We all had a great time celebrating Lily’s party. We had a beautiful sunny day and lots of friends and family to wish Lily a happy birthday. Because Lily loves her Elmo doll so much we centered the theme of her party around him and Sesame Street. When guests arrived they were greeted by an Elmo candy buffet. We served mini pizzas and goldfish crackers to our younger guests because pizza is Elmo’s favorite food and to honor his pet fish, Dolores. We also made, “Monster Cookies” as a tribute to The Cookie Monster. Lily and her friends stayed cool with squirt guns, a slip and slide and a kiddy pool. Just before it was time for cake we all made our own ice cream.
Lily tried to mind her manners with her smash cake. She began with one finger and a simple taste. She even offered bites to MiMa, John and I, but once the sugar hit her veins all bets were off and she dug in with both hands. When she finished she was covered in blue frosting from head to toe and we had to wash her off in the kiddy pool. It was a mess but a riot and totally worth every gram of sugar she ingested just to see her having so much fun experiencing something new.
My mom went way beyond the call of duty to make this party special by staying with us for the week prior to help us prepare. The party I could have planned without her help would have been boring in comparison to the one we planned together. We work well together and even though it was crazy hot all week, I think we did a pretty good job. THANKS MOM!!!
John had to leave for a business trip today before we could upload all the pictures from the party to my computer. These are a few to give you an idea of the fun we had. I’ll share more pictures of the people that attended on my next post along with the ice cream recipe the kids liked and the sangria recipe the adults appreciated.
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