Anna turned 5! (awhile ago, oops)

My sweet Anna Kathleen turned 5 (on March 22nd) and we partied like crazy!

Her festivities lasted several days! We started with her party the Saturday before her birthday, moved on to our small family party on Sunday, and then class treats on her actual day. What a special girl to celebrate. She has made us smile since the day she was born.

A few fun facts about this girl.

Her favorites are: song-Big Girls Don't Cry (Kidzbop version), color-blue (formally pink), food-cupcakes, ice-cream-Mint Oreo, shoes-pink plaid tennis shoes from grandpa, activity-color things.

My favorite thing about her is her spunky, loving, hilarious personality. Man, I love this girl. Here are lots of pictures of this big girl!
Awaiting the arrival of her guests

The decorations are up and we are ready to party!

All the kids were so excited.

Thanks Nana for the matching Hello Kitty dresses for the girls.

The craft: make bracelets.
The problem: tying knots on those
The solution: Thanks Bart for always having krazy glue around!
The finished products!

We played some games and then had a treasure hunt.

Here they are with their treasures!

Anna's cake!

This was my most favorite to make for her. I didn't have a pan, just free hand.

It was so fun and I love how it turned out. We thought she needed a smile so we added one!

Getting ready to blow out the candles.

Moving on to our family party on Sunday:

Her gift from Jake and Rach (play doh ice cream shop)

They couldn't even wait to change from church clothes, but they at least look nice for once!

THE BIG SURPRISE:

A NEW BIKE FROM MOM AND DAD!

And lastly, the cupcake for school with pink frosting (it was her favorite color at the time)

Happy Birthday, Anna!

We hope it was a good one!