Maisie’s spa-tastic birthday party

Today Maisie enjoyed a spa-tastic birthday party with seven of her girly-girlfriends.  

Spa goodie tubs for the girls.  Flip flops, mirror, face towel, cupcake bath fizzy bomb and a floral headband to keep and use at the party.

The girls arriving and getting ready to enter the spa area.

Maisie enjoying a nice foot soak.

Maisie getting her pedicure, Maya, Chani & Briana enjoying a relaxing soak and waiting their turn.   

April, Taylor, Alyssa & Aspen enjoying spa time.

April, Taylor, Alyssa, Aspen, Maisie, Maya, Chani and Briana in various states of the pedicure phase.

Alyssa and Maisie soaking their fingers, getting ready for their facials and manicures.

Maisie with her face cream.

Manicure time for Maisie.

Chani & Briana having their turn with facials.

Maya enjoying her manicure.

Moms and friends watching the action.

Briana having her manicure.

Maisie and Maya in the relaxation area.

Make-up time.

Making bath salts.

Maisie, Maya & Alyssa with their make-up complete.

Aspen & April relaxing before they move to the make-up station.

Taylor all made up.

Three little gymnasts, Taylor, Maisie & Aspen in Maisie’s room.

Playing musical chairs.  (photo by Lisa F.) 

The spa girls with their completed mani/pedis, facials and make up.  Happy, relaxed and gorgeous.

Dining room set up with cupcakes and candy, candy, candy!  I purchased Maisie’s gluten, egg and dairy free cupcake and made cupcakes to match for everyone else.  Other than the “other” cupcakes everything served at Maisie’s party was allergy safe for my girl.  She loved not having to worry and ask if things were safe and especially loved not being different.

Candy, candy candy and all Maisie “safe”!  (photo by Lisa F.) 

Enough pictures, when do we get to eat some of this candy?

Happy birthday Maisie Miao Miao.

Time to dig in!  (photo by Lisa F.)

Mid sugar frenzy.

Briana managed to pack the biggest goodie bag of the group and she was proud of her bigger-than-her-head sized treat bag. 

Maisie enjoying Nik-L-Nips.

Bri loved hers too.

Gap-toothed April enjoying all the sugar.

First signs of the impending sugar coma.  

All that remained after the girls ate and filled their take-home bags. 

Alyssa stayed after all the other guests had left and the first thing the girls did was to go and play in the gym but then they decided to open Maisie’s gifts.  Alyssa made a little crown for Maisie which said “Queen of Gymnastics” so sweet! 

The day and the sugar really kicked in and the girls were happy to make their own little relaxation area and watch a movie.

Maisie said that her spa party was the best party ever!  I’m so happy that she enjoyed it and had such a wonderful day.  A big thank you to the ladies from Jola’s Joyful Events who did a wonderful job making all the girls feel special and running a fabulous spa party.  Big thanks to all of Maisie’s girlfriends for sharing her special day.

Today’s spa party was the last of Maisie’s birthday celebrations but she did have a good week celebrating with her gymnastics teammates at the gym and her classmates at school.  On Maisie’s actual birthday Maisie had her little party at school, passed out treats at gymnastics and then came home to open presents.  Maisie has been asking for a real, video and still camera for months so she was thrilled to see that my parents got her the perfect one.  She has had a blast playing with it each day.  From us Maisie received a bike, a new leotard and some chalk for her bar.  Maisie loved all her gifts. 

She then enjoyed a dinner of her favorite, noodles!  Instead of cake Maisie opted for a leftover Marshmallow Pop from the ones I made for her and her classmates.

For Maisie’s birthday I wanted to send in something special for her and her classmates but I didn’t want to have to worry about Maisie’s allergies and have her having something different so I looked in a different direction and decided to make Marshmallow Pops.  Let me tell you, these were a huge hit with my girl and we both loved them so much we made them not only for her classmates but also for her spa party friends.  Super easy and can be made to fit any occasion.  Check out the recipe…or really the directions, over on Cook Lisa Cook.

Other recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook include: Mango Lassi, Stir-Fried Asparagus with Water Chestnuts, Ginger & Cashews, Curried Roast Chicken Pieces with Spicy Sweet Potato & Carrots, Grilled Corn & Bacon Pudding, Oriental Chicken Salad, Potato Salad with Bacon, Coffee Crusted Steak, Home Style Chicken Curry, Watermelon Frosty,  Mango Gazpacho, Toll House Double Stuff Oreo Brownies, Long Beans with Walnuts, Blacksmith Pizza, Rhubarb Crisp, Laksa, Math Book No Bake Cookies, Aloo Gobi, Mint Lassi, Red Curry Chicken, Lamb Curry, Grilled Corn, Avocado & Tomato Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Baked Egg Cups Two Ways, Thai Peanut Salad, Holy Guacamole, Cantaloupe Agua Fresca, Wallaby Darned, Piggy-Out Cookies, Wicked Good New England Lobster Roll, Long Beans with Garlic, Super Simple Summer Shrimp Salsa Salad, Grandma’s Teriyaki Steak, Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho, Red Chinese Long Beans with Peppers & Red Curry, 24-Layer Crêpe Cake, Fig & Watermelon Salad, Grilled Chèvre & Fig Panini, Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, Grilled Prawns, Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon, Kicked Up Piggy-Out Cookies, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cilantro Lime Chicken, Nutella Crêpes, Mango, Lime & Chile Spiced Ice Box Pie, Roast Beef & Garlic Herb Cheese Sandwich, Layered Crespelle with Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella & Basil, Jamaican Jerk Meat Pies, Nutella No Bake Cookies, Velvety Mac & Cheese, Welsh Cakes, Tom Yam Ghoong (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Lime Jewels, Southwest Pasta Salad, Walnut Roca Squares, Uncle Bubba’s Shrimp & Grits, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps, Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Copycat “KFC” Coleslaw, Happy 6th Birthday Maisie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies, Thin Mint Irish Coffee, Caramel Apples, “Rotisserie” Chicken, Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Mummy Hotdogs, Mango Upside Down Cake, Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens, Aloo Tikki, Pink Strawberry Cake Balls, Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Dumplings, Rum Cured Salmon, Apple, Cranberry & Rhubarb Crisp, Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Sour Cream, Crunchy Oat, Almond, Cashew & Pebbles Granola Bars, Texas Chicken with Lime Butter, Biscoff Fudge, Eggnog Popovers with Cranberry Butter, Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro, Potato Crusted Pork Chops, Oatmeal, Cashew & Chocolate Granola Bars, Texas Chicken Sandwich, Seared Scallops with Creamy Pesto & Lemon Pepper Pasta, Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, Glazed Lemon Squares, Chang-Style Brussels Sprouts, Maisie “safe” No Bake Cookies, Ponderosa Lemon & Sour Cream Tart, Pork Dumplings with Rice Wrappers, Sweet & Spicy Apple Pork, Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Lemon Peel, Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites, Double Chocolate Meyer Lemon Mousse Cake, Malted Pretzel Crunch, Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, Apple Pancakes, Baked Egg & Avocado, Health(ier) Peanut Brittle, Crab Cake Stuffed Mushrooms, Broiled Sushi, Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter, Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, Slimmed Down Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Baked Meatballs, Skinny Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins, Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hearty Sausage, Mushroom & Cheddar Mini Quiche, Strawberry Soup, Chicken Tenders, Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie, Lacy Cheese Crackers, Dried Cherry Almond Tart, Thai Cucumber Salad, Grilled Thai Chicken, Chili Maple Mustard Ribs, Curried Grilled Thai Chicken Salad, Copycat “KFC” Original Recipe Fried Chicken, Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cauli-Rice, Cauliflower Crust Pizza, Fritos Crusted Pollock, Chicken Satay Noodle Salad, Mini Cheesecake Bites, French Fries Hash Browns, Soup Day Soup, Thai Curry Shrimp with Shirataki Noodles, Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon with Sesame Ginger Honey Glaze, Bacon & Cheese Zucchini Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Zucchini Chips, Zucchini with Onion & Brown Sugar, Shrimp & Vegetable Madras Curry, Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings, Maisie “safe” Bacon & “Cheese” Zucchini Fritters and S’mores Granola Bars.

Enjoy!