Party Time!

Atley, our dear sweet little Atley, has added another year! Wow!
She had been counting the days down until her birthday since Christmas and was so excited for a fun party!
We had the party the day before we left on a weeklong vacation. So, a little extra work but well worth the good times and memories created.
This is the craft we started the party with...

Atley's good friend, Jamie, and her brother slept over the night before and they helped up get ready- cleaning and cooking...



The chicklet gum on the table was for decoration! :) And chewing! The little girls thought I had spilled it. :)



As we were eating pizza, one of the little girls declined the pepperoni and and explained that she was a vegetarian. The girl next to her, looked at her with total surprise and exclaimed, "I thought you were American!"


Sort of looks like Addison is opening gifts but it is Atley!

And this is the birthday cake we had the next day in Florida at Grampy and Grammy Brown's. Notice the cute "A" in the middle!

And I just had to include this awesome picture of Rick! He was there for the party at our house and then met us in Florida half way through the week.


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