The first thing Ella said when arriving in Utah was, "I need to have a birthday party at Grandma's house like I did last year." Nostalgia beat out logic as I remembered all the fond memories I have of celebrating my June birthday at my grandma's house in California every summer. We have so many activities planned that are going to be crammed into the next ten days that I figured tonight was the only logical option. Two hours of party planning was all it took. Ella requested a theme of unicorns and rainbows. I loaded Ella and her cousins up in the car and we headed to the dollar store and walmart to let them pick the party decorations out. We made a stop at Hobby Lobby and we were set. If you know me, you know that I'm not big on plastic tablecloths and mismatched serving bowls, but tonight was about Ella and her cousins creating the party and just having a good time! We ended up going back to grandma's to find additional party guests ready to have some fun! After pizza and ice cream, we made unicorn horns and the kids played unicorns in the backyard until dark. Then we pulled out the glow in the dark rainbow colored necklaces and bracelets and the kids went back outside for some more fun. When it was time for bed, we put on Barbie and the Magic Pegasus video to help them unwind. What a great birthday at Grandma's house! Thank you everyone for being so awesome!
Brandon and Caitlin added Skittles candy to the cake so we could all "Taste the Rainbow!"
Morgan got some clay at Hobby Lobby to make this unicorn for the cake topper. She has never made a unicorn before and this one only took her about 10 minutes. She is so talented!!!
James and Hannah strategically hung the garland.
The little girls worked together to set the table for pizza and make-your-own-rainbow fruit kabobs.
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