Love this guy......

I love this little man.....

Pretty Princess Has a Party!

Yes, it took a long time to get this second half of the post up, but never fear....here it is.  Pretty Princess got a friend birthday party this year (they only occur every other year in this family.)   When asked for ideas the usual suspects were there....Princess.....Fairy......Dress Up...... Honestly, the girls has had a fairy, princess, dressup birthday every year of her life, except the one year when it was Dora.  Wait...It may have been Princess Dora.  Anyway,  I just couldn't do it.   It's been done.  So I told her no...Let's come up with something new.  Let's think of what you like to do, favorite activities, favorite hobbies, etc......I started listing things:  Painting, Drawing,  Dancing, Cooking.....That's where it stopped.   She freaked at the idea of a cooking party.  The girls loves to be in the kitchen.   So, technically, I guess this post should be titled "Pretty Chef Has a Party." 

Chef Abrielle

So here is Chef Abrielle modeling her apron and toque.  We made aprons for all of the Soux Chefs out of dollar store kitchen towels and ribbon.   (idea from here:  http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/dish-towel-apron-667580)   We made the toque out of poster board and tissue paper.  When the guest arrived they passed the time decorating their toque until all of the soux chefs were present.

 

 

 

Chef and Soux Chefs at work

 First item of business....Make your own lunch.   We gave them each some pizza dough that they had to knead and shape.  They then had to create their own pizza.  They were awesome.  Who know you could be so creative with Pizza.   This is Abrielle's leaning tower of cheese....It was about 4 inches high!
  

While Jason and I got the pizzas in the oven and cleaned up the inevitable cheese storm on the floor, Carsten entertained the crowd with his awesome dance moves.   This was absolutely unplanned...he just did it.  I think it just loved having the total attention of nine girls.   The girls would shout out kitchen utensils or actions and Carsten portrayed them in his hip-hop style.   

We then played a couple of games while the pizzas cooked.  I didn't get any pictures as I was running the games and Jason was making sure that 18 pizzas of varying shapes, contents, and thicknesses cooked perfectly.   He did a fabulous job...even though he wouldn't wear a toque.

After games, the chefs returned to the kitchen to make fruit kabobs to go with their lunch.  

A few of the fabulous pizzas. 

Then....we ate!!!!

Not sure what that face is....Overwhelming anticipation perhaps?

I LOVE this girl!

....and....BLOW!

 

Lyssi likes her cupcakes....I mean,  Lyssi LOVE her cupcake frosting!

Present time....Carsten can not resist wrapping paper.  He hovered!

More hovering by the big brother...

An absolutely adorable card that one of her friends make for her...It had flowering weeds, twigs, leaves....so sweet!

Chef Abrielle and her Soux Chefs

Overall, the party was a HUGE success.  She loved it, the kids all had fun, it was NOT a princess party.   Happy Birthday to my Pretty Princess Chef!   I can't say how much I love this girl.  She is so smart.. she has become such a good reader and loves school.   She is so helpful...She does so much for me without even being asked.   She is such  good big sister...Getting Greyson to laugh or teaching Alyssa new things makes her so happy.   She is so artistic and full of sparkle and sass.   She aims to make the world a prettier place and does that just with her presence.    I love you Abrielle!!!

Pretty Princess Has a Birthday

Unbelievable enough, Abrielle turned 6. That just sounds old to say. 6. How is that so much older that 5? It doesn't make mathematical sense, but it is true. There is something infinitely more mature about 6 than 5.

Traditional Birthday Breakfast Cake

Birthday Lunch at School (Homemade Mac n Cheese, Grapes, and Chocolate Milk per request)

Birthday Kindergartener

See the wall behind her? That's the birthday wall. In her class, the sign goes up on your birthday and you get to write you name on the board for the day. Every other student has just written their name. Abrielle used every color available to not only write her full name, but to decorate and illustrate it as well. That's my girl. Always a little something extra to make things pretty.

Birthday cupcakes at school. Chocolate with pink and black frosting in sparkly silver cupcake wrappers...per request.

Hmmm....Wonder what's inside.
(Background = McDonald's...per request)


Yay!! A Secret Password Journal...per request, of course.
It can be programmed with a password of your choice and will only open to your voice saying it. Here that Carsten and Alyssa? You can scream "Polly Pocket" at that book all day and it WON'T OPEN. (So please stop screaming "Polly Pocket" at that book.) Abrielle is enjoying a little private space to draw and write and loves the secret compartment inside.

I'll post her birthday pics a little later. There are a lot of them.
Until then, here is a little snippet of Abrielle...

Age: 6
Colors: Pink, Purple, Black
Toys: Polly Pocket, Barbies, Razr Scooter
Food: Mac N Cheese, Chocolate Milk
Activities: Dancing...If there is music playing, some part of her
is bopping along. She can't help it.
Cupstacking (she's on the competitive team at school)
Friends: Everybody....Really, the girls is friends with everyone. Her besties, though, are Abby, Abby, Aubrey...and, of course, Alyssa.
(Note: Who would have thought that it a Kinder class of 18 there is an Abrielle, Abby L, Abby K, Abby ?, and Aubrey. No joke...That almost 1/3 of the class.)
Traits: This kiddo just wants the world to be pretty. If she could, she'd put ribbons, lace, and bows on everything. She is super competitive and can get pretty intense. She's my super helper and the best big sister ever...She loves helping take care of Greyson and Lyssi and is really responsible. She is also really independent and opinionated...but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Overheard...

Abrielle, "Mom, you know Greyson only eats the food you make to not hurt your feelings, right?"