This year Emma picked a Cinderella and Batman theme. Emma's birthday comes right at the beginning of school, so we decided not to invite her whole class...and I just can't host that many people. We had about 20 kids and their parents today...a houseful, and we had a blast. We were going to try the park this year, but since the high was 103, we changed it to our house...good choice. We had Pizza Hut (thanks to our neighbors who picked it up), pinned the shoe on Cinderella, beat up a Batman piñata, had Oreo stuffed brownies and presents. I know most people just go out and buy a cake, but we enjoy cooking. And I think making our own birthday treats together is becoming a fun and yummy tradition...and also a yearly reminder that it's not about how perfect everything looks, but that we are having fun together. Tomorrow I will post about Emma's fun during cooking. Some of my favorite moments from today: Emma's excited reaction to everyone when they came in the door. She was so excited that each one of them came! Also, I bought the Batman pinata because I didn't want them beating up Cinderella...figured Batman could take it. Guess not though...his head fell off after the 2nd kid. So we just hung up his body and hit that. :/ Kids didn't care...they got candy.
It was a good party for a 5 year old!
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| Helping make oreo stuffed brownies. |
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| Oreo stuffed brownies |
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| Vegan brownies..yummy |
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| Pin the shoe on Cinderella |
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| Licking the spoon is her favorite part...and brownie batter is the best! |
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| Pre-beheading |
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| Ashlynn wanted Emma to help: post beheading. |
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| Ada stayed to play after the party. |
It was so nice to have Ada stay after the party to play with Emma. It is more fun to play with your new toys when you have someone to play with...especially when Mom is too tired to play. Also, we will be very sad when they move in October.
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