Chloe's Birthday Party: Four Years Go By in a *Flash*

I was going to try to keep Chloe's birthday party simple this year. Just a small family affair. I would have been fine if it had just been the three of us, I wanted it to be small.

Well, that was before I saw this idea on Elle Belle Creative: a birthday party theme of the years going by in a flash.... picture garlands, photo booth & photo props? How could I say no to that? It was just too gosh darn cute to resist! Enter pinterest with ideas galore and this was the result:

Sweet treats galore
Not pictured: many more treats from Chloe's grandmas
And six over-stuffed scrapbooks filled with pictures and pages of Chloe's four years

"Four Years Go By in a Flash"
I wish I had gotten better pictures of the picture garlands,
they were really quite adorable!

Chloe just loved all the attention
and looked stunning in her red party dress!

This cake by Jill of Sprinklebelle Cakes
was easily my favorite part of the entire party!
SO SO SO cute, dontcha think?

Overview from the stage

Photo booth free printable props from craftzee

Chloe with her Better Than Normal felt crown

First time meeting blog friend (now "real" friend!) Shannon & Dylan awwww, love them!

Ava had a quick crush on Oby - so cute!/pretty little Ella

Dad singing Happy Birthday/Cute Carter

Chloe meeting "Aunt Melissa"

Melissa is a friend I recently made through work Gosh, I love her!

Birthday girl with Izzy/The lovely Erin & her adorable family

Dad/Oby & Dallas

The Bennett Bunch & The Love Ladies

Nana & Papa

"Who farted?" Max & Grandma Judy

Our friends, the Drecksels

me with pal Amy

Max & Aunt Holly/Shannon & her cute little monkies

Uncle Matt with Jake & Sally

Aunt Sissy/Grandma & Grandpa Bennett

Chloe's birthday is actually tomorrow, so we will have another small celebration for that. I truly cannot believe Chloe is 4-years-old. Wow.... What a privilege motherhood has been!

Hmmmm.... what to do for the fifth year? I actually already have an idea and if I follow through on it, I really do need to get started on the planning and preparations!