Sammy had her 5th birthday party today. She has been wanting a BYU Cheerleader party for a long time so I did my best. Her requests for the day were to watch a BYU Football Movie with her friends and have pizza. Let's think about this...6 five-year-olds (5 boys, 1 girl) sitting around watching a football game...I don't think so. Sammy doesn't even watch BYU games!!! We compromised with Bolt so that her friend Ethan didn't have to watch a princess movie. Sammy also decided that she wanted to play "pin the Y between the B and the U!" I thought that was funny!! The highlights of the party.....being asked "when is the party going to start?" 30 minutes into the movie (apparently movie parties aren't the best for 5-year-olds)....having one child ask me what other things I had for them to take home because they didn't want the pom-poms.....having all the kids bring me their half-eaten cupcakes to tell me they don't want it anymore (why would I want a half-eaten cupcake???)....I think that might be it!! We had a really fun time. I hope that it lived up to Sammy's expectations (she has been planning this for months). Here are a few pictures of the fun event!
Sammy wanted a cake with a big Y on it. I was planning on making a white cake with white and blue frosting. Sammy wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting so this is what we came up with!
All her friends got a cupcake with a Y on it. I did have one girl ask me when she could have a piece of cake (after she ate the cupcake)!!! We saved the cake for Monday.
If we lived in the Provo area it might have been easier to find decorations, but we don't so we improvised. I glued Y's on the balloons and put Josh's blanket down as a table centerpiece!
Yes, I know that red is not one of BYU's colors but these were the pom-poms they had at the dollar store!! All the kids got to take home a set of pom-poms (except the above mentioned child who didn't want them)!!
Sammy in her BYU Cheerleader outfit standing in front of the pin the Y on BYU game.
Sammy trying to put her Y on the Y!
The start of the present opening!
Towards the end of present opening. I love how little kids tend to migrate toward the person opening presents until there is NO space around the birthday girl!!!
Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles.
Blowing out the candles
Sammy wanted a cake with a big Y on it. I was planning on making a white cake with white and blue frosting. Sammy wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting so this is what we came up with!
All her friends got a cupcake with a Y on it. I did have one girl ask me when she could have a piece of cake (after she ate the cupcake)!!! We saved the cake for Monday.
If we lived in the Provo area it might have been easier to find decorations, but we don't so we improvised. I glued Y's on the balloons and put Josh's blanket down as a table centerpiece!
Yes, I know that red is not one of BYU's colors but these were the pom-poms they had at the dollar store!! All the kids got to take home a set of pom-poms (except the above mentioned child who didn't want them)!!
Sammy in her BYU Cheerleader outfit standing in front of the pin the Y on BYU game.
Sammy trying to put her Y on the Y!
The start of the present opening!
Towards the end of present opening. I love how little kids tend to migrate toward the person opening presents until there is NO space around the birthday girl!!!
Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles.
Blowing out the candles
It was a fun party. I loved the cake and cupcakes... you really put a lot of work into those Y's. Dang! What patience! Thanks for inviting Emma. Maybe I'll be able to upload the photos from the party tomorrow onto my own blog. I think I got some cute ones too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea! Very creative for what you had available!
ReplyDeleteAt least I know how to punish Ethan if he misbehaves... just put in a Primcess movie and make him hold some pom-poms.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invite, he really did have a great time.