Gabby's 6th Birthday Party

Gabby wanted a B.uild-A-B.ear birthday party this year... so that's what we did!

We had the birthday party a week and a half before her birthday since her daddy was going to be on a trip with his pals in Colorado the weekend before her birthday. Gabby of course had no issue with the early party since it basically extended the span of her birthday celebration to two weeks.













Gabby invited the girls from her kindergarten class (5 other girls) and two boys. She also invited 3 friends who she met in gymnastics, two neighbor girls that she plays with a lot, and her two friends from the Bay Area who happened to move here two months before us. Add Rocco and Giuliana to that and it was a very nice sized party.

The kids all LOVED choosing and building their own bears at B.A.B! After the bears were built and put into their own personal boxes to bring home, we found an area outside B.A.B to light the candles on Gabby's Hello Kitty cake and sang Happy Birthday to Gabby. It's fun to watch Gabby grow-up and how she reacts differently each year as people sing Happy Birthday to her. She enjoyed her friends singing Happy Birthday to her, but seemed to be very embarrassed whenever WE would sing to her outside of a party setting.

I think the party was a total success... Gabby had a great time and from what I hear & see... her friends & siblings all continue to LOVE their bears! Gabby also got a neat B.A.B. party souvenir... a bear that was signed by everyone who attended the party. Very cute idea!

And... the next day, Gabby and Rocco attended ANOTHER party at B.A.B! So, we now have LOTS of bears in this house with some very cute outfits. Rocco's bears have S.piderman and B.uzz L.ightyear costumes. He also has a B.A.B. from Maria, our last au pair, that has a darling C.ars pajama outfit. And, Gabby's bears are all glammed up with super cute outfits...think lots of sparkles and pink!