Libby's Ladybug Party

Libby is one of four girls in our ward that were all born within 2 1/2 weeks of each other. So, since they were all turning 1 at the same time, we moms decided to do a 4-in-1 birthday party. We did a ladybug theme and had so much fun with it!

Jen arrived just in time to help me do the finishing touches on my 4 dozen ladybug cupcakes that I made.

We had a great turn out at the party! Despite being right in the middle of the crazy flooring project, the troops broke away for a bit to be a part of the fun. A welcomed reprieve, I'm sure! ;)

We had several games planned for the kids. Paige did a really cute "Ladybug Hunt" where the kids searched for cute little wooden and wind-up ladybugs in the grass. It was harder than you'd think, but the kids loved it!

My mom put on the "Diaper Derby" for the girls, complete with buckets for submitting your vote, balls to entice the contestants, and a prize for the lucky winner. I have to say...the vast majority of the votes were for Libby (and not just because we had the most family there!). Turns out she's a speedy little demon.


Here she is, about to hit the finish line. Notice there are no competitors anywhere in sight. Yeah, she schooled the competition! That's my girl! And, Ty was the winner, by the way.











Then we had a pinata for the kids, too. We made sure they went youngest to oldest, so Libby was the first to get a whack at it. I think that thing was made of pure steal because it sure seemed to be a hard one to crack. But it finally gave and the kids went wild!








We finished off the big event with the much anticipated eating of the cupcakes. After blowing out their candles (with assistance, of course), the girls were welcomed to go at it. Well,....they didn't. They were all quite dainty through the whole experience.








But Libby did find out that she could yoink the cupcake right out from under Amelia and ended up enjoying two of them.

All in all, it was a huge success and I'm glad we don't have to do it again for at least another year! (And hopefully then it won't be in the middle of a crazy project!)