Liah's 5th Birthday Party

It's hard to believe that my only daughter turned 5 yesterday. She asked for a scrapbooking birthday party, so scrapbook we did :) It was a cyclone of stickers, scraps, and scissors...but a lot of fun. Later, after we opened presents, there was a knock at the door. We opened it to find Princess Alyssa! She came in

and gave Liah a gift (a watch) and talked to the kids. The little girls were all a little shy at first, mostly because they couldn't believe that a real princess would come to see them. But after about 5 minutes, they peppered her with questions. Some of their questions were:

• Do princesses live in houses or castles?


• Do princesses have phones?


• Do you drive a car or a carriage?


• Do you know Giselle (from Enchanted)? Can she come with you next time?


• Are all of your friends princesses?

When she left, they all scuttered to the front door to see her leave. I think they half expected her to drive away in a horse drawn carriage or get sparkled away by a fairy godmother...my list of resources fell short on that one :)

Later that evening, we had Barbie cake and ice cream. I had sworn I would never give Liah a Barbie, mostly because I've been hardpressed to find one modestly dressed. But, I found a cheap ballerina one...so I added sleeves to appease my conscience :) I was proud of myself because Bryan couldn't tell that I had made any changes...I think he was just being nice because I can TOTALLY tell.

Earlier in the week, Bryan came home sporting Liah's gift...100% his idea. I had to smile, because in a month of Sundays I never would have come up with it, but it was the most perfect gift for her ever...a karoeke machine with a Hannah Montana cd. She LOVED it! Actually, all the kids loved it. She let them each have turns to jam with her.

Watch out Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan and Cindy....here come the Skeltons :)