Hi Ellie…
I decided at the last minute to change my blog. I scrapped my original writing as I
realized it was much more important to give you a memory of your 4th
children’s birthday party. When I
see you on a daily basis in your “go-to 2 outfits” you come across as
Cinderella way before the Ball scene.
And then when I saw you the morning of your birthday all dressed up in a
beautiful blue gown, well…
Final Thoughts: Every little girl is born a princess.
Here is a memory for you Ellie.
What a wonderful birthday weekend you had! I would like to touch upon it as this
birthday was truly like a fairytale written just for you! When your Mommy decided to have a
children’s party separate from the family/friend party… we had no idea what was
in store for us. Seeing you answer
the door in your Elsa costume was absolutely priceless. Ellie, from your crown and earrings to
your dress and glass slippers, instead of flitting around the room like a
butterfly, you walked as though you were balancing a bowl full of fruit on your
head! My guess is that the high-heeled
shoes must have been a bit tricky to walk in!
Before the party ‘officially’ started as each of your friends
arrived they were drawn to your playroom like magnets. Everyone started shedding their clothes
and donning all your princess costumes (except for Thomas who opted for the
penguin attire!) And from their they found your vanity which housed what all
little girls love; make-up (I think a new fashion trend erupted involving lots
of eye shadow because we saw more than one uni-brow in deep purple and turquoise
emerge)! Anyway, when all your
guests arrived we started the birthday party with a friendly greeting followed
with games like Limbo, Pin the Tiara on Princess Aurora, Toss the Easter Eggs
into the Bucket, and Musical Mats! Your Aunt Joanne had me giggling with her
analogy of entertaining 10 preschool aged children. She said, “Playing games with children under 6 years old is
like trying to herd cats!”… And we all know how impossible that is! Since you are usually in charge, your
birthday was no different. El, you
tried to take control of each game and it really wouldn’t have been such a big
deal if you actually knew the proper way to play them. I think you may have had one minor
meltdown at the beginning of the Egg Toss Game. You insisted that the buckets be placed against the solid living
room wall when I insisted they be placed in front of the couch. You did not want to listen to my reasoning
that if the buckets were placed where you wanted them, and the kids torpedoed
those eggs, that wall was going to look like a hailstorm came through leaving
oodles of ‘dings’! Sorry El, but
my reasoning won out since your reasoning was basically, “But I want it there!” After the games were finished everyone gathered around
the table to sing you happy birthday.
With a smile of satisfaction you inhaled deeply and exhaled trying to
blow out all 4 candles at once.
One slight problem arose though when you ran out of air after
extinguishing 3 of the 4 candles.
You quickly took in another breath and just as you were ready to blow it
out, one of your little friends beat you to it. Yep… that led to another very tiny meltdown. But once the ice cream, juice, cookies
and cake were served, 10 sweet smiles appeared, yours being the broadest!
You then had everyone follow you into the playroom where you
all settled down to watch a little bit of the movie Frozen. I went in at one point
to check on everyone and was quickly attacked by what I call those Lizard
Tongue Party Blowers! Yikes… I
high-tailed it out of there quickly!
Once everyone’s bellies were full (which didn’t take all that long) it
was time for you to open your presents.
I think you loved everyone surrounding you as you tore off each gifts
wrapping paper. And each friend
seemed excited and happy when you smiled at their gift and thanked them. After 2 full hours Ellie, your birthday
party had come to its end, and you gave everyone a ‘thank you’ goodie bag
filled with prizes and candy to take home. Then that evening you had another birthday party with family
and friends. More cake, more food,
more presents (talk about a full day)!!!
All-in-all, your birthday celebration was lots and lots of
fun! Now we need Spring to come
because your Poppy and I can’t wait El till you are able to ride your new
purple bike from one end of the block to the other like the big 4 year old that
you officially are!
Love you Ellie-princess!
Mimi
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