The kids, my two oldest, my neice and nephew, have been taking riding lessons this summer. Naturally horses are all of the rage to them right now. So when the birthday ideas were rolling around the one and only theme to be had was a horse of course! (I had to.)
The farm, where the lessons are had, rents a pavilion along with a horse riding package for parties. My sister, the chef, is also quite an efficient party planner (she gets that from our mother). She made the giant daisy overhead streamer for an area designated as the dance floor. (She also made the burlap birthday banner from the featured image.)
She covered all of the picnic tables with white cloths and made beautiful arrangements with wildflowers and Mason jars.
The menu included hamburgers (requested by the birthday girl)…
baked beans and watermelon…
slaw salad,
and potato salad.
The weather was absolutely gorgeous for cowboys and cowgirls alike.
As a memento for the birthday girl, everyone attending the party signed a picture…
of Addi with her favorite horse, Morning Star.
I have to admit, when Addi said she wanted a cake with the face of Morning Star, I was nervous it would come across like something from The Godfather, but it turned out pretty cute.
A highlight of the evening for me was the daddy-daughter dance.
Everyone got to take home a little “haystack.” Have you had one of those before with chow mein noodles and butterscotch? Um, delicious.
Thank you Addi! You are turning into such a lovely young lady!
This is lovely! Great cake! ! !?????
Thank you Natascha! I think she had a good time!??
I have no doubt!
Happy Birthday Addi! What a lovely party 🙂
Thank you Bec:)
It was a very sweet party. Addi is adorable and I think she had her dream birthday. She wanted all her friends to ride horses and she wanted a longtime spent with Morning Star.
Success!
Thank you for capturing Addi’s dream party for us Sadie! And thanks for all your help setting up/cleaning up/and for carrot treats for the horses…you are truly the best sister ever!!!
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Happy birthday to Addi, what a lucky girl she is to have had such a wonderful party with her family and friends!
Thanks orchard girl:) Maybe next year we can take her to PEI!
This is so cute, I’ve always wanted to take horse riding classes. I though the Dady daughter dance was really special 🙂
Thank you! You’re so sweet:) You should take lessons!
I’m thinking about it. I’ve been looking for a couple of riding classes here in my city. I might do it in the summer
I’m not sure if the kids will continue in it or not, but we wanted them to know some basics and be comfortable around horses. Such beautiful animals!
Yes they are, horse are my second favorite animals next to the elephants of course 🙂 but I think they should. It’ll be cool for them to get into competitions and stuff.
Oh my Sadie! This is just priceless! Love the dance, such a sweet party!
Thank you Lynn, it was such a beautiful day, the weather, the food, family and friends… Just like you said, priceless:)
so nice!
What a beautiful birthday party, and so creative! Everything looks stunning. Well done! 🙂
Thank you!
What a fun and memorable birthday party! Love all the pictures — especially the sweet daddy/daughter dance! I think our daughters would have so much fun together! (My girls love horses, too — my youngest had a “cowgirl” party last year!) 😀
It was fun:) We are having another horse themed party for my son too, trying to get creative on how to keep it different!
How fun! 🙂 This year our girls are requesting an “Italian-themed birthday” and a “Star Wars-themed birthday” — two very different party themes for sure! 😉
Good ones though!
What a fantastic idea! Looks like it was a lovely party 🙂
Thank you:) It was a lot of fun. My sister does a great job!
How perfect! Another party I’m sorry to have missed. Thanks for posting all of the beautiful highlights! Nice job Rach ☺️
We missed you too!