Pepper's 6th Birthday Party "Girls' Day Out"

Trying to get Pepper to narrow down her ideas about her birthday party was a herculean task. She has basically been planning her birthday since last year. I could not get her to decide if she wanted a big boy/girl party at home or a small outing with just a few girls. FINALLY, we narrowed down her many, many, many ideas and she decided she wanted a girl's afternoon out with just a few friends. At first, I went to a separate nail and makeup place to see what we could afford for the girls to do. Everything was so expensive and I was getting nervous about what I could do with the girls. Lesli Smith reminded me of a beauty school close by that will do things for very cheap. I called them and they had the perfect girly birthday package: each girl would get their hair, nails and makeup done for $12. PERFECT!!! 

After ballet on Saturday, April 11th, I took the girls to the beauty school for their pampering. They were all very excited to be together and I had so much fun watching them enjoy all the attention. Each girl was assigned a beauty student that would do their makeover and their were teachers around to supervise and assist. There was another little girl party going on as well and all of the beauty students seemed to be enjoying all the little girl fun.

Pepper getting ready to be pampered.

Pepper's friend, Audrey, from school. She had A LOT of hair and kept her student busy for the longest time.

Pepper's friend, Ashlyn Tolman, from church. Ashlyn had never been to a hair salon before and was very excited.

Pepper decided she wanted an Elsa-type braid. It took the student many, many tries but eventually she made a beautiful braid. All the beauty students liked Pepper's pink hair.

Ava Lloyd joined us as well. It was fun to get together with them, since we don't get to see them very often.

One of the instructors came by with a goodie bag and Pepper got to pick out some prizes. And all of the girls were given a lollipop to enjoy while they got their hair done. Such extra details like this made it even better than I hoped for.

Love the look of concentration on the girls' faces when they got their nails done.

Pepper's party outfit made me smile.

Duck face!

My beautiful girl.

So much girl fun.

Audrey had all of these beautiful long spiral curls done. It took forever but was so worth it.

When they were all done the students dusted them with glitter. The girls were in heaven and couldn't stop posing and smiling. Their reactions were worth every penny I spent!

Waiting for me to pay the girls hung out in the lobby. I love how it looks like Pepper is holding court with all of her friends.

After the pampering, we headed to a nearby diner place for treats and presents. 

Ava gave Pepper a Birthday Barbie.

Ashlyn gave Pepper a Rapunzel night light, candy, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk.

Audrey gave Pepper a charm necklace and an erector set.

Here's a video of the waiters singing to Pepper:

French fries and milkshakes all around.

Love my big girl!

To cap off all the girly fun, before we dropped off the girls at their homes, we stopped by the pet rescue One of a Kind Pets to say hi to the puppies and kitties. Ashlyn was a bit nervous at first and said hi from the other side of the door.

Pepper even found a kitty-cat named, Pepper.

Showing off her manicure.

I cannot express how much I love this picture, including Morgan's face in the background!

These two cannot handle having a big mirror in the dining-room!

"To celebrate Pepper's upcoming 6th birthday, these lovely ladies had  an afternoon of pampering. They got their hair, nails and makeup done at the Regency Beauty Institute. We had an AMAZING time and the girls were in little girl heaven!"

"These girls took their pampering VERY seriously! And the stylists were super nice. They gave them treats, gave pepper little gifts, and sprinkled the girls with glitter at the end. They really did their best to make the girls feel special."

"After our pampering, we went for some sweet treats. It was a lot of fun listening to these girls' conversations. 

"We finished off the girl's afternoon by visiting the kitties and puppies at One of a Kind pet rescue. It was such a great birthday celebration. Stress free for me and wonderfully, happy girls! (And yes, we found a cat named Pepper!)

"In the words of her amazing preschool teacher last year, 'I just want to be best friends with Pepper and go to lunch!' Pepper is just that person that everyone loves and wants to be friends with. She has such a big heart and is just plain crazy-fun! She will talk your ear off (and then keep talking until you want to rip the other one off,)  and she is the most frustratingly floppy, spill-prone person I've ever met! But, her personality is awesome and I love spending girl time with her. Pepper is a fantastic big sister and very helpful. She is the 'start student' this week in her class for showing the trait of caring. I love my Pepper Doodle and am so grateful Heavenly Father entrusted her to our family!"