Eve's "little ray of sunshine" birthday party

Well the helium balloons are popped or deflating, there is a mere sliver of leftover cake and I'm snacking on the last of the party favours. Yep, the first birthday party is well and truly over.

It was fabulous. A small group of friends and family in a way too small space. Lots of yellow food colouring. Screeching children. Evie freaking out over all of the above. But seriously, it really was great.

I have to give a massive thanks to my two party helpers, Nick and Mum. It seems that I may have been a little harsh on them in the lead up to the event - it might have been the "if you're here then who is ruling hell" comment that gave it away. Mind you, they had their moments. Especially Nick's decision the night before the party to go downstairs for a few hours to make furniture for the dollhouse. Anyway...

The party, in pictures:

The cake. VERY yellow. I figure this is the last cake Eve will allow me to make that won't need to be super girly and pink. With sparkles.

A photo taken from each of the last twelve months.

The finished product. Eve's dollhouse as made by Nick. And prettied up by me.

The birthday girl herself. Although she wasn't too sure about the crown at this point. But she did keep it on for the entire party.

At various points it did seem more like Ol's party. Probably because they were mainly all his friends. And he was running around like a noisy madman. This is him and one of his pal's jumping around in his room. Where I had locked them.

"Blowing" out the candle. Well it was really a sparkler.

The family Dower.

Lots of little people eating VERY yellow cake on my white rug.

Purple and yellow swirly cake.

Limbo! This was Ol's request. Repeatedly. He saw it on Playschool once and since then we play it a bit.

The birthday girl showing off her unwrapping skills.

Giving this guy a cuddle as soon as she unwrapped him.

Enjoying the new dollhouse. It even has framed pics of us in it. She chewed up the one of her and I that day and today she kept looking at the one of Nick, saying "Da".

A super tired birthday girl.

Now to start planning Ol's party in January...

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