Lilly turned five years old this past week! I can't even believe that she is already on her way to Kindergarten in the fall. Wow, time does fly. And speaking of flying, Lilly had a Tinkerbell Birthday Party. She is very into fairies, pixie dust, magic wands and other impish things. 
Backtrack to her actual birthday. Here is her Breakfast in Bed- our family tradition. We even do it on their first birthday. It is fun to bring yummies to them. It's a great tradition! So fun.
Lilly's Birthday Prize: A Big Girl Bike. Complete with training wheels and more purple and pink than you can shake a stick at! Sparkly streamers top the whole thing off in a most Lilly-like way.
Can't go on a proper ride without a helmet!
Out for a test ride. Down to the park and back; with a brief stop at the playground. She did such a great job!
Go Lilly, go!
One of Daddy's amazingly scrumptious cakes. Homemade yellow with raspberry frosting. Mmmm....
When the little 'Fairies in Training' arrived. They were crowned with Tinkerbell tiaras, and Maddy sprinkled them with 'pixie dust' - shimmery powder. As they were waiting for all of the kids to arrive, they all colored pictures.
We played 'Follow the Fairy'- each little girl got a turn to put on fairy wings and twirl or gallop around the house with everyone following.
We also played 'Pass the Magic Wand.' Kind of like Hot Potato- except when the music stopped and the child was 'out' it was actually a fun thing because they got to keep the wand.
I then told them that Fairies had come to fix us lunch. It was so cute. Everyone went a little hushed. Here is what we served.
Fairy Bread [bread with butter and sprinkles]
Magic Wands [grape and marshmallow kabobs]
And Golden Nuggets [cheese cubes]
Also served, but not pictured, Fairy Fizz [soda pop with pop rocks in it!]
Lilly with her Cake
I absolutely LOVE to make kids party cakes. I have made a lot of them through the years, but I think that this might be my favorite. It is made out of rolled fondant, and it is so much fun because it is totally like playing with play-doh!
5 Candles Burning Bright
Close-Up of the Cake
Make a Wish!
I wonder what it could be, she was staring so intently.
One, Two, Three, Blow! Got them all, yeah!
May All Your Dreams Come True, Sweet Girl.
Disclaimer:
In all of my excitement to post Lilly's birthday, I failed to mention that all of these fun ideas were found on the internet. There are lots of great birthday party ideas out there; I just picked my favorites from lots of sites and put them together.
The big winner of the night was David Archuleta!
He did a crystal clear version of 'The Long and Winding Road.' Yes, it was a little bit safe, but I think that he now has his confidence back from his lyrics amnesia of last week. Phew! The YW Pres. breathes a sigh of relief that Everyone's Favorite Mormon Boy was on top last night.{grins}
Brooke White, our other LDS Hopeful; not-so-much last night. She looked a little lost up there without her guitar or piano, and she did a bit of the LDS shuffle, that looks very out of place on the Idol Stage. She definitely has amazing talent, but missed the mark just a smidgen last night. Sniff, sniff.
Our Resident Rocker, David Cook, definitely has a horse in this race. He has been doing amazingly well. He is crazy talented, but last night wasn't quite as magical, and Simon let him know that, 'I don't think that you were as good as you think that you were...' Classic Cowell. Love it.
