Ella's 7th Birthday Party

When I asked Ella what kind of birthday party she wanted, she said something with bubble gum and painted nails. So, of course the only logical theme was a Bubble Gum Spa Party.  This girl loves bubble gum and always wants her nails painted, so it was a great theme to capture her at this age.

There she is.. the newest 7 year old in our family.

And here are just some pictures of the girls and the fun they had at the party.

Since Ella can't yet blow a bubble with her gum, we decided to have a bubble blowing contest with bubbles.  The girls had a lot of fun and really loved showing us their BIG bubbles.

And this little girl right here was the winner of the bubble blowing contest.  She consistently had the biggest bubbles.  She was a pro!

The girls got to do a craft where they made their own gum ball machines.

And here is the final product.  A gum ball machine with suspended gum balls.  Brillant!

Another game we played was pop the balloons to find the one balloon with a gum ball in it.  This went a little too fast because all the balloons started popping when they hit the grass.  bummer, but they didn't care... they still had a blast.

And of course the spa portion of the party.  They girls loved being able to pick out 2, 3, 4 colors of nail polish to put on their nails.  And they loved choosing the pattern of the colors on their nails too.  They were all very particular about their nail painting :-)  Don't they look so grown up and mature at the nail painting station?

And a picture of Ella opening a present.  Always the funniest part of any party.  It is always so much fun to watch all the girls get excited about the birthday girl opening up their presents.

There you have it, my girl is 7 years old.  I can't believe how old she is getting and what a wonderful girl she is growing into.  She is a ball of sunshine and truly such a great daughter and sister and friend.  I love her to pieces!

FYI - I will post more pictures of the details of the party soon.