Ladybug PARTY Day!

Today was Alexee's Birthday party, and it was a fun time! Alexee's idea for a ladybug theme at the pottery place worked out great. Rhett and eight of her little girlfriends joined her to celebrate. (Since the party was in a room full of breakable pottery pieces, Crosby played at home with a babysitter and we brought him a cupcake. He didn't seem to mind. We were trying to keep it quiet before we left, so I told him we had to go run an errand and we'd be back in just a little while. He said, "You going to Alexee's party??" So much for being sneaky! He didn't cry at all though--he just ran off to play with Chloe.)

She was excited to wear her ladybug tutu. She got dressed about 2 1/2 hours before the party started. :)

Birthday Girl...soon to be FIVE!

The chalkboard was decorated for her.

The food table:

pb&j sandwiches

fruit-ka-bobs

cheese sticks

goldfish

ladybug juice boxes

cupcakes

Juice boxes dressed up as ladybugs (red card stock paper & dots with sponge)

Cupcake toppers by Linsey @ Heart Grown Doodles (I loved how they turned out.)

Favors for friends (red pitchers filled with ladybug stickers, ladybug tattoos and candy) with thank you tags also made by Linsey.

The party hostess from Firefly was so nice and helpful. It was great to have her in charge!

Rhett painting

Firefly provided a birthday plate as a gift to Alexee. The hostess drew the cake and had all the guests add a fingerprint around the border--it turned out really cute (she later wrote Happy Birthday Alexee across the top/bottom).

Can't believe my sweet girl is turning 5!

Alexee chose to paint a heart-shaped dish

Daddy's girl!

After snacks and painting, it was time to open gifts. Her friends brought her such fun things--she loved it all! I'm so glad Alexee enjoyed her day!

Alexee, Rhett & Mattie Grace

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEXEE! WE LOVE YOU!