Our Butterfly Extravaganza!

Julia is turning five! July 24th is her special day, but we celebrated with a big party this weekend.

Julia chose a butterfly theme for her party. We had a lot of fun planning her party together ... finding pretty pink butterfly plates and putting together some fun goodie bags for her friends to take home. (For example, we put in those straws with the loops because all butterflies need to be able to sip nectar!)

I made Julia a special butterfly cake. It turned out quite cute, despite several near-disasters. At one point, an entire layer broke in half. I had to glue it back together, which caused me to run out of buttercream frosting ... which, of course, meant another trip to the grocery store for more supplies. And when I was putting the final touches on the cake, a bag of purple frosted broke open and fell into the middle of the cake. At that point, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thankfully, all of the would-be disasters ended positively!





I also bought Julia a W.O.W. dress ... wings of wonder! She looked just like an adorable butterfly just flitting around.








We held the party outside so that all the little butterflies present could flit about in the yard ... playing in the sandbox, drawing with sidewalk chalk, or cooling off under the water sprinkler. At the end of the evening, we lit sparklers and made butterfly trails in the dusky sky. All in all, it was a very good evening. Julia and I felt very blessed that so many special people came out to celebrate with us. Here are a few more random photos from the party for you to enjoy.