A perfectly Princess Day

We celebrated Mckinley's 5 year old birthday last week. I cannot believe that we have a 5 year old! Where has the time gone? We started out the morning wishing her a happy birthday by singing to her. Sitting in bed, she could not stop laughing while we were singing. She had been waiting for her birthday for so long (and maybe the singing was pretty hilarious too?) She got ready for preschool and when it's your birthday at preschool, you get to be the special helper the whole day! The last time it was Mckinley's turn to be the special helper she was so excited she had trouble sleeping the night before, so I can only imagine how wonderful this made her special day. She also took treats for her classmates. Remember those days?
When she came home from school, we were getting everything ready for her birthday party later in the day. For several weeks, she has been planning how her party would be. She wanted to have all of her friends wear dress ups and have a royal princess tea party. So we decorated, set out teacups and little plates, made pink cupcakes, served pink milk in lieu of tea, Ice cream with sprinkles and opened presents. All of our special guests were absolute princesses and made Mckinleys day so wonderful. Thank you little ladies of the court for coming! And thank you everyone for the sweet gifts! This little 5 year old has been in heaven the past few days with all the new surprises! (our only regret was that the camera ran out of batteries before we could get pictures of all the little girls outfits.)