So Aliya chose to have a Shrek themed party this year. She watches Shrek 2 almost every day and can quote most of it. (I'm not saying I'm proud of this at all, just noting it)
Anyway. This is also the first year that she was excited to invite friends to her party. As her guests started to arrive she disappointingly said, "you're not my friend, your family, when are my friends coming?" It was super cute!
We had shredded chicken and beef sandwiches, chips, veggies, hummus and crackers, and home made mac-in-cheese. Simple, yet good. All of Aliya's favorites! We had a house full of people again this year and lots of help with set up and clean up.
Self photo of Aliya and Grandma Brenda after the party
My mom got Aliya this super cool Dora book from Shutterfly that had her picture in it and her name. Aliya went through it page by page. It's super cute!
Jon's mom and step dad were up for the party this year! Since Aliya had asked Santa for a baby brother, Jon's mom got Aliya a new baby doll for her birthday, hoping this would be a good trade off for the real thing.
A quick shot with my friend Maria
Me and the ladybug
My little sister Sheri, me and stepmom Kris
Aliya and her cousin Izzy
Proud big brother!
Emerson, Mia, Aliya, Ainsley...great friends!!
Mia, Emerson and Aliya
She ate her weight in Mac-in-Cheese!
Aliya was so excited to have all four of her papa's at her party!
Papaw Tom, Papa Mike, Papa Steve and Poppy
Joel and Grandma Brenda
each year my step mom makes Aliya's cake and my brother, Greg, and his girlfriend, Megan, make coordinating cupcakes. Here's a shot of the cupcakes. Puss in Boots, Donkey, Princess Fiona...they were really cute!
And the Shrek cake made by Grandma Kris
My sister Sheri came in early the evening before the party to help set up and get the house ready. We made gingerbread cookies for the first time. They were fun to make (actually they were kind of a pain in the butt until we got the hang of it) and they tasted okay too! We had a friendly competition going with Greg and Megan to see who's desserts were better, the cupcakes or the cookies.
It was a great day! I had a staff call off earlier that morning and spent a good portion of the party on my work phone trying to find coverage for the shift. I ended up having to leave the party before it was over to go into work. Needless to say I was BEYOND ticked off. But, it is what it is. Thankfully I ended up only having to work a few hours and there were still a few family members at the house when I got back!
5 comments:
Very, very cute party! I love all the pics, especially of those with Aliya and her friends. :)
I love all the party pics, the cake, cupcakes and gingerbread cookies look fantastic! What a great idea, your family is so talented. Thanks for sharing Kelly, Aliya is a beautiful 3 year old.
The cake and cupcakes are too cute!! Looks like it was a fun party!!
Thanks for sharing all of the pictures! I love the Shrek cookies. It looks like you all had a super fantastic time!
Looks like a very fun birthday party. I think it's adorable that she wanted Shrek.
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