This year Jessica had two birthday parties courtesy of Chantelle, one for Jess’ local school and complex friends (celebrated at Mondeor), and one for all the family and our friends in Bellville (celebrated at Monty and Cheryl’s house).

IMG_20151114_162903 chantelle and jessica at jessica's fifth birthday party at Montgomery Stronghold in Bellville

The theme was once again Frozen (of course), and this time around Chantelle went all out in terms of decorations and setup, with her and her little helpers (Cheryl, Monty, and Tarryn) working super hard on Saturday morning to setup the perfect Frozen-themed kiddie party!

(Whilst Emily, Jess and I bode our time by playing, shopping and walking among trees! All in the name of keeping the little ones from getting under foot!)

IMG_20151114_132942 tarryn and chantelle setting up jessica's fifth birthday party at Montgomery Stronghold in Bellville

The cake was a spectacular, flowing Elsa dress cake, which was complemented by a host of yummy treats for both the kids and the adults alike.

Blue and white decorations filled the patio and back garden, but even more fun was all the activity stations that Chantelle had organised, each tackling a different Frozen-based theme (like building a snowman, taking Frozen themed photos, etc.).

IMG_20151114_135828 chantelle, jessica, emily at the frozen photo booth at jessica's fifth birthday party at Montgomery Stronghold in Bellville

Stars of the show were however the excellent face painter and balloon animal wrangler that Chantelle had hired, with the two of them faced with a literal never ending line of little ones having things painted and shapes twisted!

IMG_20151114_145659 face painting at jessica's fifth birthday party at Montgomery Stronghold in Bellville

We had great weather, fantastic food, lots of friends and loads of fun – all the ingredients needed to make this without a doubt Jessica’s best birthday party ever!

(And yes, she loved opening all the presents at the end of the day as well…)