Olivia's Birthday

Well, I am a little behind on updating my blog, but I wanted to post some pictures from Olivia's 7th birthday. Her birthday was all we could talk about for weeks! Ella had a little bit of a hard time with it and wanted to plan her birthday party at the same time. I told her she had to wait until Olivia's party was over because I just couldn't focus on two parties at one time.

In the end Olivia wanted a horse party. We hunted for or "corralled" little horse figurines, we bobbed for apples, we had barrel races where we used stick horses and had a sugar cube on a spoon and had to race around obstacles. I would say bobbing for apples was the biggest hit of the party. It seems a little gross to me now that I think about it, but all the girls really got into it and ended up soaking wet. Even Annie tried it (that is her in the picture bobbing for an apple). It was interesting to have 10 little girls running around the house (I have never heard so much excited shrill screaming in my life).

For the finale, we opened presents and had cupcakes with little horse figurines on top for each girl.

It always amazes me how much it costs to throw a "simple" home birthday party. I might as well have rented out one of those bounce places! It was fun, however, to let Olivia have the theme she wanted and help come up with the activities. It was also great once it was over...now for Ella's party. Luckily she wants the same theme that Olivia had!