Birthday party for niece  

This weekend we attended a wonderful birthday party for my niece's fifth birthday. Abby is such a creative little girl. She is both a tomboy and a girly girl. She loves to play dress up but can boss the boys around in style. My sister in law throws the best birthday party's for her children. This one was actually toned down a bit form the usual but it was still quite fantastic. The theme was a princess one so the cake was designed to look like a Disney Castle. It was gorgeous. It was capped with several Disney Princess's sitting in the turrets. It was almost too pretty to eat. I am glad we did eat it because it was delicious too.
Aside from the usual party fare of cake, a small lunch buffet was served. Marybeth even had made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the shape of pumpkins. After lunch each child was presented with a pumpkin of their own to decorate. The table was strewn with assorted decorations such as paint, markers, pom poms, stickers, and feathers. The children had a great deal of fun designing fancy pumpkins. After clean up everyone marched outdoors to have their shot at striking the pinata. It was a lot of fun. Finally it was time for the presents. Abby was delighted at all the pretty clothes she received. She also was delighted to receive bunk beds for her baby dolls. What a fantastic party!