Brielle's 5th Birthday

 As is often the case, Brielles birthday was celebrated over many days in many ways.  We started with a party at our house the week before her actual birthday.  In Brielle's world, her birthday is a BIG DEAL.  For months she has insisted on talking about it every night before she goes to sleep.  She has been planning and dreaming of this big event.  After much thought, she decided upon a monkey theme, which I was happy to go along with.  It was the easiest party I have ever put together because Brielle really planned the whole thing.  She told me exactly what games we were to play and she made the decorations and even made the stuff for the games.  It all worked out great.  We might have a future party planner on our hands.

Party Itinerary:
Arrive, play, decorate monkey masks, go on a banana hunt, do the jungle limbo, kiss the monkey, break open the monkey pinata, eat the monkey cake, open presents, be monkeys!

The treat bags

Making their monkey masks

Pinata

The pinata was so tough, after all the kids had several turns, we had to bring in the big guns to break that monkey down.

Kiss the Monkey Game (hence the bright pink lipstick)

 

Eat the monkey cake

  

The guests

 It was a very successful party, but the birthday festivities did not end there.  On the day before her actual birthday we had both sets of grandparents in town for Makennas baptism so we did another little birthday celebration for both Emmitt and Brielle.  To keep life simple, we picked up a Dairy Queen cake, and opened some presents.

 FINALLY Brielle was able to open her long awaited American Girl doll which she has been wishing for since Makenna got her first doll last Christmas.  Oma gave her these most adorable matching outfits for her and her doll.  Arent they just so cute!  Mom and Dad gave her bunk beds for her doll which you can see in the back of the picture (barely).

 

And then on her ACTUAL birthday, we made monkey cupcakes to take to her preschool and ended the day with a trip to Chuck E Cheese.  It was awesome.

I cant believe you are 5 Brielle.  We love you so so much!