{Finally Four}

And I'm finally getting around to blogging about it : )
Be prepared for LOTS of pictures, LOTS of color, and LOTS of sweet four year old personality!

All of my kids have been really into art projects the past few months so I decided to go with an art party for Emma's birthday.
♥ I made fun little polka dot aprons for all the girlies to protect their clothes
during all the fun. Hopefully they'll be used for lots more art fun at home.
♥I printed frames from the ShabbyPrincess Yours Truly collection, then we
used ink pads, thumbs and fingers to make flowers, leaves, butterfly's,
ladybugs and bumble bee's. Keep lots of baby wipes near by for inky fingers : )
♥I ordered a super cute sugar cookie decorating kit from
"Snickety Snacks." The girls thought it was so cool to draw on their
cookies and still eat them. This was one of Emma's favorite activities.
♥We painted rocks then added googlie eyes and let the girls use a sharpie to draw noses,
mouths, and hair. We used a blow dryer behind the scenes to speed the drying process.
♥We made rainbow paper chains.
♥We decorated foamie door hangers with fun and easy stick-able flowers and butterflies.
♥We played with rainbow colored homemade play dough as the all the guests were arriving.
♥I painted rainbows and flowers on the girlies' cheeks.
♥I bought extra crayons, glue, markers, scissors and stickers during
the back to school sale and included them in their take home bag.
♥Below you'll see LOTS of pictures of the rainbow cake. I first saw this
over at the Idea Room, but use can also google it for lots of other versions.

Honestly, one of the best parts of this party was the afternoon Emma and I spent
together making play dough and the rainbow cake. She LOVES helping in the
kitchen and had such a great time cracking eggs, licking beaters, stirring, pouring
and mixing the colors. She even helped a bit with washing the dishes : )

Emma's birthday party was nearly a week after her actual birthday so she
got to celebrate twice with a family party on her special day. She was just a little
bit excited about her Pet Shop clubhouse : ) She loved her new twirly dress
from Gma Ginny and Gpa Doug. The swing from Gma and Gpa Reynolds was a
huge hit (with all the kids : ) There were much needed new slippers, and a fun
cash register. We topped it all off with a doughnut cake!

Whew!! If you made it this far, I'm impressed. As a reward, I'm giving away two polka dot aprons
we had left over. Leave a comment and I'll choose a random winner on Saturday.