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."
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| Chef Abrielle |
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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.
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| Chef and Soux Chefs at work |
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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.
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| A few of the fabulous pizzas. |
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| Then....we ate!!!! |
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| Not sure what that face is....Overwhelming anticipation perhaps? |
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| I LOVE this girl! |
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| Lyssi likes her cupcakes....I mean, Lyssi LOVE her cupcake frosting! | | |
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| Present time....Carsten can not resist wrapping paper. He hovered! |
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| More hovering by the big brother... |
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| An absolutely adorable card that one of her friends make for her...It had flowering weeds, twigs, leaves....so sweet! |
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| 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!!!
