Yep.... August. I know, I know, I know.... it is October. But this post is about August 13th 2010. My little girls 7th birthday!
I haven't been in the blog-o sphere lately. I am having a hard time finding the balance between wanting to post anything, and trying to post everything!
For this post I will keep it simple.
Amalyssa LOVES her birthday partys. It is a creative passion we share. This year the theme we came up with was 'cruise to Paris' Believe it or not most of the creative genius behind this was Amalyssa. She came up with the outlandish ideas and I honed them down and made them reality.
The basics of the party - guests came 'on board' the cruise ship. We gave them a passport book to draw a picture of themself in. After all the guest's arrived we 'set sail' for Paris. During this time we played little party filler games. When we came in to port the guests all got an Eiffel Tower stamped in their passports and we able to walk down the gangplank (stairs) to Paris. The basement was decked out as 'The Pink Poodle Cafe'. Here we had a light lunch of fruit, cheese and crackers (very French!) and chicken salad sandwiches. The punch was complete with a lemon slice! After lunch we enjoyed opening presents around the 6 foot Eiffel Tower, which was followed by cake and ice cream. Upon departure each guest was given a picture of them next to the Eiffel tower to glue in their passports. As the ship traveled back to the USA all the guests got to play with Amalyssa's new toys.
I think the party was a major hit. I was surprised by how much the kids latched onto the theme and took off with their imaginations. I myself was quite pleased with the decorations. I hesitate to post the pictures because the lighting in our basement is ATROCIOUS!!! Picture them not so puke colored and gross ok!
All the party guest's in Paris!
The Decorations
The party Princess by the Eiffel Tower
(Thanks to Angie for cutting this out! It was the center of attention!)
(Thanks to Angie for cutting this out! It was the center of attention!)
The Cupcake Tower
Which almost gave me an aneurysm, but in the end came together fabulous!
Which almost gave me an aneurysm, but in the end came together fabulous!
