Adeline's 5th Birthday Party

Adeline had her My Little Pony 5th Birthday Party today with the family at our house.  Here is a picture of Adeline in her birthday dress and party hat:

Adeline in her party dress and hat

Here is a picture of her birthday banner:

Adeline's Birthday Banner

There's a story behind the birthday banner.  Apparently while we were away on a cruise, some kids silly stringed our truck and dumped over the trash cans on the side of the house.  I was very upset because I had special ordered the banner and knew that it had been delivered, but it wasn't at the house when we returned.  I thought that the kids had taken it.  When the held mail arrived on January 2nd, there was the banner in the mailbox!  I was very happy that it had not been taken by the little hooligans that visited our house!

Here is Adeline posing with Pinky Pie, her Pinata:

Adeline and Pinky Pie the Pinata in the Garage

Here are some of her balloons:

Adeline's Balloons

There's also a story behind her balloons.  I ordered them about a month ago from Party City with explicit instructions to have them inflated and ready at 11:00 AM today.  I even called them this morning to request that they put each balloon bouquet into a large bag so that I didn't end up turning into Mary Poppins when I exited the store and they said they would take care of it. When I got to the store today,  I asked the woman behind the counter where they were and she looked around and then told me that she saw somebody purchase the balloons earlier and leave the store with them.  I have to admit that I lost my temper for a minute or two, but thankfully I didn't curse!  Long story short, they ended up finding the balloon order and the woman who took the order wrote the wrong date on it.  I don't know how she managed to do that as I personally told her 3 times that we needed the balloons on the 5th but she wrote the 15th.  People don't listen very well sometimes.

The party started at 3:00 PM sharp and there was a photo opportunity with the Birthday Girl and everybody who attended!  The first photo taken was with Abuelito:

Adeline and Abuelito

Next came Mimi (me):

Adeline and Mimi

Then Granny Tina arrived:

Adeline and Granny Tina

Then came Daddy and Miss Megan:

Adeline with Daddy and Miss Megan

And then Cousins Sophia and Alicia arrived:

Adeline with Cousins Sophia and Alicia

And next a nice picture with Cousin Sophia and Mommy:

Cousin Sophia, Adeline and Mommy

And then it was Grandma Karen's turn:

Cousin Sophia, Adeline and Grandma Karen

And then came Grandpa Jim:

Cousin Sophia, Adeline and Grandpa Jim

And finally, Aunt Mary and Cousin Alex:

Cousin Alex, Adeline and Aunt Mary

Then the girls posed for such a pretty picture:

The Three Cousins

After the photo sessions, dinner was served.  There was Brisket, Broccoli mixed with gold Cauliflower, Macaroni and Cheese, Hot Dogs, and baked chicken.  Everything was so delicious, especially the Brisket!

Dinner - Brisket, Broccoli and Cauliflower, Macaroni & Cheese, Hot Dogs, and Baked Chicken

Once everybody was finished eating, it was time to get after the Pinata.  Here is a video of Adeline and Cousins Sophia and Alicia getting after Pinky Pie the Pinata:

That was so much fun!!!  After the pinata, everybody wanted to have cake and sing Happy Birthday to Adeline.  Here is a picture of her cake:

Adeline's Cake

Here is a video of everybody singing Happy Birthday and her blowing out her candle:

After the cake, she opened all of her presents:

Adeline and Cousin Sophia had so much fun playing with her Pony Castle:

Adeline and Cousin Sophia playing with the Pony Castle

Everyone had a wonderful time at the party!  Here is a picture of Adeline relaxing with her Mommy after the party:

Adeline relaxing with Mommy

Then Adeline had a nice bath and then went to bed.

Adeline and Mommy right after he bath

After her bath, Adeline went to bed to have some sweet dreams about her party!  Let's do it again for her 6th Birthday Party!