Strawberry shortcake birthday

Okay, finally getting back to the blogging world. Feels like I've been away for so long! The normal excuses are all I have....birthday parties, vacations, house shopping, work and just being busy in general. Now that I have a moment though.... I will kick off with Little Bit's awesome (if I do say so myself) strawberry shortcake b'day party.

I felt bad for Little Bit this year. Daddy was away playing army on her actual b'day and it messed up our party plans. Heaven forbid you call yourself a 4 year old when you have not had a party and blown out some candles! We had to schedule the party two weeks after her real birthday, but I think it worked out pretty well.  

Can't have a strawberry shortcake party without the strawberries! YUM!

This year I did cupcakes instead of a cake. It was a lot easier

and I think it turned out pretty cute!

They were suppose to look like strawberries.

Shelby hogging the fan.

Byron was in charge of the grilling. Ask me if there's anything you

can help with and I will put you to work!! Thanks again Byron,

the hotdogs were great!

While waiting for the hotdogs to be ready, the golf cart was

a huge hit! Miss Priss enjoyed driving everyone around on it.

The birthday girl! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way the dresses

turned out. I made the dresses, but thanks to Katie Amberson

for the appliqued strawberries and monograming. They were perfect!

The girls enjoying the hotdogs.

Granny T and Papa Jim relaxing and enjoying the party.

Everyone enjoying the party and socializing.

Time for dessert...

OFFICALLY 4! Well, according to Little Bit!

I think the cupcakes were a hit! Yummy!

Present time! That's always fun! By the way, thanks for the gifts everyone. Unfortunately with the way these kid parties go, I have no idea what came from who. Tags were ripped, cards were misplaced and an excited bunch of girls scattered everything around. So thanks again! She loved everything :)

Last but not least...The Slip n Slide and Pool!

It was so much fun to watch these six little ladies play in the water. Some were a little more daring than others, but I think they all had a great time.

This has to be one of my favorite shots. They were all so excited.

Getting the slip n slide set up.

Making sure everyone knew how to slide. Some were

a little more experienced than others, but they were all

hilarious to watch.

Shelby wanted to play too!

Watching the girls play.

Waiting for the pool to be blown up.

All in all I think this was one happy little birthday girl!

Thanks to Pop for taking all the pictures for me again. I love that I can count on you to help me have one less thing on my plate and get some great shots!