Madeleine had perhaps the finest birthday party we ever had for our kids. For those who know us, birthday parties tend to be extravagant affairs with us as we celebrate the passing of another year for the children but also give us a chance to socialise with friends again. We do not do Christmas parties, New Year’s parties or any change of life parties. It is pretty much our kids birthdays.
We had a big group this year: thirteen girls came for a Princess party all decked out in outfits. Andrea co-ordinated the fun and games for them as I handled the meals upstairs. So for an hour, they played pin the mask on the princess, face painting, guessing games and so forth. Then upstairs for lunch.
My meals for celebrations are something else. Usually this is an opportunity for me to try a few new things as well as doing standby favorites. I provide more than just chips and drinks. For the parents, I put out a buffet lunch of Asparagus tart, chicken salad croissants, citrus salad, rolls while the kids had a specially made hot dog whereby I cut a long wiener in half and wrap it in a croissant roll and bake it for 20 minutes. of course, they still had their chips and drink too along with sharing the cake and ice cream which is the centerpiece of the whole birthday party for them.
We had quite a few parents staying with us as well. Many times, parents will just drop their kids off and return when it is all over. But we have good friends who stayed and help us out in keeping the girls under some control and having a lunch prepared for them was an attractive proposition for them as well.
As always, at the end, everyone went home happy and well -fed and we just spend the day after the party just resting up.