Katie's Groovy Birthday Party

For the past few weeks we've been trying to figure out what kind of theme to have for Katie's birthday party. She wanted a Justin Beiber theme, and I just couldn't figure out any fun things to do with that. So I put Aaron in charge of talking her into something else. And we all finally agreed on a Tie Dye theme, and that we would tie dye t-shirts at the party. I was so excited, and the wheels started turning.



So Katie and I sat down and made invitations last week.



They turned out so stinkin' cute, we almost didn't want to hand them out, but that would have defeated their purpose in life.



Last summer while we were in North Carolina, I bought these cool tie dye t-shirts for the kids. So I had them wear them today and snapped this picture just before the party started. So cute!



When everyone got here, they picked out their size shirt, and what kind of tie dye they wanted to do. I let them choose between bulls eye, the swirl, or freestyle. I love this one that Carolyn made.



I helped a couple at a time. I think they made some really cute shirts. I wish we could have seen everyone's, but they were supposed to sit overnight with the dye on them. So we put them in ziplock bags and sent them home with the girls.



The others played until it was their turn.



After tie dying was done, Katie opened presents. She got some super cute stuff from her sweet little friends.



Then it was time for cake. I usually find pictures on the internet and copy them, but this one came out of my head. I just made it up as I went along really. I knew I wanted the bottom layer to be purple because it is apparently Justin Beiber's favorite color. This was a trade-off for not doing the Justin theme, which worked out perfect. And I tried to make the top layer look like the tie dye swirl on the plates and napkins that I had bought for the party. It really didn't work out as well as I had hoped and if it had been up to me, I would have taken it off and done something different. But Katie really liked it, so I did the best I could to make it work, and covered up as many of the mistakes as I could with daisies and peace signs. And I think it turned out great. So did Katie. She loved it! And that's all that mattered really.





Happy happy birthday Katie dear!



Make a wish sweet pea!



Yay!



I found a recipe for tie dye ice cream on the Family Fun site, so I had to make that too.



This is the shirt Katie made. I love how it turned out! So cute!



Her friend Audrey came over and dropped off a present for her before the party started, but she couldn't stay. So Katie made this one for her. It turned out super cute too! Love it!



I'm so grateful for this groovy ten year old! Love, love, love her to pieces!