Last year, when Paige turned 5, we celebrated her birthday like we always celebrate our birthdays..with a family summer barbecue at our house of course! But last year something changed, after her party was over and the Grandma's and Grandpa's had all gone home...Paige asked me when her friend party was. I was a bit taken aback? It wasn't something I had even considered that she may want? Well, lucky for us she took the news very well that her friend party would have to wait until she turned 6.
Over the course of her kindergarten year she was invited to party after party because apparently, in kindergarten, you invite the whole class. It is amazing, but they do! I guess at the tender age of 5, everyone is your friend and since you can't narrow it down to just a few you invite them all. The parties ranged from home parties with inflatables to Pump It Up to Jump Zone and always were anticipated with excitement all week long. Paige decided mid-year that when she turned 6, she wanted her party at Chuck E Cheese. Perfect!!
Weeks before her party Paige and I sat down with her school yearbook and selected all of the friends she would like to invite, she chose 10...1 girl and 9 boys and Paige couldn't wait. Her theme was Angry Birds because well, she is obsessed with everything Angry Birds. I ordered her cake from Target and embellished it a bit with the Angry Bird game pieces.
We got to play for a while first before everyone got there.
On this ride, the faster you pedal the higher the car goes up, and then back down.
Paige and Quinn with Chuck E. Cheese himself!!
More rides and games....
When it was time to go back and eat pizza the party host had both sides of the room divide up and shout either the word "Happy" or "Birthday" to see who was loudest. Paige was shouting her little heart out for her team!!
Then it was time to sing Happy Birthday and blow those 6 big candles out!!!
She got a Chuck E. Cheese birthday medal and inflatable crown filled with tokens!
Then Paige got her chance in the ticket booth. There was one ticket worth 1000 points and she had been telling us for weeks that she was going to win it!
And she did it!!!!
Then she got to pull the winning string on the pinata filled with coins and tickets....
But she wasn't quite prepared for how aggressive all of the kids would be collecting the loot and pouted a bit..
She opened her gifts!
Granny got Quinn something too, a new digger that Dad had to get running.
And then with all of her tickets, Paige bought this awesome punching bag...that Quinn loves.
Paige's real birthday was a few days after her big friend party so we had a small party for her at home.
The gift she wanted most was a new Angry Bird bedding set....
Happy 6th Birthday our sweet baby girl. We love you so very much!!!
