We survived the 12th Birthday Sleep-over Party

Emma hosted a sleep-over party for her 12th birthday this past weekend. It went really well. The whole theme/concept was Emma's and she made a lot of the decorations and her invitations herself. The theme was Hollywood/Movie Theatre and she transformed our sunroom/dining room into a movie theatre complete with things like a sign on the bathroom. We managed to find some cool movie themed things at iParty as well included a red carpet and a fake Oscar to use as a centerpiece. I enjoyed photographing their silly fashion photo shoot, but other than that and preparing dinner -- which was hotdogs and french fries -- Emma pretty much ran the show. They are a great group of girls and they were quiet, if not asleep, by 11pm.

The red carpet

Birthday cake from Stop & Shop. It was really delicious!

Place tags and photo holders. I printed out a photo of all the girls and put them in these holders for everyone to take one home with them as their party favor.

Table set for dinner

Voting for which movie to watch

iParty supplies ready to go

Backyard photo shot: Fish Face Fashion

Emma

Ally and Emma

Mary Kate and Emma

Olivia

Happy Birthday to my baby girl Emma. 

I can't believe she is 12 already. I love the woman that she is growing into and I am privileged to be her Mom. I thought it would be fun to take a look at how she has changed over the years. Enjoy.

Emma at age 1. Belmont, MA

 Emma at age 3. Athens, GA

Emma at age 6. Athens, GA

 Emma at age 9. Barrington, RI

Emma at age almost 12, with her cousin Mia spending Labor Day weekend in Stone Harbor, NJ.