Par-tay!

The kids had a great day Saturday. Their birthday party was equal part Cinderella and Perry the Platypus (the cupcakes were either pink and purple or teal and yellow to match the themes). Due to kids being sick, only three families attended. To be honest, our kids were sick too. This stupid weather is the perfect breeding ground for the cold and flu. Can't spring weather just come already? Anyway, they kids had fun playing. I made a life size version of Candyland. The pink squares were customized with characters from Cinderella and Phineas and Ferb. Then we had them go to town on a pinata. Unfortunately, they couldn't figure out how leverage the stick very well, and they just tapped it instead of whacking it. Then it was time to sing "Happy Birthday" during which Courtney giggled and said, "Aww, shucks." Is she not the cutest? They got a lot of great presents. We also decorated with helium balloons, but we got more than really fit in the car. After the party, we let the kids take some home, then we told Courtney to pick one balloon to save, and then we popped the rest. When we got outside, the wind ripped the balloon off the string! And to make it even sadder, Courtney started sobbing, and she asked me, "Why doesn't Cinderella want to be with me?" My heart just broke into 1000 tiny pieces. Other than that, the party was a huge success!