Emma's 8th birthday party

Emma requested the theme for her party to be from the "Inside Out" movie. 

It's a Disney movie with characters representing the emotions of Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger & Disgust.  Also in the movie are memory balls that are colored by what emotion that memory is associated with.  So going off that... here are pics from Emma's Inside Out Party:

Gifts galore!

Emma-o-tions

circle garland I stayed way up too late threading

Everything must have circles!

Eating our staple party foods: Chili, rice, hot dogs & corn bread

Emma & her BFF

Selfie w/Auntie P

5 girls - 5 emotions! 

They are all Joyful!

Went easy on the cupcakes....

Birthday girl

Wish I knew what she was laughing at!

It's Henwee!

A special card from her friend Maori (who spent 2 hours creating it)

Shopkins! The new obsession!

 New bedding!

Circle theme - of course we need to have bubble tea!

...with colored bubbles!! (or Memory Balls as we called them)

Gotta stay in the kitchen with that!

One of Emma's 2 new aquatic frogs

Thanks to Jana for helping me take pics!

KELLY IS HAVING A BABY!

So we had a baby shower!

The Invite...

(Didn't get a closeup of the pink side so here are all the pictures from the mantel...)

 EVERYTHING BLUE AND PINK!

(Even the drinks!)

Cups with bows or bowties!

 Guests cast their votes as they entered...

A fun activity set out to do during the shower...

The "Price is Right" game! Can you guess the right prices? Neither could we! :)

Popcorn and....

  

...veggies to snack on as guests arrive.

(Veggie cups by Rachel H. - Thanks Rach!)

The guest of honor arrives (no surprises here... the big surprise comes when baby arrives :)

 Telling Kelly her belt needs to sit a wee bit higher. (That's what sister's are for! ;)

We asked guests to wear colors to represent their guess - Boy or girl?

  

The food!

(if you look close you can see the food descriptions written on the table) 

Spinach/Artichoke cups

(Thanks Emily!)

Mango Salsa and Chips!

  Hawaiian Pineapple Meatballs

(Thanks Remy!)

Cheese, Crackers and Pepperoni!

  

Chicken and Waffles with Maple/Mustard Glaze!

(my fav! Thanks Jana!)

 Mom's Famous Deviled Eggs!

(Thanks Mom!)

 Mother/Daughter Shot

 

Kelly and her sis-in-laws...

and one is due 2 weeks after Kelly!

 Kelly's niece and nephew checking out the bump

Selfie time!

Time for a game..

A race to see who could finish the fastest!

Prizes for the games... Pedicure kits!

Time for dessert!

Cake pops by Danielle! (her dessert blog here) 

(Thanks Danielle!)

How fun are these!? Bite a cup cake to see what color is inside! Half of them blue and half pink of course!

(Thanks Amber!)

The fruit and dip!

(Thanks Sister B!)

Matches my guess!

Baby Olivia guesses pink of course!

The pin grandma (Baby's Great-Grandma) is wearing in the above picture... Will Emma finally get a girl cousin on this side of the family??

Cousins

The Grandmas!

Team photos...

TEAM Pink!

TEAM Blue!

Uh oh...

 

That's better!

THANKS TO EVERYONE

for helping and coming!

Here are some of the pictures taking during set up! (Creativity always requires a mess first! ;)

Sooooo thankful for ALL my helpers (pictured here and others not pictured too!)