Finally! Sam’s Party!
pamelamyers | October 21, 2017
Sam finally had her kid birthday party today! It took a while this year to get it situated. It’s always hard because her birthday falls so early in the school year and we never know who she is going to want to invite. I had the same problem with the September birthday, but I had it a bit easier because I went to a very small Catholic school and I went from year to year with the same 20 or so kids. Sam has over 300 kids in her year and she is making new friends every year. I wanted to wait until school was in session for a little while to see who she befriended, and then, I have to try to get their addresses. Sam didn’t want to invite all the girls in her class this year (which shocked the heck out of me) so I couldn’t send the invites into school. I had to wait to get the school directory which didn’t come out right away. Then, when I finally had an idea of who she was inviting, I had to find a date to have the party. She wanted a Busy Bees party again and they didn’t have a Saturday free until October 21! Who knew? I remember when that place opened thinking it was a great place but how is it going to last? Well, thankfully, it’s been years and years and they seem to be going strong. Sam invited a few kids in her class this year, a few kids from first grade, and a handful of other girls she has known for a while like Julia and Lina. It turned out to be a very manageable 11 girls. Sam was thrilled.
She wanted a canvas painting party again this year, and she chose this snowman snow globe as her painting. I like it, and I figured that the other parents would be happy to have a Christmas/winter decoration instead of some random painting. Sam’s friend Giselle sat right next to her, as did Julia!
I think all the kids did such a great job! Sam mixed it up a bit and gave her snowman a pink scarf and hat instead of red since it is a girl snowman (she says). She also made red and green buttons instead of black. She always adds her own touch.
I think all the paintings look amazing! Her friends are Delaney, Ella, Alaina, Lydia, Lina, Erin, Julia and MacKenzie. Her friends Giselle and Adrianna had to leave before we took the picture, but they had a great time.
Cake time! Sam had a cat theme again.
One of Sam’s favorite parts of having a Busy Bees party is that she gets to put her handprint on the wall. She chose a spot not far from her first one. You can see her first one on the far right, the red one three from the top.
In this picture you can see both prints!
One of her party favors was a cat headband. Of course, Sam loves hers! Happy Birthday, my beautiful girl! I hope you had an amazing party and will remember having a blast with your friends forever. You deserve it!
