Princess on Ice

Today we celebrated Dawson's 5th birthday with a "Princess on Ice" party theme.  I decided to combine her love of ice skating with her love of princesses.  A perfect combination for my now "5" year old girl.  First thing she said this morning was...am I five for real today???

 The party had a party room with a mini ice rink attached.  The children could come and go between both rooms whenever they wanted!  The nice part was the parents could watch from the party room and still stay warm!

Grace and her mom looked wonderful as they skated around the rink.  I love Ariel's outfit from head to toe!  One of my favorite parts of the party was that some of the parents joined me and their children on the ice!  I loved to watch all the interaction!

 Many of the princesses have never been ice skating before.  With a lot of determination and smiles, they caught on pretty well.  Look at Maggie and Claire! 

 We did have to take a few breaks for pizza, cake and presents!

 The birthday girl blew out the candles without hesitation.  One breath and they were all out!  Great job Dawson!

Then back to the ice!

A few friends just learning to balance!  The side of the rink was a popular place at the beginning of the party!  But not so much by the time it was over!

The cones are to help those who have never skated before gain balance but, as you can see, they became fun and a novelty for all the girls.  They loved just pushing them around!  Even if they didn't need them!

 Next, came the present opening!  Always fun for everyone to watch!

 And a final farewell fall!  We headed home, celebrated Father's Day, played with some presents and then Dawson headed to a play with her Grammy, Aunt Kim and cousin.  I have no idea how she can just keep going and going!