Teya's Ariel Birthday Party

Monday was Teya's birthday and we celebrated over the weekend with a much anticipated Ariel the Little Mermaid party. She really really REALLY loves Ariel! It doesn't matter if you give her a stick, a rock, a piece of trash, as long as it has Ariel on it you've made her day. It's hard not to give in when it's that easy to make her happy! Here is a look at her fun birthday full of Little Mermaid happiness : )

We decked the house out in streamers and Little Mermaid decor

The table was all ready for party festivities to begin

Taber found these super cute Ariel plates at the Disney store on clearance! He scooped them up for the party and figured Teya would be happy with the new additions to our dish collection.

Little friends started arriving and Teya was ready to greet them in her Little Mermaid dress-up costume.

We had them search for their hidden treat bags while everyone was still arriving.

Then it was on to the crafts. The girls made foam door hangers with lots of stickers and foam paint.

It's hard to go wrong with little girls and stickers. This kept them busy for awhile.

The finished products!

Then it was on to pin the flower tiara on Ariel.

Each girl got her own flower tiara for playing.

After that Teya requested hide and go seek, so they played that for awhile and then launched into making beaded necklaces while Taber got lunch ready.

Hot dogs, Cheetos and fruit salad, a few of Teya's favorites!

Then it was time for the cake!

You can tell she was so happy about her pretty Ariel cake. We sang and she managed to blow her candles out without any other "helpers" pitching in : )

Then she went straight for the frosting.

It was kind of sad cutting into that beautiful cake but I'm happy to say that it tasted as good as it looked!

On to presents!

Everyone brought such fun and thoughtful gifts, including plenty of Mermaid toys, clothes, books, and dolls. Teya was very happy and grateful : )

After a few rounds of Freeze Dance it was time for friends to go home. When they left Teya came up to us and said, "Thank you for my WONDERFUL birthday party Mom and Dad!" I couldn't help but smile at her sweetness and her genuine gratitude.

Happy Birthday to my beautiful little girl. I love you so much and am so grateful that the last 4 years of my life have been blessed to have you in them!