We started the day a bit slower than yesterday and had an easy slide into the party time. Sara had been up until 1:30 to finish the cake, but the delight on Analiese's face when she saw it made it all worthwhile. It was a gorgeous aqua blue cake with a little mermaid sitting atop and surrounded by candy sea life. It was a sight to behold.
Once people started arriving, the momentum built until the house was full of kids and moms and dads all visiting, playing, eating BBQ chicken,salad, veggies and chips and having a great time. The crowd gathered to sing "Happy Birthday" and the beautiful cake was cut and consumed. It tasted as good as it looked. Opening presents was a bit of a group effort with kids hovering around each bag trying to see the next gift. Gradually, in smallgroups parents gathered their sons and daughters and began to leave. After it dwindled down, a small after party continued with three other parents visiting and three little boys playing with Analiese in the backyard. They ran through the sprinkler and slid down the wet slide until even that part of the party ended. As they were all leaving, the neighbors returned from a trip to grandma's and came over to help put the final touches on the party. Analiese and Kaylee played with the new toys as the parents visited and talked army stuff - a language that I don't fully understand.
Finally, all were gone. Analiese cuddled a few minutes, put on her silky pajamas and slipped into birthday dreams. We were all tired. We visted and reviewed the highlights of the day and drifted off to our own birthday dreams.
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