I decided last year that I wanted to try to avoid lavish parties every year for my children. So they can have big parties on the "big" years (5, 8, 12, 16) and on the other years they can have one or two friends over for dinner and they can play or watch a movie or whatever. Jillise invited her friends Katelynn and Natalee. I got pizzas from Papa Murphys, but I asked that they give us one pizza with all the toppings on the side. I sliced up the plain dough, put the sauce and cheese and toppings in bowls, and the girls made their own pizzas. It was a hit. Then they played outside while Brian and I ate our Chicago Style pizza. After that was cake and icecream. The cake was a bit of a disaster. Jillise had wanted a Barbie cake. I had made one for her a few years ago and it was a big hit. You make two cakes in the Pampered Chef batter bowl, put one on top of the other, cut a hole in the middle and stick a Barbie down inside and then decorate the cake as the skirt. This time it didn't work. At 2:00 I go to put the doll in and the cake totally splits. Like an avalanche, the whole back side of the cake just fell off. No Barbie cake. Miraculously, Jillise does NOT cry, but gives me permission to go to Safeway to buy another cake. They had a white round cake with some orange and green swirles on it, so I brought it home, frosted it in the pink icing meant for the doll skirt, put some sprinkles on it, and called it good. Crisis averted.
Then Jillise opened presents. Her friends brought her flower buttons for her new Crocs, a Tinkerbell doll, a Barbie carrying case, and a Barbie Nutcracker DVD. From us she got a new jacket for her and her My Twinn doll, a princess watch, a Disney MixStick, (though not the same one on the link -- I got this one on ebay for way cheaper -- yay!), some books, a Littlest Petshop kitty thing, a Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses doll and dress, and a Princess fan. Phew. Then the girls watched The 12 Dancing Princesses, ate popcorn, and played. It was a hit. On Thursday for her REAL birthday we will bring cookies to her kindergarten class. Then I am off the hook until July, when I have two birthdays in two days.
Here is a photo collage of the big day:
5 comments:
what a fun, pink, girly birthday. I love the pizza idea -- I'll have to try that sometime. Me and homemade pizza crust do not get along.
And holy cow . . . that girl made a great haul! Is this all part of your plan to organize the toy room? ;) j/k
Just wanted to pop in and say that your b-day party was a HUGE hit with Natalee too...she had a blast!! :)
I know that Kate had a great time. She is now on the 'for my birthday' mode, and she has to wait till december. Thanks for the fun.
Happy birthday to Jillise! Sounds like the perfect party :)
It sounds like the party was a huge success! Congrats to Jillese!
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