Bailey's Magical 9th Birthday

We had the best time celebrating our favorite girl in the world. I don't know how it's possible, but Bailey turned 9 years old and we celebrated with a magical unicorn party. 

Bailey absolutely loved her party and that made all the hard work worth it. That backdrop took me hours.  But I do love how it turned out. I also cut out a gold star banner to go with the backdrop and balloon arch. 

The tassel garland was so pretty. I love the soft pastel colors. 

Besides cake we also served unicorn cupcakes and popcorn balls. 
These cupcakes were so fun to make. I absolutely love the little ears and unicorn horns. So cute!

And the popcorn balls were a yummy treat. I was looking for a different kind of treat to serve and these popcorn balls sounded like the perfect addition to our party. They had pretty sprinkles and unicorn candies mixed in. They were pretty delicious. 

And for our beverage, we served sparkling unicorn fizz. 

I think Bailey's favorite part was the unicorn cake. I was anxious about making the cake, but after reading lots of tutorials about how to blend the frosting colors I gave it a try. I like how it turned out. 

 

And of course Bailey had to wear a unicorn headband. And the day before her party, I found this cute little tutu on clearance for $2. It was the perfect color scheme and Bailey was so excited. We found a shirt in her closet to math and her outfit was all set. 

I sure love this girl! She's smart, curious, creative, kind, loves to read. She loves all things girly, loves her brothers and she still believes in all things magical. I love her sweet voice and her love of books. Its rare when you don't find her with a book in her hands. 

I had to get some pictures of Bailey with her cake that she loved so much.

Nanny and Papa came to visit and Uncle Joseph and his family came over to party as well. We had so much fun. Bailey wanted to open presents first  so we did that and then we ate all the yummy food.

 

 

Bailey got lots of "Polly Pockets" and she was thrilled. We also got her a stuffed unicorn that lights up and we are hoping it will allow us to close her bedroom door at night and she will not be scared. Before this she had to have her bedroom door open every night but then she wanted no noise and no sound outside her room so we couldn't  even watch tv in the living room at night. Anyways, we are really excited at the prospect of having our living room back at night. 

After we finished opening presents, we sang to Bailey and she blew out her candle. 

Then we cut the cake. It was so pretty inside. Bailey loved it. 

 After the party was over, Nanny and Bailey got to play with all her new "Polly Pockets" together. This was the best gift ever to Bailey. Even I got to play with them for a while and Bailey loved this!

So we had her birthday party on Saturday and Nanny and Papa stayed over and left Sunday evening. Then Bailey's actual birthday was today so we kept on celebrating. We went running, then swimming at the pool. Later we had a birthday parade for her and then watched a movie. In between all the birthday fun, we packed up to leave for Oregon, because we leave tomorrow for our 30 hour road trip. 

 Here are a few pictures from Bailey's birthday parade. She was so happy that so many friends were able to drive by. Also, we are loving these birthday parades. Such a fun, safe way to celebrate. 

I love the birthday banner the Stock family made for Bailey and Bailey loved handing out popsicles to everyone. Of course she was thrilled that so many friends gave her presents. Such a sweet way to celebrate. Thank you to everyone who made her feel so special today. 
Happy Birthday to our sweet girl!