The Big Backyardigans Party!

The theme we picked for our 4th Birthday party was "Backyardigans".  If you aren't familiar with them, the Backyardigans are on the same channel as Dora, Diego, the Wonder Pets... Nick Jr.! 

Neela has always been a Uniqua fan.  Kylie really likes Tasha, but decided she liked Pablo once we made their invitations - and Mom could only find Pablo and Uniqua masks.  Unfortunately, she decided this AFTER Grandma Banana made a Tasha cake.  Good thing Grandma likes to make cake - she made another cake just for Kylie!

We know that we need streamers, party hats and balloons for every party - and Mommy found us great big balloons of Pablo and Uniqua.  We LOVED them when she brought them home!

Before the party started, we opened our gifts from Heidi and Cory - princess flip flops and sunglasses. 

Don't we look super cool?

We also took pictures with our cakes before our guests arrived - just in case someone licked the frosting....

...we probably should have watched Brooke a little closer!

All of our guests got masks, party hats, and tattoos.  We had pizza, carrots and dip, chips and dip, and strawberries and dip for the meal -- then took a break before we had cake.

When it was cake time, we had to deal with a minor mishap.  Neela was SOOOOOOO excited, she slipped and smashed her face on the floor.  She got a very fat, bloody lip - so it took a few minutes to get her back in "cake condition".  (Neela didn't want another year where she cried by her birthday cake....  she still remembers that from her 3rd birthday!)

Neela said her favorite part was blowing out the candle - Kylie said her favorite part was eating the cake... 

Brooke enjoyed the cupcakes (somehow, she finagled two that day!).

Caroline and her Mommy, Kristine

Brooke & Papa Pizza

Everyone had a wonderful time - the girls absolutely adored their big party!  Thank you to all our guests... Jack, Olivia, Caroline, Emmy, Sophia, Mady

Grandma Banana & Papa Pizza

Grandma Candy & Papa Lollipapa (AKA "Wrong Way Papa")

Chuckie & Angie

Ami, Doug, Ben, Alison, Kristine, Mark, Carol, Katy, Casey,

Margaret, Michelle, Greg, Lisa, Danielle & Dominique