Jenna's Birthday Party

Jenna will turn 3 tomorrow, but we celebrated her birthday today. We started the day with having her present , a kiddie table and chairs, set up in her room when she woke up. We were so excited about it, but when she woke up she gave me a look as if to say, "you got me furniture?" So, then we brought up the doll crib, which we were planning to give her at her party. She was much more excited about that. Jenna asked for a bed for her baby for her birthday present. I was thrilled to find this one on craigslist. Jenna's room with the new accessories.
This is Jenna's Easter dress, but when we bought it she asked me if she could wear it for her birthday party. That request inspired her tea party themed birthday party. I thougth it would be so cute to have her friends dress up too.

The birthday girl is ready for her party!
This afternoon we had a birthday party for Jenna with three of her friends. We have been talking about it for about a month, so she was very excited that the day is finally here. We played dress up, ate lunch, made necklaces, opened presents and ate cake. It took about an hour and was so much fun. It was nice just to have a few friends. A big blessing for me was my friend Lora watching Sophie during the party so that I could the party girls my undivided attention.This was my first attempt at decorating a birthday cake. The cake stand that it is on was my grandmother's. A few weeks ago a lady from my church, who owns her own bakery, came to our moms and tots group and taught gave us some tips on decorating. One of the best things I learned is that she she uses whipped cream for icing. It was so much easier to work with than icing and not nearly as sweet.Spring is a fun time to have a birthday party for a little girl. I found these tins at the dollar section at Target and personalized them for favors for the girls.

Playing dress up with Paige, Allison and Michaelia.Little ladies eating lunch.Alli gave Jenna kiddie cookie baking set. It was such a thoughtful gift because we made valentine's day cookies for together.My mom's gift was a vacuum, ironing board and iron set. It was the hit of the party!

Paige and Michaelia gave Jenna a Barbie camera. It doesn't take pictures, but it makes all of the sounds. Their mom told me that they picked it out for her. She LOVES it.I have some cute video, but I haven't had a chance to upload it yet. All in all it was a wonderful party. I hope that she remembers it. :)