a party is coming!

*this is the post-8-year-old party!

6.2.8

A photo recap of my baby's 2nd birthday party.  I love decorating and celebrating for birthdays and holidays.  I am passing on that love to my girls.  Because darling daughter #1 took it upon herself to design, create and decorate for her little sister.  Now that is "Sister Love" !  At least for the first 12 hours of the day, because by 8:00 pm they were very "tired" ... probably, of each other. 

got milk?

Drink milk!

Eat cheese, yogurt, tums and ice cream before you place uncontrollable rolling shoes on your children for an afternoon of skating.  Build up their calcium storage.  Especially IF your children are accident prone {like mine}.

We went to a skating birthday party.  And I had an overwhelming fear of attending a party on wheels; especially for my littlest daughter's sake.

Miraculously, my children and all the party children managed to remain on their feet.  Gliding across the wheel scuffed hardwood floors.  The disco ball emitting flashes of silver light.  The fake smoke hovering the ceiling tiles.  A toilet seat hanging from the ceiling (whatever for?)  The Black-Eyed Peas were blaring.

Flashback to the 70s:  I kept waiting to hear the Bay City Rollers, Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, Supertramp, 10CC, Sister Sledge's "We Are Family", and Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You".  The rollerskating boogie songs never came... but I played them in my mind!

Ahhh, Thankfully, only one of the party dads broke a wrist!  WHEW!  (Sorry, AnnaClaire's Dad ... )

the definition of Choice

1. The act of choosing; selection.
2. The power, right, or liberty to choose; option.
3. A number or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of styles and colors.
4. The best or most preferable part.
5. An alternative

"I'm hungry!" echoes through the house on a consistent basis, like every twelve minutes.

"OK, we'll have lunch early," I give in. Who cares if it is only 10:17 am?

"What do you want?" I ask.

"I dunno," responds Child A. "What can I have?"

A lot of things come to mind... 'Cheerios', 'Popcorn', 'Snacksize Bag of Lays', 'Fruit Rollup'... but I have to consider nutritional value and the fact those items do not reside in my cabinet (really). Child A did not know what "junk food" was til I shipped her off to school. She came home inquiring about 'Pop-Tarts', 'Lunchables', 'Rice Krispy Treats', 'Chicken Nuggets', etc. And I properly reminded her that those snacks ONLY exist at school. Just like "CHUCK E. CHEESE" and "McDONALDS" -- they are ONLY a place to have a BIRTHDAY PARTY. It does NOT exist unless you attend or host a birthday party. HOW CLEVER! (I thought of that one all on my own!)

"Salmon or Taco-bake?" I offer as two choices.

"Well, yeah, BUT I don't think I really like any of those choices today!" Child A debates. "How about a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?"

Now that I can do... "Good Choice!" I congratulate Child A.