CAKE!

 

To say this child loved her cake was an understatement!!  She was ready!  The funny thing is with Anna Riley, she had really had a lot of cake and sweets before her birthday and she hated her cake...wouldn't touch it.  Ava Kate has had sweets but honestly she hasn't really had that much but she would have ate the whole cake if we would have let her!  She also liked having the big audience watching her...she was putting on a show! :)

This was the end result!! The more she rubbed the worse it
got!  Granna and PawPaw gave her a bath and she was
good to go!

AKs Birthday party--part 2

 

This was when she first woke up and
came outside to her party! :)

Love this look!

The ball pit was definitely her favorite thing!

My Aunt Lois came and did face painting

The best we could get and AR was having too much fun for
a picture with us!

Sweet Addie Gail is always so great with both girls!

Cute little Talon...it was his 2nd party of the day

Brilyn bobbing for apples

The Thomas girls playing Bean bag toss

This was quite entertaining! She did
manage to get a small pumpkin looking
object on her face! Ha!

Even the adults had a little fun!

 

I think AR thought it was her birthday!



Pop Pop and his Puddin'

Maggie taking advantage of all the apples laying around

Miss Katie even came!

More ball pit fun!

 

 

Ava Kate's Pumpkin Birthday Party--The decor

We had Ava Kate's birthday party on her birthday.  It was Bama's off weekend so apparently several people had the same idea and there were several parties/showers that day!  We had the party at 11 which turned out to be a great time.  Ava Kate took a nap and slept right up to party time and was in a great mood...which the child is rarely in a bad mood but she knew it was her special day! :)  Also, the guests that had 10am parties were still able to come. 

 

When I knew Ava Kate would be born in October...I immediately thought about doing this theme.  Of course, pinterest really helped my ideas come together!  I wanted it to be like a mini fall festival with the old fall festival games. I bought a lot of things after Halloween/Thanksgiving last year when it was on sale and then I got to borrow a lot of things.  A sweet man even gave Riley a trailor load of hay for me to use! :) I also knew I would be using a lot of burlap and actually found it on Ebay.

The invitation was from a pay and print off of Etsy

I made the pumpkin door wreath. I had seen
this on Pinterest...its not as pretty as that one but
it worked!

The table food other than the hotdogs.
The banner was from the same package off of Etsy.
(Those are GREAT by the way)

Haystacks

Cupcakes and smash cake curtesy of
Publix!

I showed Publix a picture and they did it just as I wanted...
and for only 8.00!  :)

Cheeseball (that was supposed to be shaped like a pumpkin)

S'mores Mix

Scarecrow Treats

Drink Table...Juices, waters and a few sodas in the tub and
I made a Fall punch also.  I used Mason jars for the cups.

Sweet and Salty Treat

My Favorite...the monthly banner

Favors: A jackolantern bag (from
Oriental Trading) with
candy and a few other little Halloween
things and they got to take the little
pumpkin they decorated home.

Bean Bag Toss-- I ordered this from Oriental Trading

Pumpkin Ring Toss

Bob for Apples

I loved this! Pinterest idea :)

The Ball Pit

High chair banner also came from same
Etsy package and I added Burlap.

 

 We also had a jumpy house but I guess I didn't get a picture of it. 

A BIG thanks to my parents for coming to help me set everything up.  They are always such a great help with the birthday parties!!