Chuck E Cheese...again

A couple weeks ago Kiera's BFF Madison had her 4th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese.  It was Madison's choice all the way...not her mom's cause she isn't crazy like that, and the grandparent said they would foot the bill so a Chuck E Cheese party was had.  I always dread going to Chuck E Cheese because of the bazillion kids running around and the massive noise level.  The things we do for our kids.

I love the look on the girls faces in the ticket machine.  Anyone notice what was wrong with the cake?  I sure as heck didn't until Mandy pointed it out to me.  I had someone trying to "help" decorate it so I was a little distracted.  But I have to say Chuck E Cheese wasn't as bas as I expected.  It was busy but not entirely horrible.  By the end of the party the noise from the machines started to annoy me but luckily we were about out of tokens.  Can you believe I actually had fun playing the kiddie games with Kiera?  If she is having fun then so am I.

first classmate birthday party

Kiera attended her first birthday party for a classmate.  Oh but so did I.  Not my ideal situation, being in a room full of strangers.  Since I am really really really shy in those situations.  Luckily there was mom there who likes to talk to people so she struck up a conversation with me and eventually she got another mom to join in on the conversation.  There were a few more alone and awkward moments for me but whatever.  I lived.  Kiera of course ran right up and played with the other kids.  I can learn a lot from her.

Picture of the present courtesy of Kiera.  Monster High doll since that was what the invitation was.

Up first was a game where the kids had to put an Oreo on their forehead and wiggle it down and catch it in your mouth.  If you dropped it you had to start over.  Then they had the adults do it.  Apparently a few of us missed the memo.  What is even better is that I won.  I am seriously good at winning stupid kinds of games like that.  Competitive Ashley comes out to play and shy Ashley is thrown out the window.        

Present time

 

 Birthday girl in the middle and the classmates who attended.

 They grilled out hotdogs and had a huge bonfire where we made Smores.

Then they brought out the pudding cups and we sang Happy Birthday.

 Kiera had a blast and threw a small fit and tried to refuse to leave until I told her bye and walked off.  That got her moving.  This was her first party I have had to endure with her and it won't be the last. 

happy birthday kiera

Happy 4th birthday to my sweet baby girl!!!

Yesterday we had her birthday party.  We started off the day by painting her toenails.  She couldn't decide on what color she wanted so I suggested that we could do rainbow colors.  She loved them.  Tiny toenails are a little tricky to paint. 

Kiera wanted a Tangled/Rapunzel party so that's what she got.  I really don't like all the matiching pieces of party decorations so I have to just do my own thing.  I do buy like plates and napkins with the character of choice but not much else.

I painted this sign on a piece of cereal box.  The Suggly Duckling is a gathering place/restaurant that all the mean thugs go to hang out at. 

I printed this sign off with the "wrong" nose.  In the movie Flynn keeps saying "They just can't get my nose right!"

My ghetto lanters floating away.  Kiera liked them which is all that matters.

Then I made "kingdom flags" as Kiera calls them.  She absolutely loved them.  I also had them hanging above the bar between our kitchen and living room.  I hand cut out about 30 of those suns with my new Exacto knife.  I stopped having fun when I got to about number 15.

And Rapunzel's tower cake.  Of course Kiera requested it and I was kind of dreading making it but when I really thought about it, it wasn't going to be that bad.  The roof of the tower and pillar part is made out of a styrofoam cone cut in two and the only cake is the grass and her tower. 

I filled up 100 water balloons.  At 11:00 at night.  Everyone had fun with those. 

There was a short dance party before the opening of presents.

A rapunzel with hair that actually glows!  She also got a Rapunzel tower toy that she really wanted.

She was excited just to get the helmet and bell.

But she had no idea what was coming next.

Her very first bike.  I took her out after the party to let her try it out but she had a meltdown and we had to go back inside so she could take a nap.

She blew out her birthday candles with much concentration.

I made her this lovely strong tower pinata.  I used a Dos Eqqis box, paper plate, tape, and a tiny bit of glue and filled it with fruit snacks.  I had no idea it would hold up as good as it did.  After all the kids took a swing at it Jimmy jumped in to take a few whacks at it.  He ended up knocking it off the string and it landed on my dad.  It was hilarious!  We had to rip it apart to get the snacks out.  Ah good times.

The party favors were an 8x10 canvas, some acrylic paint I squirted into the little paint cups and a brush.  I found this idea online somewhere and pinned it to my Pinterest board so I would remember to do it. 

Kiera loved every single bit of it.  She really does appreciate all the little decorations I made for her and actually bragged about the stuff I made.  Such a sweet little thing.  We didn't do a dang thing for the rest of the day either.  We are pooped.