Olivia's 4th Birthday party!

My sweet sweet Olivia Kathryn. We had your 4th birthday party today! I seemed to have gotten completely overwhelmed with this party and I haven't a clue why. The party was  kind of a fog! I heard laughing and a lot of talking, so, I am thinking it was a successful party. I am so appreciative of all the people who showed up to show Olivia they care. And to the ones who couldn't make it to call and let her know they love her and to wish her a happy birthday! I haven't yet had a chance to put away all that she received but just getting started to and I am so grateful for all the people we have in our lives. I didn't take many pictures...like I said overwhelmed. Sheesh.

 Cookies my best friend made for me. She is so amazing and stayed up until 1am on Thursday to get these cookies done. She didn't have to do that at all!

 Grinch party!!

 Decorating for a Christmas type theme party after Christmas..means...an extremely low budget for party decor!!! I did not spend more than a $1 for any of the decor or party favors! Woo-hoo! Wonder if I can talk her into a Christmas theme every year. Lol.

 So.....did I tell you that I felt overwhelmed with this party and pretty much felt like a chicken with its head cut off? No. Yes. Well, I will tell you again. Overwhelmed. Chicken with its head cut off. I FORGOT my cake lady's name! And frankly, I think bakeries charge too much. What was I going to do? Go through my list of contacts....'Do you make cakes?' So, I made it myself. Yep, sure did. Ha! I was going for an ombre effect. Nailed it. :/ I know pink is not normally a Christmas color but you can't have a party for Olivia without some pink. :)

 My sweet and precious little Grinch. Who literally ruined her shirt in less than 5 minutes.

 Emma helping Olivia out. Emma is a great helper. Love her.

 Still helping. ;)

 Kids are starting to gather around.

 Even though it was chilly the kids played outside a lot and they even ate out there! Which eating outside during a party is like the best thing ever.

 Taking bites in between jumping and chasing Alec around.

Every time Emma comes over she wants to be pushed on the wooden swing. :) Like I said, I did not take many pictures. In my mind I felt like I had taken a lot. Nope, a total of 29 and out of those 29...18 were of the exact same thing. Chicken. Head. Cut. Off. As I sit here and type it appears that the groovy girls are having a slumber party in our living room and the need to take every article of their clothing and stretch it along the floor is a must. :)