Birthday party weekend!

Teresa is soon to turn 5, and we started the celebration up this weekend.  Grandma Rebecca and Grandpa Ken came for a visit and brought cousin Fiona along.  The cousins and friend Anna had a fun time doing a lemonade stand.  In between selling lemonade, they did some chalk drawings.  Anna made a great birthday cake for Teresa.

On the morning of the party, Timothy, Teresa and Fiona were excited.  They all had their animal themed clothes for the safari party.  It was hard to wait for presents, so Grandma kindly let Teresa open a book a little early.  Teresa read the book to Grandma Rebecca and Fiona!

Finally the party began.  The first activity was a snake tie craft.  The kids picked their ties and we glued on eyes and a tongue.  Sophie, Anna, Fiona and Timothy were the party guests.

We used the ties for the snake throw game.  I love Teresa's smile as I helped her throw the snake.

The girls pose with their snake ties.  Timothy's tie got stuck on the roof briefly, but luckily Grandpa rescued it with a snow rake.  We played some animal themed games outside...lion pawing, cheetah race, elephant water relay, scavenger hunt and parachute games.  It was a lot of fun.  We did a few more games inside before it was present opening time.  Teresa kept asking when it was time for presents...she was excited.  She got several cat themed gifts and some wild animal gifts. Everyone knows what she likes!

We had a quick lunch and then it was time for cake.  This year Teresa requested a white tiger cake.  It turned out pretty good even though I used brown chocolate frosting instead of black for the stripes and it tasted delicious!  Teresa was pretty happy!

The party sort of continued all afternoon.  Sophie went home, but Anna and Fiona stayed all day!  After some big cat play indoors we set up the slip and slide in the backyard.  The never ending party made for a happy girl.

Grandpa Ken offered to cook dinner, which meant a trip to McDonald's, much to the delight of three kiddos.  The were treated to happy meals and it was special treat day for kids.  They each got a perfect mini ice cream cone for a treat.

It was a wonderful day for a wonderful 5 year old girl!!