Thursday, February 19, 2009

For Reals. . . Another Birthday

Yes, Ainslee has also just had her birthday! She turned 6 on Tuesday. We let the kids have a friend party every other year, starting at age 6, so this was her first one. I couldn't decide if I should invite just her church friends or just her school friends- so I did both. Ooops. 16 girls came. Wow- the noise level was amazing! In true Ainslee style, she chose to have a movie star party. So I basically made up movie star activities like walk the red carpet and pose, model shoot (even with a fan blowing the hair), and the girls' favorite- freeze dance. I made a star cake and she had a great time. And when Cory and I took her out for her birthday dinner- she chose Bucca di Beppo- strictly for the olive oil and balsamic dip for the bread. Isn't that funny?! Here go the pictures. . .



Blow out the candles, Ains.



Ashley and Ainslee posing off the red carpet. I took pictures of each girl and Ainslee and am sending them to the parents with the thank you cards. The girls (I think) really really liked this activity.


Here's the whole group. We had pizza, grapes, cake, and ice cream.



Here is Ainslee at Buca- this is the FREE dessert they bring you for your birthday- 2 slices of Red Velvet cake decorated in the colors of Italy. She was a little embarrassed when we sang.



I can't believe how my kids are growing- "She's slippin' through my fingers all the time. . . I try to capture every minute. . . while I am in it. . . " (ABBA)

5 comments:

Lindsey said...

Happy Birthday Ainsley! She is so darling! I like the birthday dinner idea. So is it just mom and dad and the birthday kid or did she get to choose where the whole family ate?

Jessie said...

Yep, just mom and dad and the birthday girl at a restaurant of their choice. They LOVE this part of their birthdays the best.

-Sydney- said...

Wow, awesome party! I hope you helped her eat that huge cake.

Stacy said...

This looks like such a fun party! I love the red carpet posing idea. Very cute!

Wallis Family said...

So cute! Of course you would think of such fun ideas.