You may remember that my little Miss Addison turned five at the end of May. We had quite the celebration for her. Months before her birthday I told her we could do whatever she wanted for her 5th birthday – Disneyland, American Girl Doll Store, party with friends at the park, Seaworld – whatever she wanted. She said “I want to go to grandma’s house in Utah!” Sweetest thing. So – off to Utah we went!
Decor for the party was pretty low key. A few pages from Addison’s scrapbook taped along the mantel.
And several of my favorite pictures of Addison taped along the wall. With the Rapunzel balloons. OF COURSE it was a “Rapunzel Utah party!” And the whole family was invited.
Party started with the opening of presents — funny story about the presents. I had such fabulous intentions shopping for the party and using the pictures of Addison to make a fun birthday banner. But the week before the party, Kole had other plans for me. So the morning of the party my mom and I woke up and headed to Target. Hardly any time at all to buy all of the presents, wrap them, pick up the cake and balloons, order the pizza, and get the house clean before the quests arrived. You should have heard us driving to the store. We were getting ourselves all pumped up for one of the fastest shopping trips in Target history! We were like football players getting psyched for the big game. Picture Rocky music playing in the background — “I’ll head to the doll section, you hit pajamas! Then we’ll meet at the DVD’s and cruise past gift wrap on the way out! We can SO do this! Go Go Go!” We raced in the store, grabbed everything that screamed Addison, and in less than 20 minutes we were back at the car – hi-fiving all the way home. And not only did I find a doll, but a doll named Addison that can swim in the pool. TOUCHDOWN!
Yeah. We thought we were pretty cool.
And apparently so did Addison since she loved her gifts which included shoes, a yellow tutu, smurf pajamas (of course a matching pair for El), dolls, mermaids for my girls and their cousin Claire, and the latest Barbie DVD. Couldn’t have done better if I would have shopped for months! :)
Oh. And a dress fit for a fairy princess.
Then time for cake!
Loving the attention while everyone sang…
make a wish!
And cue the tongue. My Addie always sticks her tongue out of the side of her mouth when she is excited/embarrassed.
And there it is again. The sign of a good birthday. :) We spent the rest of the afternoon lounging by the pool. I should have taken more pictures of the guests, but I think I was burned out after my mega shopping spree. I would highly recommend planning a party BEFORE the morning of the party.
But it all came together – it always does, right!? And my little sweetheart had a fabulous birthday. I really can’t believe she’s five.
I also can’t believe that I’m just now noticing one of the balloons says 1st birthday on it. HA!
But I did find a doll. A doll named Addison that can swim in the pool….
xoxo, Erin
Super cute! 1st birthday? Hilarious!
(I just might be the first comment here-that’s the good thing about being an hour behind you. It’s just midnight for me!)
Happy birthday to your sweet girl! Such cute pictures.
HA! The 1st Birthday balloon made me laugh. That’s totally something I would do :). Looks like your little girl had a fabulous birthday!
Oh I’m laughing about the 1st birthday balloon! I would have NEVER noticed if you didn’t say something!
I can totally picture you and your mom on your shopping trip. So cute.
Happy Bday to cute little Addy.
She’s so sweet! I love that she wanted to be at her Grandma’s house!
Sounds like the perfect party! Who wouldn’t want to go to your Moms for a party? I was sold as soon as I saw the backyard! :))
Her expressions looking at that cake are TOO much! Love her!
Looks like a fun birthday! What more could a girl want? I’m laughing so hard about the 1st Birthday. ha totally something I would do.
Happy 5th Birthday to your sweet little girl! Super cute birthday party. And I’m laughing at the
1st birthday balloon! Too funny!
What a great party for such a cute girl. My Little princess is also turning 5 tomorrow with a -RAPUNZEL party as well. I even ordered the same cake. That’s so sweet she wanted to go to Grandma’s house. To me, it always seems like little girls really belong at Grandma’s house.
Erin, you totally rock! Next time I go to Target, I’m totally singing the Rocky song…not to get me moving faster, but just to remind me of you and your mom racing through Target! So fun! Adorable pics and especially love that her tongue sticks out! So cute!
The beauty of being “5” is she couldn’t read the balloon yet, right? Now my temptation would be to do the next bday in 15 min now that I know 20 is doable. I am BAD like that:) Good job Erin…you AND your mom birthday R O C K!!
Ok, I’m laughing…Madi is looking at the pics with me and one of the first things she said (after the excitement that Addie had a Tangled party too!) was – why does that balloon have a 1 on it?! So glad Ad had a great birthday. I love that she wanted to go to Grandma’s for her birthday. Shows just how fun Grandma’s is, competing with Disneyland and Sea World. You do good Bonnie! :) And great job on the shopping ladies! Love it.
Happy Birthday Addie! We love you and can’t wait to see you again!
Oh so sweet – love the football analogy. Many touchdowns were made.