Hannah's "ainbrow" Party

A few months ago I asked Hannah what she wanted to do for her birthday!

She immediately stated... "Uh...Celebrate...duh!"

Um...okay...but how Hannah?

I kept asking and finally a few weeks later she decided she wanted to have a "ainbrow" party.

Awesome!  

I immediately jumped on Pinterest (big mistake!).  

There were SO MANY stickin' cute rainbow party ideas.  It was super tough to narrow down the possibilites.

We finally did and this is how we CELEBATED our sweet Hannah's 4th Birthday.

 I decided to do a MASSIVE 6-layer rainbow cake (Thanks to my cousin Brittney!)

Rainbow cakes in a jar (just a little bit obsessed with my jars at the moment!)

And rainbow frosted cupcakes.

I threw in some rainbow colored candies and cutlery just for the cuteness of the rainbow colored EVERYTHING!!!

 This was "The CAKE".  So big and SO YUMMY!!! (Thanks again Burt!)

 Once the party guests arrived we sang to Hannah.

And let everyone loose to enjoy the rainbow cakes, cupcakes, and candies.

The cake was saved to be eaten on her real birthday, except for this slice for the birthday girl!

 After everyone enjoyed their rainbow treats we started opening presents.

I had given Hannah the option of opening up her presents at her party or on her real birthday.

She had chosen to open them up on Sunday, but when she saw all of her presents she quickly changed her mind.

She hardly even ate any of her cake because she was so excited to open presents.

She took the job of present opening very seriously!

But it was super fun to watch her anyways.

Every...and I am talking EVERY SINGLE present she opened up she would get so excited and say...

"Oh.... this is what I always wanted..."  Sure made the gift giver feel good!

 She got a WHOLE bunch of girlie necklaces, rings, and bows, "Just what I always wanted!"

A few coloring and sticker books, "Oh, just what I always wanted!!"

And an Ice cream set for the kitchen, "Just what I always wanted!!!"

Along with some money from the grandparents.  "Oooh, Money...just what I always wanted!!!!"

Thanks everyone...I think it's safe to say she LOVED every single present she received! 

So like I mentioned we had saved the actual cake for her birthday then next day.

We invited family out and she was all giggles and smiles again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET HANNAH!
We sure do LOVE you!

Easter 2013!

Abby's favorite holiday is Easter! I'll agree... It is a good one!

 

What with... 

 Spring on its way.

Cute baby bunnies and ducks literally EVERYWHERE!!!

Super YUMMY Easter Candy! (I was definitely out of control this year! No Joke!)

Good Food, Great Company!

All in celebration of the greatest gift we have been given!  The Savior and His Resurrection!

 

Our Easter weekend was FANTASTIC, with the weather being absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

 

It all started out with the traditional dying of the Easter Eggs. 

Lucy really got into the egg dying!!!

We don't get too creative with our eggs here at the Bates house!

But we do a thorough job, anyways.

There was like 101 people who came to help or show support!

Super Fun!  The girls had a blast!

 The next day my sister went through the Temple for the first-time!

It was special to go through with her so close to Easter.  (Although I almost didn't get to go in!)

It really put into perspective for me what we are celebrating on Easter Sunday.

 

The next day was Easter!

We held off on the egg hunt until after church and dinner when all the cousins would be able to participate.

But the girls got to find their baskets.

Abby was the first one to wake up and once she realized that the Easter bunny had come, she ran up to tell Hannah. 

I have NEVER seen Hannah get out of bed so fast!  EVER!!!!

They were all super excited about their new bath toys and shampoo.

I think Hannah's mind has not quite caught up to her body yet!  Haha!

After Easter baskets and breakfast, it was time to get ready for church.

It's a good thing we had 1:00 church (about the only time you will ever hear me say that) because the girls DID NOT want to get out of the bath.

 

I was asked (more like assigned) to host Easter dinner at my house.

I really didn't mind!  It all turned out great!

Like I mentioned, our egg hunt was after dinner.

The kids were more then ready for it by then.

 It took Lucy a little while to catch onto the idea.  But once she got it she was out there for HOURS looking for "more eggs" (the ones that would drop out of her basket as she bent down to pick up one!  Cutest thing EVER to watch!

They all had a great time and I am so glad to have so many family members and friends to celebrate this holiday with!

 

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!