On Saturday, Hailey turned 5 years old. Hailey told Grammy and I weeks ago that she wanted a surprise party. She told me she really didn't know much about them except that you are supposed to stay in your room and someone comes and gets you and yells SURPRISE! So with a little help from Grammy/Smokey, Gigi/Chris and Billie, we held the surprise party in the barn. Brady took Hailey and Hunter on a Kubota ride to check out the new dock while we made our way to the barn. Brady told Hailey he needed to go get some computer stuff for Smokey and they checked out the barn for fun. I pretty much knew what her reaction would be. She would get all shy and cling to Brady. I think she liked her surprise because we hadn't mentioned doing anything and all we had told her was Happy Birthday prior to her party. Grammy and Smokey helped me out and already decorated the barn with red crepe paper and picked up a super cute balloon bouquet and the cookie cake. Since she already had a friend party last week, I wanted to keep it simple. Her favorite colors are RED and SILVER and she loves horses. So this was the mini theme. Upon entering the barn, she fell in the sliding door slot and got embarrased but she quickly warmed up. She spied the princess scooter Brady put together for her earlier that morning. She has wanted one for a long time and I am a little late on delivering it but o-well. She will have fun learning how to use it. We sang Happy Birthday and Brady sliced up the horse cookie cake. After that we opened up presents. She was delighted with each one. Thank-you everyone for coming and helping surprise Hailey on her birthday. We LOVE and THANK YOU!

* The brown and orange outfit is what Hailey picked out early in the week and told me not to forget it when we packed for the lake. She said it was going to be her party outfit on her birthday! 

* BIRTHDAY LOOT: (I think she is good for a long time!)

- Scooter/Head protection gear from mommy/daddy

- Play make-up from mommy. I am tired of having chapstick on my face and eyes when we play!

- Barbie Horse/Girl from mommy/daddy

- Barbie card with 5 dollars from Papa/Rhonda

-  Fishing Tackle Box, supplies and fishing clothes from Smokey. She has a new love of fishing with her daddy!

- Bitty Baby sailor outfit from Grammy

- Craft supplies from Kelsey and Michael

- Girly stuff from Gigi/Chris! Bracelets, lotion, feather boa, hat/gloves and a poofer wand!

- Carosel card from Billie (Hailey loves carosels!) and a beautiful bell. Hailey said she was going to use it at night to tell us she is going to bed and then use it in the morning to wake us all up!

Friend Party Gifts:

-Giant box of beads to make necklaces, etc.

- Tinkerbell doll

- The new Tinkerbell DVD movie/Lightbright from mommy & daddy

- A Barbie that came with a dog that eats and poops! 

- Barbie doll Mini Set