The rest of the family came on Friday, 6/11 - Steve, Ben & Toni & Paul & Jodi.
On Friday, June 11th - we celebrated Elise's actual birthday by starting the day out with Triple chocolate chunk muffins & fruit, yum.
Look who is 3! We planned a princess party for Saturday, the 12th, but we let Elise open a few gifts on her actual birthday & one of her presents was heeled, princess dress-up shoes. It was so funny to watch her walk her first few steps in them...but it didn't take long before she was a pro!
The morning of her party, Grandma June came over to give her a special "princess gift" It was a new dress to match her shoes to wear. What fun! So, she got ready for her big day...
All ready for the party. Cousin Ethan was all smiles.
This is too funny! We kept this door poster up for a week after her party.
As the princesses (friends) all arrived, they came to put on a a princess dress to get ready for the "Ball." We had dresses, shoes & accessories for them to choose from.
Next, after each princess was dressed, they could get sparkles in their hair, jewel stick-on earrings, pretty flower nail stickers, and some sparkle eye-shadow & lip gloss. Jodi and Toni were great helpers to get the fair maidens ready!
We had a craft time where everyone could put together a tiara frame with their picture to take home. John took pictures of each one as they arrived, then printed out a picture for them to use in their frames.
My friend & neighbor, Heather came and did a little dance time for the girls. She was awesome! All the girls loved it. Elise told me that she wanted a hula dance, so Heather even incorporated hula into the princess "ball."
All the princesses went on a princess parade...too cute.
Make a wish! Elise was so lucky to have so many friends and family to come and celebrate with her! Happy birthday, sweet girl.
We even had "castles" set up in the backyard for the princesses to eat under. Thanks to all the guys who helped create the flags and turrets!
Cousins and Bailey. It was such a hot day, and we all wanted to get inside, but we managed to take some pics.
After the party weekend, most of us (we missed you Paul & Jodi) went down to Charleston to spend a few days at the beach. It was Steve & Sara's first trip & we tried to hit as many highlights as possible so they could get the Charleston experience. We enjoyed the great beach at Isle of Palms, a carriage ride through historic Charleston, the market, and so many great places to eat.
Joggling on the joggling board.
My cousin, Robbe, was back in Charlotte for work, and we were able to get together for an evening. Elise just loves spending time with him. She wanted to sit by him for dinner, sit on his lap & was sad to see him go. Come and visit again, soon!
June is a great month for birthdays, and we were able to celebrate with Ali as she turned 4! She had a fairy gymnastics party!
During the month of June when we weren't hosting, spending time with family or friends, or attending a party, we were busy working! My custom sewing business has been very steady. I had 6 clients I was working on simultaneously, and so every day I was multi-tasking to keep up with my projects, be a mom & just keep the household running. I just love it! I have done so many Roman shades, drapery panels and pillows & it has been wonderful to see each job completed. John also has been working on a big website project for a client - so we have had to keep the midnight oil burning, so to speak, just to stay on top of everything. Sorry for the delay in my blogging - I have just had to prioritize & am now getting back to this!
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