today our bombshell of a little girl turned nine and i can't even believe it. she is so funny, loves to make jokes and laugh with her brothers and dances alllll the damn time.
soooo happy birthday to my teeny best friend. so grateful that you joined us all those years ago,to put me in my place and make sure that all those annoying things i did as a kid are being done back to me. i love you more than i ever thought was possible and miss you like crazy when you're not around. keep dancing your way through life.
madeline currently lives for mermaids so we organised a mermaid party for her. i can't decide whether it was crazy or the best thing ever to have it on her actual birthday.
at her request, we had a magical cave in the theatre room made with pastel "seaweed" fronds by dad before everyone arrived. it was her favourite bit of her moana party a few years ago so she asked us to do it again.
her dress and crown were made by nanna and i was so impressed. she never, ever disappoints.
and this incredddddddible cake was made by aunty jenny. i am constantly amazed at her talent. i gave her a few rough ideas of what we liked and she nailed it with this beauty. madeline loved it and said it was "the best cake ever"
how on earth do you entertain 12 little girls? (cousin emma was yet to arrive in this photo)
jewellery making! we got mermaid coloured beads from our local art store and some pieces of shell and got to work.
the girls made some gorgeous necklaces and i heard from some of the mums later how much they loved making them. it was awesome to give them something to take home that would last too!
my absolute favourite bit of the party though was having my friend jess there to be our face painter. oh my gosh she is amazing. she came along with a bunch of sea and mermaid options which the girls loved! she is an absolute treasure, so clever at everything arty she does and really made the party complete.
i mean seriously! look. at. this!
mads with her friends emily and ella from school. all done up by jess.
we did our usual and had plenty of food on hand for the girls to snack on, ending with the cake.
happy birthday miss madeline!
i hope all your wishes come true.
she could not wait to cut into it, but was more than happy to leave it for me to cut up. it worked out so well, they all wanted to go and play at the park with about 15 minutes to go, so off they all ran and i bagged up pieces of cake to send home with them. will totally be remembering that for next time, no pieces of cake being found around the house afterwards.
last but not least, we had these epic mermaid cookies for the girls to take home, also courtesy of aunty jenny. so lucky to have a best friend like her.
mum and dad with the birthday girl.
and a family selfie before bed. we love you maddie! we hope your birthday was amazing. ❤
