Alyssa's 4th birthday

Alyssa has been talking about her 4th birthday for about 6 months. She was so excited to turn 4. She went back and forth on what kind of party she wanted, but she insistent that she wanted to invite her friends. She has so many friends from different groups, daycare, play groups, church etc. She wanted to invite them ALL. I thought that people might not be able to come so I agreed. Well they ALL came. Alyssa was so excited and didn't seem to mind the chaos. I had my mom and friend stay to help. We had 5 adults and that was necessary! We had 4 stations of different activities. The party was Tinkerbell themed. The most recent Tinkerbell movie is where Tinkerbell finds her long lost sister, Periwinkle, she lives in the winter woods. We had winter activities and spring activities to simulate the two areas. The stations were; planting a flower, tinker toys, frosting a winter tree (sugar cone) and animal activities. The rotations were more chaotic than I expected but we went with the flow. We also hired a face painter. That was a hit! That night when I put Alyssa to bed she said, "Mom that was the best birthday party ever!" She is such a socialite that she loved having ALL of her friends there. Needless to say I think in the future I will limit the number of kids to maybe 5.

The cake! I hire the same lady to make the cake every year. It is the BEST cake I have ever tasted and the CUTEST!

Me and my girls!