The Birthday Party

The party was awesome. At one point I just stopped to take it all in and found myself sporting a goofy grin. There were so many kids! They were all non-stop playing. It was grand.
And the adults? They all sort of posted up in their I-can-comfortably-view-my-kid-from-here-but-talk-to-another-adult-and-drink-my-beer-in-peace spot. Terrence (Tim's cousin) found his niche. He stayed in the front yard and pushed kids to a frightening height on the swing. They loved it. (So did he.) I wish I'd gotten a shot of that.

From the moment she woke up, Audrey didn't stop talking about her party. I decided to have her help me with everything. We jotted off to get balloons first thing in the morning. She picked out the colors herself. I think she did a fantastic job.



As if balloons weren't exciting enough, we stopped to get a manicure! It was hysterical to watch her from afar. She did such a great job and I could tell she loved every second of the pampering.


Once we arrived back home all I heard was, "Mom? Can we bake my cake now?", "Mom, the cake. I want to make my cake."....
So, she helped with that too:


She had requested a Maleficent cake. Maleficent, for those of you that do not know, is the wicked fairy, The Mistress of All Evil, from the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty. Aside from Snow White, this is Audrey's favorite movie character. And if you've ever seen the movie I think you know why. That woman deserved an Oscar. Seriously.

At one point I was decorating the cake and Audrey said, "You're messing it up!" I had to shoo her out of the kitchen. Stinker.
The funniest part of the evening for me was watching these kids wait in line for cake and ice cream. I thought there might be a riot at any second. They wanted their cake! Luckily, I had some helpers and everyone was given their dose of sugar before anyone snapped.


All in all, it was a wonderful event. It was so great to see the house packed with kids. It was fun to visit with friends and family. And I'm pretty sure everyone had a good time.

Audrey's already planning her party for next year.