It's always a big decision to decide what type of birthday party to have! Lawson has had so many fun parties. One day when her and I were kicking around ideas...we came up with a game night party! We held the party at our apartment clubhouse and I think all the kids loved it!
Our décor was board game colored...green, blue, yellow and red. Think Sorry and Twister! So, of course, we had to come up with the matching outfit! 
We made the cupcakes and Lawson helped Mimi ice them! I can't even do that!
We ordered the birthday banner off of etsy...and Lawson cut it out and helped assemble it! With her getting older, these arties are getting easier and easier for me!
I thought everything turned out really cute! Lawson loves lots of bright colors...so this color scheme was right up her alley!
We set up a photo booth and had a lot fun snapping pics with all of the guests!
We had a prize table. If you won a game, you got to go pick a prize.
We played life sized candy land...which might have been the biggest hit of the party. Lawson used construction paper and we printed out the special Candy Land squares (like the candy cane, gingerbread man, gumdrop, etc.) to lay out a Candy Land game board around the room. The kids themselves were the playing pieces. I drew the cards and told them where they would advance to. Life sized Candy Land was Lawson's idea and it was SO cute! Her and her cousin Morgan were in charge of setting it up before the party! Way to go girls!
We ate pizza to kick things off!
(Note my dice: 4 + 5=9 and 6+3=9)
After pizza, we played the life sized Candy Land. Hudson won first and Lawson won second place. It didn't look rigged at all!
Then we divided into groups and played Twister, Hungry Hippos, Hi Ho Cherry-Io, Tick Tack Toe, Break the Ice, etc.
I could hardly pull everyone away from the games for cupcakes and ice cream!
Then there was a round of Headbands played.
The girls are trying to help the last few that had not guessed their card on their headband. Love La's expression in these!
Next up presents!
Then to a ball and cup game!
And a few minutes to go back to whatever game was your favorite! The kids did not want to leave when their parents came back! Playing games for prizes is the best!
A HUGE thank you to Mom, Judy and Turner for helping serve Pizza, Drinks, Cake, Ice Cream, running games, setting up and cleaning up! Could not have made it with out your help!
After the party I was vacuuming, Lawson called my name and showed me what she had written on her new marker board prize. SO sweet! As she was watching everyone clean up her party afterwards...her little heart was filled with gratitude...and a little truth! There was a little unexpected incident at the beginning of the party...that could not have been avoided...and was no big deal...just a part of life! But, for those there...it is definitely part of the evening memory! Ha!
(Too soon?! Is it funny yet?!)
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