I'm a little late in writing about Mia's birthday party, but thought you might enjoy a couple of pics. The theme was a princess party. As each girl entered, she went to the "fitting room" where she hung up her gown and was fitted for her paper crown. They then went to the downstairs playroom for some active play. Mia loved being able to bounce in her bouncy castle with her friends - usually it's just Mom or Dad. Playtime over, they dressed in their princess gowns and enjoyed a lunch of chicken quesadillas, crudites, and fruit. The other parents noted the girls were unusually hearty eaters. Jeff reports that at one point they almost had a competition to see who could eat the most celery sticks.
I should comment on Mia's choice of gown. The night before the party, I'd hung out all 5-6 of her dress-up gowns, mostly pre-owned Halloween costumes plus a couple of pre-owned ballet recital outfits. I thought Mia would want to wear the blue gown again, but the hot pink ballet outfit caught her eye. And why wouldn't it? It had a sequined top, spaghetti straps, silky rosettes, and layers and layers of tulle. I'd purchased it at the consignment sale at Mia's school for a song and had been hiding it in the back of her closet because it was way too big for her. Once Mia saw it, her love affair with the blue princess gown was history. I told her she could try it on and she didn't want to take it off.
After the party, Mia hugged her BFF good-bye and watched her little princess friends and their moms depart, balloons and treat bags in hand.
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