The Overton Family: THE Party

Aubrey's kid birthday party finally arrived. I got the inspiration to do a fashion show where all the girls would have a different skirt in the Strawberry Shortcake colors. It turned out to be a lot more work than I thought it would be. It was worth it all in the long run, it was a great party!

The skirts are all ready. Our neighbor, Ms. Linda helped me out a lot. She made all the skirt bases for me and I did the embellishments. Aubrey's skirt was the first one I did and it took me about 20 hours. I had to scale down after that, or I never would of had them finished.

I made each girl a hair bow to coordinate with her skirt.

The spread. We went easy and ordered some trays from Publix....so glad that we did.

We hired two wonderful teenagers from church to do the make up and nails for the girls. They loved it!

We also hired our friend and hairdresser, Jessica, to do their hair. They were super excited about this, it was such a treat for them. It was great to hear them come out and show everyone their hair when they were finished.

Aubrey's finished product. There s a story behind her cute shirt. The first one I ordered arrived way too big. It is now a night shirt for her. I ordered this one from another vendor and asked for measurements and was sure I ordered the right size. Well, it is a little small, especially when she raises her arms. It does have a small hole in it, so I am trying to get a new one in the next size up. Regardless, the shirt was really cute. Aubrey goes to open the door for her first guess and I notice that she has spilled Coke all over it. UGH! I tired to get it off the best I could, but it would not come off completely. Oh well, I did not let it ruin the party...just let it go!

The back of her hair.

Aubrey with her balloons. A traditional shot for us.

The kids waiting in the wings for the fashion show to start. They were so excited!

Ethan was a great sport and was the announcer for the fashion show. I wrote out what to say on index cards and even made him practice twice. He did a great job!

First up, the Birthday Girl. Do you think she is excited?

Showing off how her skirt can twirl.

Love this picture of my sweet little girl!

Little Scarlett in her strawberry skirt.

Nora had the posing down!

She has little bows all over her skirt. This was the last one I made and my supplies and creativity were dwindling.

Adorable Marissa. She was all smiles.

Showing off her sequin bow in the back.

Haley was totally into the fashion show. I love how she is holding her purse.

Hannah was a little shy and walked right over to the line.

Showing off her hair bow.

Sweet Charles is Nora's brother and really wanted to be a part of the show when I gave them the invitation. He wore Ethan's vest from Christmas and loved every part of it. I love the expression on his face. In fact, it was getting small on Ethan so we let Charles keep it, he loved it so much.