Surprise Party!

I've never liked friend birthday parties because of the worry about who to invite and awkwardness of presents, so my kids have never had one.  But this year I thought Megan would really like to have a party with friends, so I threw her a little surprise fairy party last week.  We did a "cake walk" where the "fairies" walked from flower to flower and won flower barretts that I made and decorated wands (wooden dowels with ribbon) and cupcakes.  Nothing fancy, but Megan loved it.  It was fun to see her smile when her 4 friends knocked on the door and said, "Surprise!"

Later that night we had a family party.  Megan had really been wanting a play-doh ice cream station and we also got her a hula-hoop (she does that during lunch recess with her friends and is learning to do it well!)  She was good to share with Jacob.  Jacob and I also made a fairy flower cake.

I think it was a good birthday for her--and now she is 7!  I remember my 7th birthday, so it's weird to think that she will likely remember this day!