hApPy 2nD bIrThdAy Oliva-Elmo Style

Our little princess turned 2! I can't believe it. Where does the time go? Seriously! Well, Livy is an Elmo lover so we decided to make her party Elmo themed. I had found some cute ideas to make an Elmo party, plus we were on a tight budget so it was a small party. We were glad we could celebrate her party in Oregon with family last weekend when we were there.Found a cute way to make an Elmo shirt for her. I used a shirt she already had. I found an Elmo coloring page off the internet and used it for the pattern to cut out the colors of felt for Elmo. I used Wonder Under to fuse it to the shirt. Then I machine sewed around the pieces. (Don't look close!) I think it turned out okay for novice sewer. I can't remember where, but somewhere under a google search I found the fun idea for the foam Elmo hats for the party participants.

I love Livy's faces in these photos! The most fun party was making these adorable Elmo cupcakes. It was a combination of a few cupcakes I had seen on the internet. I used red frosting for Elmo's fur, white Wilton candy melts for the eyes, orange gumball for the nose (ran out so some had orange frosting), Oreo cookie cut in half for the nose, and black frosting for eye balls. Oh, they were so so cute!

The cousins and their party hats! Oh, and Walmart had Elmo fruit punch juice boxes which were a hit with the kids.

Happy Birthday, blow out your singing candle.

more cuteness

Our little family!

Grandma Schulthies and Ely sporting the Elmo hat.

Livy was enjoying her ice cream next to cousin Briggs.

Jaynee modeling her hat

My enthused brother wearing Elmo.

Livy loves dogs, any kind, any breed. We couldn't pass up this little puppy purse.

you think she likes it?

Well Happy Birthay Olivia! We love you and hope you had a fun Elmo 2nd Party.

Primary Rocks Dance Party

Last week we went to the primary activity. It was a dance party for the primary kids and their families. The theme was Primary Rocks. We had a member of the bishopric that dj's and performs professionally. He came with ALL of his equipment and put on such a great party for the kids. It was like a real dance club, but wholesome of course. There were strobe lights, flashing lights, and something like a fiber optic lighted multicolored screen. He did such an amazing job dj-ing the dance. The kids had fun. Howie was a little reserved, but Livy cut a rug! That girl ditched me and danced all night. Whenever I would come check on her she would run away and start dancing. She was completely tuckered out that night for bed, but had such a blast. I can't describe how much fun it was. Thanks Primary, you do Rock!

some of the pics are blurry, sorry, tried to capture the essence of the party!

livy is in the multicolored dress, the short girl on the floor, but always dancing

howie thought he was pretty hot stuff when the cub scouts wanted him because he was light and they could have him body surf. you should have seen the grin on his face when they put him down, a mile wide.