3rd Birthday Party

We had Alisa's birthday party today at our house from 10 AM to 12 PM with some guests staying till about 2 PM. It was a very non-stressful party for me, which was awesome. I kept it simple with muffins and fruit trays from Sam's, crackers and individually wrapped cheese and various drinks (sodas and water for adults and juice boxes and chocolate or strawberry milk boxes) from Wal-Mart. I got the cookie cake (which I ordered the day before) from Great American Cookie Co and Alisa and I made and decorated the cupcakes the day before (bought the sets which had everything we needed except eggs and oil at World Market--well, I added gummy worms as a decoration). The chocolate cupcakes were baked in silicone flower pots (looked like flower pots) and decorated with frosting, green sprinkles, flower shaped sprinkles and sour gummy worms.

Alisa had a blast decorating the cupcakes for the party:

Finished cupcakes (one with happy face candle was for Alisa):

Cookie cake (so soft and delicious!):

Alisa helps herself to the food before I could hand her a plate as guests arrive:

Drinks (used the same plastic tubs I had bought for her party last year):

Wonder Pets plates and napkins (her current favorite TV show):

Wonder Pets cake toppers that I ended up not putting on the cookie cake:

Paper lanterns and Wonder Pets table cloth:

The weather was perfect so we spent most of the party on the back balcony:

Alisa, Lori and Tabitha at the food table:

Erin and her mom Jennifer arrive:

Becki with her kids Ben and Sophie:

Alisa and Braden color with crayons:

Kids painting animal and car plaster figurines:


Lilah:

Braden and Erin:

Erin:

Ander:

Lillian and Lilah:

Dakota:

Ben charms Tabitha:

Ben and Becki:

Amy and Alyvia:

Daddy lights the happy face candles:

Daniela with Lillian, Lori (Ander's mom), Tabitha with Braden, Becki with Ben watch Alisa get ready to blow out the candles:

Amy W (Zachary & Alyvia's mom--they are on the stairs behind her), Amy K with Lilah, Steev by Ander, Christina (Dakota's mom):

Blowing out the candles:

Opening presents:

Alisa holding memory game while Zachary reads new book to her:

After most of the guest went home, we played outside, collecting sticks & flowers and running up & down the big hill:

Daniela, Lillian and Alisa by the pindo palm tree:

Daniela holds Lillian:

Lillian runs down the hill:

Alyvia, Alisa and Zachary on the hill:

Alisa and Zachary crawl up the hill:

Alisa thought it was funny to crawl up the hill:

Alisa sips from her new teacup from Zachary & Alyvia while wearing hat Daniela crocheted for her (she loves both):