zoe is 7!

my zoe turned the big 7 a few weeks ago! 

and if there is one thing that my zoe loves, it's dolls

so for her birthday party, it was only fitting that she have a 

dollhouse theme party!

we had a mini buffet 

complete with mini donuts, mini burgers, mini cupcakes

mini hotdogs and mini cookies

after lunch i had a special surprise for the girls

i showed them a little wooden doll i had painted

and then gave them each their own doll and set out some paints

 they all got quiet and serious and went to work on their dolls right away
 

tada! all little works of art!

but of course a doll needs a place to live right?

husband got his "martha" on the week before

and handmade six cardboard dollhouses for each of the girls

they shrieked with excitement and busied themselves right away

each girl beamed with pride with their completed
 doll and dollhouse

especially my seven year old!

(still can't believe i have a seven year old!)

they immediately developed a neighborhood

drew a community pool with some sidewalk chalk, 

built fences with rocks and collected flowers for the gardens

i'm pretty sure i overheard pia discussing plans for a block party

isn't it amazing what a little wooden doll, some paint

 a few cardboard houses and a whole lotta imagination can create?