!

People @ the Party

These are the pictures of everyone who came to the party.  We had so much fun!  Mara still talks about her birthday party.  So thanks to everyone who made it so special!

Could they not be brother and sister?  Sweet Gracie is so adorable! 

Logan's favorite part of the day was the food...of course.  What else would I expect.

When he ran out of his own food he grabbed Lizzie's wand and tried grabbing the food that was out of his reach.

Sisters?

Nick was reading his boys a story and Mara just got right up there to join them.

Again, thanks to everyone that came!

Part Two

Blowing out the Candles

I absolutely adore the look on Mara's face when all the attention is on her.  TO.DIE.FOR.

...and what's a tea party without a ridiculous hat/headband? :)  It was fun.   

3rd birthday Part One

Yes, I said Part.  As in..the first of many!  I went a little bonkers taking pictures-and you get to see them all!  Ok, maybe not all...that would be 324 pictures...so I'll narrow it down a bit.  This first part is the pre-party festivities.  Getting everything ready!

I decided it would be a fun tradition to display photos from each previous birthday!  So we got her newborn picture, 1st birthday party, and 2nd birthday party pictures and displayed them.  It is crazy how much she has grown!

The food prep started a week in advance.  Along with the decor.  I kind of get into planning birthday parties if you couldn't tell..

I wish I had a better picture of the banner.  It was so darn cute!

Mara excited and ready for the fun to begin!