Lily 8oo.

The day of Lily's 8th birthday party finally arrived. It's actually the day before her real birthday, so Lily gets to string out the celebrations right across the weekend.

Mummy worked so hard to transform the whole of downstairs...

...into a Frozen wonderland. And very successful it was too.

Lily thought long and hard about what she was going to wear, eventually settling on her Anna dress.

Just as well considering Anna herself came to visit.

As did quite a few other princesses.

There were all sorts of fun and games, including a cutout photo frame.

And Pin The Nose On Olaf. Or yourself, if you really want to...

This was the 'wrap up a team mate to look like a snowman' game. That's Lily in there, somewhere.

Believe it or not, courtesy of a few nights' pom pom making sessions, we even had a snowball fight in June.

The cake followed the theme (it also sang to all the guests).

There was a cuddle for Grandad James.

And a very happy princess at the end of a long, wonderful day.

Bright and early next morning, Lily was up and ready for her traditional sitting-in-a-pile-of-presents photo.

Some were still in keeping with the decor.

This present from Nanny Rachel means Lily is proud to have adopted an endangered snow leopard.

Naturally, there was plenty of Lego, with everything from Friends sets to Frozen and Minecraft.

We all went out for a family meal.

And the sundae came with a special candle.

How cool is your birthday?

After lunch, it was time for a stroll along the front and a paddle.

An amazing party, loads of prezzies, a meal and the beach. Happy happy happy birthday, lovely little girl. x