I am so jealous of parents who have kids with warm-weather birthdays. My girls were born in late fall and early winter which basically precludes any attempt at an easy breezy outdoor party (aka: One of those let-them-run-around-then-serve-cake-then-say-goodbye parties). So for Phoebe's 8th this year, we all decided to ignore the weather and have a summer party anyway -- inside the snow-shrouded house. Phoebe insisted on planning the order of events, the playlist, the invite list. And though it didn't exactly end up being easy-breezy, we had so much fun planning it that it was totally worth the effort. Here are some highlights:
Summer-in-the-Winter Birthday Party
Summer-in-the-Winter Birthday Party
Summer-in-the-Winter Birthday Party
I am so jealous of parents who have kids with warm-weather birthdays. My girls were born in late fall and early winter which basically precludes any attempt at an easy breezy outdoor party (aka: One of those let-them-run-around-then-serve-cake-then-say-goodbye parties). So for Phoebe's 8th this year, we all decided to ignore the weather and have a summer party anyway -- inside the snow-shrouded house. Phoebe insisted on planning the order of events, the playlist, the invite list. And though it didn't exactly end up being easy-breezy, we had so much fun planning it that it was totally worth the effort. Here are some highlights: