March of the Penguins!

 50 happy penguins "marched down our hedge to honor Auntie Lynne's 50th birthday!  The 50th penguin proclamined why they were marching. LOL

 The kids helped make smaller versions of the signage penguins into place markers.

 A shot of part of the centerpiece.  I was in a hurry and didn't realize i missed most of the stuff on the table!  Oh well, it was very cute.

And the cupcake tower.  The blue frosted cupcakes had red velvet cake and were topped with penguins.  The white frosted ones were double vanilla and had snow flakes.  Gorgeous paper snowflakes also floated through our dining room.  Rob made them, he is amazing at them.

It was a great party and Lynne was really really pleased and surprised.  The kids did awesomely well. It was also Yule with K's side of the family and the kids got a really amazing drum set from indulgent aunts and uncle.  Sadly it is electronic and does not work.  Uncle Brian was really upset that he had gotten them this and spent an hour setting it up and it didn't work.  I was so proud of the kids.  Rob of course at 14 could be counted on to take it in stride.  KC said it was so cool to have "real" drums and he didn't mind waiting a while longer till thenew part came.  Lissa just sat down and hammered on them without them working and showed that imagination is truly the best gift of all.