Bella in Wonderland

In March of 2010, my mother and I took a trip to Disneyland. I had never been and she hadn't been since she was 18 so we decided to go. The very first ride we rode on our first day was the Alice in Wonderland ride. They do not have one of these at Walt Disney World, so it was a fun new ride for both of us. Once we got off, my mom said "Wouldn't that be a cute idea for a birthday party?" And an idea was born. I immediately latched on to the idea and started thinking how cute that would be. I mean one of the biggest themes in the movie is having a "Very Merry Un-Birthday". So for over a year I had been planning this party and getting ideas for it. We did a Mad Hatter tea party theme and decorated with little tea cups all over the place.

Here we used a large tea cup for the White Queen's Punch, but we had the Red Queen's Champagne close at hand for adults (none for Alice!)

Instead of a cake, we did Mad Hatter Cupcakes

I got this cute banner off Etsy. Etsy and I became good friends during the planning phase of the party...

Signs for the front yard - also from Etsy!

For party favors we had little tea cups with goodies in them

Tea cup centerpieces. If you look close you can see a paint brush. My mother-in-law has a keen eye for detail and wanted to give the impression we had painted the roses red. There was also red paint close by.

Another centerpiece. My mother-in-law also did all the flower arrangements. She is so talented!

Isabella dressed up as Alice. Aunt Amanda got her all excited about wearing her dress and then she would not take it off until late in the day!


She very much enjoyed her cupcake


Her big present from us was her new water table. Bella's friend Andrew has the same one and I just thought it was so cute! It was a hit at the party. Apologies to all the parents who took home wet kiddos! =) This is Bella's friend Madison.


Her big gift from Grammy and Poppy was a new tricycle. She is putting on her "I'm 2" riding hat to take it for a spin.


This picture of Isabella and her friend Caitlin cracks me up.


These are my girls! From left to right is Tamra, Caitlin, Lacey, Presley, Kiley, Shawna, me and Bells.

I was really happy with how everything turned out. It is amazing how much work can go in to a 2 year old's birthday party. Not sure I will be able to go all out like this in years to come. Next year I am thinking Little Gym? =)