Rachel got a bike for her birthday this year. She was thrilled!
She got it right before her friends arrived for her princess party so she was already in her Cinderella costume from Halloween 2 years ago (which is surprising because other than the length it still fits her). I love that she is riding her bike in her dress. Here she is talking to Emily who called to wish her a happy birthday. She didn't want to get off the bike for a second!
The princess party was lots of fun. Rachel decided months ago that she wanted a princess party. So I went to work trying to make this princess party come together. First we played a few games. This game is called Pass the Poison Apple. It's played like Hot Potato, but when the music stops the person with the apple falls asleep. And how do you wake up a sleeping princess? With a Hershey's Kiss of course!
We also played a game called Crown the Princess. It is similar to musical chairs but instead of taking a chair away each round, there is one chair that is designated as the throne. When the music stopped the girl who sat in the thone got her crown.
Then we decorated our crowns.
I found a picture of this cake online and had no intention of making it. Sure it's cute, but it looked like more work than I was interested in. However, I made one critical mistake. I left the picture of the cake pulled up on the computer. Before I got back to it, Rachel saw it. She came running to find me saying "Mom! That's the cake I want!"
The party was a success and we all had a great time.
The party was a success and we all had a great time.
