Kenzie's 6!!

Kenzie wore a new dress sent by Aunt Mimi on her birthday day. We stopped to sit in the neighbors flowers on our way to school that day, and snapped this photo of the birthday girl:



For the big 6th Birthday Party, Kenzie decided she wanted a "littlest petshop" themed party. Commercialized products have never been my favorite, so I set about making myself crazy with trying to personalize a party based on the theme she chose - without buying anything from the store!

I think it turned out fantastic! I made the "littlest" ever petshop themed coloring books for the giftbags. This was the front page we designed:



I created a scavenger hunt (by taking photos of her favorite petshop peeps in the yard, which served as clues as to where the next clue was hidden! The giftbags were at the very end!), etc.



I found a pet pinata and filled it with candies and petshop critters... Kenzie nailed it so hard on her first swings though - it didn't last long!



I made a cake just for Kenzie and decorated it with Petshop critters. The friends all got cupcakes with fancy little petshop stars stuck in each one. So easy - and the kids wanted to take their star sticks home with them!



Everything turned out adorably and the games were a huge hit. We did "Petshop Owner Says" (instead of Simon Says) and had a Petshop charades (they drew out a critter and had to act it out for their friends), etc. It was a lot of work, but earned a lot of big grins!



So that gal turned six with a whole bunch of fanfare. She's such a vibrant personality, there's never a dull moment around her. She's high energy, fun and so beautiful. Can't wait to see what this next year brings her!