Think Pink

We celebrated E.'s birthday party yesterday. I came home from work Friday night to find the family room and kitchen decorated to the nine's. The house was decked in swirls and sprinkles of pink, black, and white.

I knew that my camera could not do it justice, so I waited until Saturday morning to take these pictures. They still don't adequately capture it. I can only imagine how the room must have looked to our three year old. I hope she always remembers it.

(Note the black and white and pink tutu...)

(...pink tutus, pointe shoes, and pink clouds suspended from the ceiling...)

(...mini pink cupcakes, books, crayons, dancers...)

(...and some serious 3-year old swag!)

The party started off with some coloring. The girls took their efforts very seriously. Miss J. oversaw their efforts...

Then it was story time. Unfortunately, time constraints prevented the girls from hearing all of the books--there were just too many to choose from! E. got so excited that she jumped up to try to read one herself.

It didn't work out so well. Apparently, they haven't gotten to the "Reading" module in E.'s preschool! ;) Luckily Miss J. was there to restore order to the "dance studio."

(E. loves to "read" ballerina books. Her eyes literally light up when she gets a new one. Even though she doesn't really read them, she can look at the pictures and dream...)

After story time, the ballerina princesses put on their new pink tutus and went out to bounce on the trampoline. All that hard work must have tired them out...

Of course, even little ballerina princesses need to rest up for the "piece de resistance"--the recital.

Because what pink ballerina princess party would be complete without dancing? And these girls danced their little hearts out!

All in all, the party was a great success. And if it's even possible, I think the moms had even more fun than the girls did. And I wasn't the only one that thought that!

Happy Birthday to our little pink ballerina princess! I hope that you and your friends always dream of fluffy pink tutus, pointe shoes, and fun dance recitals!