Birthday Girl!

Julia's big day finally arrived!! She has been planning it for quite some time.  She wanted to have a giraffe party so we got to work making one.  She also decided to have a friend party.  I have to say that by the end of her birthday I was exhausted! 

I should know that if you make a pinata for one child you will end up making one for the other.  Natalie has already put in her "order" for her birthday.  The giraffe pinata was quite the task, but it turned out cute and Julia loved it.  We had giraffes hanging and sitting all over the house!  Julia was so excited to open her presents.  She got a butterfly necklace, a sock monkey, a reading light, some scented nail polish and......

                    a GUINEA PIG!

Yes, it is true. After pleading and begging for months her parents gave in and got her, her very own guinea pig. 

The poor thing is a little traumatized and as you can see we don't know how to properly hold the little guy yet.

Lucy was a part of the action all day and was so darn cute.

The Party!

Jules is a very social girl and she is so cute to see with all her friends.  You could tell the girls have missed each other since school got out.  There was a lot of  hugging.  Julia has been planning for days what activities she wanted to have for her party.  The first thing on the agenda was a dance party. There were eight squealing girls singing Call me maybe at the top of their lungs.

Pin the tail on the giraffe

Opening presents....

Blowing out the candles

And their very own "U-top it ice cream bar"

Last but not least, the giraffe pinata.

Later that day Julia went to a birthday party for a girl in her class and all the same kids were there too.  It was one big day for birthday parties.  That evening we headed to Mitch's Alumni mile, then out to dinner with Laura (AKA birthday buddy!) Happy birthday Julia and Laura!!