Princess Party

Pre-party primping. Mom and princess snuggle.

Setting the stage... Princess Sophia ruling from her thrown.

Sophia getting her enthusiasm on.

Princess castle cake decorated by mom.

Princess ice cream cones that held greater inner beauty than outer "superficial" beauty.

Sophia's party went well, despite yesterday's request for "no kids" yesterday. She started off shy with the family, then broke out, waving her magic wand, putting Zadie and Grandpa to sleep and then waking them with another wave. She got shy again when the guests arrived, however, not too shy to take their gifts and put them on the gift bench in the dining room. I had four crafts lined up - making crowns and tiara's, making bracelets and decorating shields and decorating my cardboard castle for Sophia. The kids kind of decorated their crowns, the bracelets didn't work (stretchy string supposedly made for kids to use wouldn't hold a knot and the shields were not really that exciting I think. I didn't even bring down the castle as there wasn't enough room with 11 kids and their parents in the living room. I think Sophia may not have wanted everyone coloring on it anyway, in hind sight, and therefore a good thing. Despite all that, I think everyone had fun. Little Madison really got into things and had fun with the tiaras, and the rest of the party. The little babies did very well playing on the carpet in the living room too. At the end, when the living room was clearing out, Ethan put on the music and Sophia and Clara had a blast dancing. Me-mere had a pretty good time too...

Party is done and I am glad to have those stresses over. House looks good too - not a disaster one would expect post kids' party.