A Weekend of Parties!

It was a party-like-it's-your-birthday weekend. I attended two awesome birthday parties!

First was Abby's girls' night out for her 21st birthday celebration. We ate pizza, went shopping at Savers (and had a blast modeling outfits for each other), then played guitar hero, did our nails, gave ourselves stick-on tattoos, and had a sleepover. (we took some pictures but I

The next morning it was time to head to the beach with Isabel's Island Princess Karaoke party! All the little girls were dressed as princesses and we enjoyed singing to princess songs. I really enjoyed visiting with everyone and watching Isabel open her pretty princess presents. But the cake took...the cake (I know, you all wish you were as clever as me)

Manda made the cake and decorated it. When I asked her how long it took she said, "Actually, not as long as you would expect." I laughed. Whatever, Manda.

Anyway, Isabel requested an island cake with a lobster. She also requested that it be strawberry cake with lime icing and raspberry filling. It was a beautiful cake inside and out! Manda used chocolate seashells and rocks and candy pearls for the ocean scene and graham cracker crumbs for the sand. It was so cute! (plus the lobster was some sort of coconut-chocolate mix. It was delish)