R's Party: Part 3--Pizza and Presents

After distributing some watermelon, Grampie went to pick up the pizza and brought it back. We rounded up the kids and brought them in for some lunch-- pizza, watermelon, lemonade, water, and soda. There weren't enough seats for everybody so some people stood, but it all worked out really well. I had to run in and change R out of her bathing suit since she was covered in sand and because I wanted her to wear her party dress (that my mom actually bought at the Goodwill!) and special pink hair bows that she'd received just the day before from one of my mom's friends-- she sent a package full of all different colors. R was so tickled!

Anyway, here's a shot of the tables with people eating.
R and one of her friends eating their pizza.
After pizza got cleared up, we pulled out the cupcakes. I made a dozen Elmo cupcakes and then two dozen regular chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Mmmm, homemade chocolate frosting. Y-U-M.
Here's R blowing out her candles. This was seriously the highlight of the party for me. She was so happy to have everyone singing to HER-- she kept turning around and beaming at J, who was sitting right behind her, with an expression on her face like, "really? for ME? REALLY?" and the whole group sang really loud and cheered uproariously when she got all the candles blown out. Amazingly, she only got one small tiny spot of frosting on her dress, and Grammie was able to get it off with just a little bit of water.

Then it was time for presents. She got some wonderful gifts, and they've all gotten great use since the party ended--several princess dolls, clothing, a terrific puzzle, a book, a dvd, and beach gear. It was a lot of fun to see her friends crowding around her to see what she was opening.