Teddy Bear Tea Party

Oh yes....

We had Little Miss Mae's 6th birthday celebration this weekend,

not sure who was more excited about the party....

Little Miss Mae or Mom!

Little Miss Mae chose to wear her new smock dress
that Meemaw made her...

and was so excited that it matched a purse made for her 

by Meemaw on another occasion.

K-Rae chose to "take over" the new 

Hello Kitty jacket that was also in the 

birthday package for Little Miss Mae from Meemaw. 

She got sat on for that!

I suppose there probably isn't anything too much more entertaining than spending a couple of hours with 10 little girls...

The girls had quite the fun time playing dress-up!

K-Rae picked out her outfit and said she was a "baker-mama!"

Pretty Princess

The girls even talked Little Miss Mae into dressing-up---it's usually not really her "thing." 

Awwwwww......

This pink dress was the hit....and had to be tried on by most of the girls!

Pretty in Pink!

Pink fairy princess

The favorite party game was a silly game the girls invented themselves.... I'm really not sure why I didn't think of this game!  (Turning Little Miss Mae's "Time-Out" hourglass timer over and running out of her bedroom screaming when the sand ran out....) 
You can check out the timer game on this video clip.....keep in mind it involves 10 little girls screaming!  As you'll see.....K-Rae wasn't quite sure what to think of this game......!  I don't think she quite got the idea of what the girls were doing!

"Musical teddy chairs" was fun too, and a bit more structured than the timer game! 

Little Miss Mae's animal of choice for her teddy bear tea party was her beloved "Fuzzy," 
who has held a special place in her heart for a few years now.  
She had to find an extra special outfit for Fuzzy to wear to the party...
from her keepsake box of baby clothes.....
No, I didn't mind digging through all the clothes with her 
and trying each dress on the bear....
Yes, this little outfit used to be hers!

 

We couldn't have pulled off an event like this without a helper....

thanks Ms. Laci for making the day extra special!

Not sure if I had more fun doing the Hokey Pokey, or if the girls did......I had small flashbacks of my days as a kindergarten teacher!

Yes---the iPad2 got here just in time....
right in the middle of the party, just before we opened presents....
pretty impeccable timing on the shipment! 

Thank you Sampa, Meemaw, Grandpa, Creamie, Great-Grandma, and Grandma Tree
for helping make this gift possible!

No, it's not everyday a 6 year old gets an iPad for a birthday present, 
but, we're very excited about the communication possibilities Little Miss Mae
will have with this device---hopefully it will replace her rather cumbersome and insanely difficult to program device (Vantage) she is currently using for a "talker."  Now we just have to get the app for the iPad, the one we've been waiting for (Touch Chat by Silver Kite) came out just 4 days ago!  

And for dessert.......

Cherry Cheese Cakes .....

my favorite too, 

 no, I didn't mind serving those, 

and had a great helper to make them!

And fun was had by all!  
Happy 6th Birthday Little Miss Mae---
and thank you to everyone who helped make it so special for her!