Birthday girl
Mariel is officially 5!  We celebrated with two parties this week. 

On Sunday- with Aunt Kate, Uncle John, Grandma and Papa, and many miniature princesses, we had a princess tea party:

We decorated crowns for "pin the crown on the princess"

Played princess bingo

And of course, had princess presents

And a pink princess castle cake

She may be five going on 16...

On Thursday (the actual big day) we had a pizza dinner party with more friends.

This time we had princess cupcakes.  Mariel was very practiced at blowing out all five candles!

And of course, Noella has been cooking away all week to get ready for the parties!