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Spa Party...

After much debate, and long talks, Isabelle finally decided to have a Spa Party for her 6th birthday! She is our "high-maintenance, girly girl" and she went round and round on what she wanted. For a few weeks it was going to be a Princess Party, until one day she told one of my best friends, Leah, that "mommy and daddy don't have enough money to decorate the house like I want it" (OUCH!)! Leah asked her what exactly she meant by that and she said, "Well, I want it to look like a castle all over the place and that would just be too expensive." Leah and I got a good laugh out of that one and we thought of several (CHEAP) things we could do to make it look like a castle...of course, only a FEW were up to Isabelle's standards...apparently, she wasn't kidding when she said she wanted the WHOLE house to look like a castle!! Then it got changed to a tea party and the more and more we talked about that, she decided that just wasn't exactly what she wanted to do(now you know why I usually do her party and Delaney's together and I usually decide what we are going to do)! One afternoon I was tossing around ideas with her and the spa idea came out...she LOVED it and we ran with that.

The girls came in their pj's all ready for a night of relaxation and pampering! They all played until everyone got here and us moms sat in the living room and visited and honestly, had a hard time getting the party started since I had plugged a lavender air freshener in and had "spa" music playing in the background, but we finally did and had a blast!! The girls started by all doing a facial (face mask, which Isabelle said HAD to be green with "pickles for the eyes"...she meant cucumbers). After that we tried to divide them into smaller groups (which didn't really work other than the 3 oldest girls hung out together) and made "Candy Lipgloss" (vaseline that we poured Fun Dip powder in and mixed it up), Sugar Scrub (they got to choose their own scent as well...vanilla or peppermint extract, orange, lemon or grapefruit extract), then we did manis/pedis(we really just painted fingers and toes) had cake and fruit(because according to my 6 year old, that's what you eat at a spa)! It was such a fun night and I'm sure it will come back into circulation at some point with all these birthday parties for 4 girls!

Turn on some spa music, sit back, relax and enjoy the pics of "Isabelle's Spa"!!

The party table!

Isabelle's spa lady cake! Super easy to make, although I could not have done it without Leah's help! She came over Friday to help me set up and work on the cake...I got behind (what's new) and so she literally decorated it while I cleaned up the kitchen around her!

"Spa food"...according to a 6 year old!

Personalized wash cloths (I had left over puff paint from Isabelle's 100th day project for school and decided to "monogram" them for each girl), headbands and GREEN face mask!

Isabelle told Leah she wanted a sign with her name on it...and Leah made it happen thanks to her Cricut!

Some of the girls relaxing at the spa! I personally, LOVE Madeline in this pic...she had to be just like the big girls!

The birthday girl with her face mask!

Maddie eating the Fun Dip after we made lip gloss out of it. She kept eating the packets, I think she had 4 that whole day.

Isabelle making her sugar scrub!

Delaney eating Fun Dip!

Grandma got suckered into painting stripes of multiple colors on Isabelle's nails!

Cute Madeline waiting her turn to get her toes painted!

Isabelle and Miss Kristin!!

Selah got to stay and spend the night! The girls were so excited to have their first sleepover here at our house. These girls have such a sweet friendship...we LOVE our Selah!!!!

Hollywood Movie Party

This year for Delaney's 8th birthday, she wanted a movie party. The more and more "research" I did on it...looking at blogs, websites, etc. I found a lot of cute ideas. Delaney loved all of them. We had the girls dress in the pj's and come "ready to walk the red carpet"! We served popcorn, movie candy, and mini-cokes (as Delaney called them). We watched Ramona and Beezus and then had cake and opened presents. All the girls even got to pretend they were famous movie stars and "stamp" their hands into the "cement" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!! The girls had a blast and it was an easy party to pull off (gotta love those)!

Movie stars stamping hand prints in the "cement". I spray painted 11x14 cake boards with a gray spray paint and then stuck a star with their name on it and outlined it in gold glitter glue. The girls had fun making these and they got to take them home as one of the party favors.

Delaney walking the red carpet! The girls loved this!

All the girls on the red carpet (cheap red tablecloths we stuck down on our walkway)!

Striking a pose for the "paparazzi"!!!

Necklaces and "diamond" rings are a must for famous movie stars!!

The party favor...a box of movie theater candy!

The "concession stand". We set everything up on our island and let the girls help themselves. I gave them each a top or bottom of a blouse box to hold all their goodies!

The "Hollywood Walk of Fame"!

Delaney's fun confetti cake! She found this on a website and had to have it!

Getting ready to blow out the candles!

Delaney with her handprint!

Isabelle with her handprint!

Look who woke up from a nap! Eleanor wanted to join the party as well!

Madeline playing in the "leftover" jewels the day after the party!!