So, in case you were thinking of doing this, the best time to have one of your kid's birthday parties is NOT a week before you are leaving the country you have to leave in a rush! Unfortunately for E, that's when his birthday occurred, so we simply pretended our lives and our house weren't in a shambles and went ahead with his party. Fortunately for me, we had bought the favors and decorations over the summer, and I had remembered not to pack them in the boxes to be shipped or accidentally sold them at a yard sale. He wanted a knight theme, and we added in a few princesses because he wanted some of his girl friends to come as well. Actually, it ended up being a great party, a chance for him to say goodbye to some of his good little friends before we left, even if it was a bit stressful and haphazard for me. E loved having time to see everyone, and I was happy we could fit it in before we left, even if there were piles of boxes pushed into corners to make room for the festivities!
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| Everyone got to breathe fire! |
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| The husband painted the flames, since I have no artistic talent! |
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The kids made their own silver (balloon) helmets and decorated
their own personal shields. |
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| We did lots of knight training, including hitting targets with slingshots... |
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| and jumping across an ever widening moat. |
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| How lucky we had already sold our couch! |
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| The princesses were flying high! |
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| There was lots of yummy food, of course. |
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| We even had silver cupcakes with silver candles. |
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| All kinds of presents and lots of friends! |
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E with one of his favorite princesses, who moved to Saudi Arabia
the week after we left, sad all around but here we were all smiles! |
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