Kaylee's birthday party

Kaylee and her guests had fun at her 4th birthday party! We had the party at Splatters, a pottery/ceramics painting studio. Everyone got to pick a little ceramic figure to paint and keep - Kaylee painted a snail for herself and a monkey for Andy - then the figures were all fired at Splatters and picked up a week after the party. Splatters also gives the birthday person a special plate with all their guests' names on it.


Kaylee wanted a Fresh Beat Band party. Since we had it at Splatters, all we brought were the cake/cupcakes, drinks and party favors, so there wasn't really much of a theme, but I did make a guitar cake to look like Kiki's guitar and party favors were Fresh Beat Band coloring/activity/sticker books and star shaped sunglasses (FBB has a song called "Rockstar" where they wear jackets with stars on them, so the glasses sort of went along with that). Here are photos from the party!


above: Kaylee, Shaun & Erin
below: Morgan, Cohen, Kaylee, Tyler, Ellie & Kristin


above: everyone painting - Morgan, Cohen, Nate, Shaun, Erin, Kaylee, Tyler, Ellie & Kristin; Morgan & Cohen
below: Ellie & Kristin; Tyler, then Ellie again below


below: Shaun & little dancing Andy


above: Kaylee was very excited about her guitar cake!
below: Andy having his first juice box; Kaylee opening gifts with Erin


above: more gifts; Shaun, Kristin & Kaylee
below: Kaylee, Morgan & Cohen; Tyler & Kaylee


above: opening presents from Grampa & Gramma, including a HUGE (I called it a doorknob) "diamond" ring that lights up & flashes blue and lots of nail polish - she's been getting and giving lots of manicures since then.
below: opening her present from Jamie, me & Andy, Seasons 1 & 2 of Fresh Beat Band and tickets to see FBB in concert mid-April. She is very excited about the concert!


The following day, Baba took her out to lunch then to Toys R Us to pick out a present. She got a puppy salon (stuffed animal with barrettes and styling things to do its hair, nails and eyes) and a Disney Princess alarm clock. Then the next weekend, Poppy and Nana came over and she got more presents. Bendaroos (wax covered wire you can bend and shape into infinite creations) and animal pattern blocks (think Tangrams). Aunt Sharon is coming to visit this weekend, so I'm sure she'll get even more gifts from her...not that she's complaining! All in all, Kaylee had a fun fourth birthday and is off to a great fifth year so far!