Little did I know then how much this little girl would keep me on my toes. In the last five years, I've read more child sleep books than I knew existed and I've learned that you can cry tears of joy and frustration at the same time. I've had my patience tried, my logic questioned, and my authority challenged. I've laughed and hugged more than I ever thought possible. And last night, as I hugged a half-sleeping Mabes at 1 am and she whispered, "I really love you, Mommy," I realized this is all going too fast. Happy birthday, Mabes.
For Mabes' birthday party, we decided last week to just do a simple party, invite a few friends from school/church, have cake, play, and call it a day. Easy! And then Mabes decided she wanted a Mario theme. Okay, I'll make a cute cake. And then I started googling. And that's when I decided I needed to make a pinata. It was a long process, but pretty fun. Plus, it was a nice distraction to keep me from warbling "Sunrise, Sunset" before breaking down in sobs that my little girl is growing up. So I made the pinata, and while a little lopsided, I'm happy with it. I have a feeling that I'll be finding dried paper maché bits (like Tobias' blue handprints) scattered around the house for months to come.
We had a blast. We played Yoshi games, hunted for gold coins, ate, and of course hit the pinata.
Party guests (minus 2) in their Yoshi hats.
Annabelle thought the pinata was hilarious. She'd laugh every time someone hit it. Each of the kids got 2 times at bat, with several swings each time. They successfully hit off the cheeks, ears, hat, and nose (see picture of Mabes), but Dave had to hit it a bit harder to break the head, which made Annabelle laugh even harder.
(Hats and pinata were not my idea--I'm not creative! I just follow instructions really well, and http://www.coolpartyblog.com/ has great ideas with detailed instructions. Perfect.)
10 comments:
You are SO talented! It takes talent to follow directions and you did a fabulous job on the cake. SO CUTE! Way to go!
Um, that cake is awesome. Wanna make one for my 26th?
Oh my gosh I'm so impressed by that pinata! are you kidding? It looks GREAT! Way to go friend. I don't know how you do it all! The cake looks great to btw. I'm sure she had a great party, and you are right, time does go by way too fast!!!
Ya that is the most awesome party I have ever seen!!! I realized last night at like 9 (11 your time) that it was Mabes bday. I SOOOO wish I could've called her. I will def make up for it with some kind of offering. Hope she doesn't think her Aunt Becca sucks. Is it too late to call now?? =)
You are such a great mom! Can't believe Mabes is FIVE already!
Can I just say that you are AMAZING! You made that?! (Both pinata AND cake!) And CONGRATULATIONS to the little five year old! The BIG five year old!!
Oh man, I'm loving the Mario theme!! And seriously, the cake and pinata are awesome. I'm with Laura--I want them for my next birthday.
Oh my word friend......that pinata was amazing! Are you taking requests??? A-M-A-Z-I-N-G cake too! Wow! Happy 5th Mabes! and friend.....you are fantastic mama!!
That has got to be the best pinata I've ever seen. I'm not even kidding. I'm not going to show my kids because they will be insanely jealous. Hip hip hooray for Emaline's birthday!!!!!
You talented girl! Love the pinata and the cake!! What lucky kids you have! :)
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