16th Birthday Party!

We were so excited to celebrate Lily's 16th birthday! We originally had it planned for the Friday after her birthday, but the Stonehaven volleyball team made it to the regional tournament which started that weekend (and it moved on to the state tournament the next week!). Definitely a good reason to postpone the celebration! We pushed it out a couple of weeks which ended up working out well.

While Lily was at school, Ryan and I decorated the basement. We filled it with all sorts of fun items!

Lily kept the main event as a secret from her friends. They all met up right after school, and that's when she told them we were heading to The Splatter Studio over in Sandy Springs. None of them had even heard of it before, so this was definitely a surprise! Everyone was excited to get ponchos and shoe covers on.

So many colors to choose from!

Everyone gathers around to learn some different splatter paint techniques.

Let the fun begin! These girls splattered, sprayed, drizzled, threw, shot, and swirled paint all over the place to make some beautiful abstract paintings!

Each girl had her own station to make her own painting. Then, they came together for several pieces. We bought Lily a Splatter Studio shirt to commemorate the event, and she had everyone splatter on it which was really cool. For parties, they allow up to 12 kids. We had 9 which meant there were three extra blank canvases. The girls had fun collaborating on these. Ryan and I loved this first one so much that we asked if we could keep it; the girls agreed that was fine, so it's now hanging up in our house!

The girls also collaborated on a larger painting that is given to the birthday girl. This first painting shows each girl with her chosen color for the painting, and the second picture shows them with their finished product. This is now hanging in Lily's room. What a great reminder of an awesome birthday with friends!

I snapped a picture of each girl with her painting as each finished up. They all turned out so good!

Lucy Elrod and Kate Jackson

Lauren Martin and Hannah Mauldin

Mary Preston Harvey and Raegan Miley

Emma Scott and Addison Corley

I think it's safe to say they all had an absolute blast!

After our time at The Splatter Studio, we came on home. Ryan and I had decorated the dining room table earlier in the day too.

Lily wanted Chick-fil-a nuggets, so we ordered a big tray for everyone to split. We also had their fruit tray, a variety of chips, and all the Coke products to choose from.

We are so thankful for our friend, Sherilyn Johnson, who is such a great baker! Lily's not a big sweets person, but she raved about a cake Sherilyn had made for someone else, so I reached out to see if I could order one for Lily's party. It's a strawberry cake with a cream cheese icing, and it was so yummy!

Lily's friends spent the night afterwards. These girls always have a lot of fun hanging out together, and we're always happy to open our home up to them. We're thankful Lily has such wonderful friends. The next morning, Ryan cooked bacon and pancakes on the griddle for everyone, and we had more of the fruit tray too. This was an absolutely perfect party for Lily! Happy birthday!