The kids had their birthday party on Sunday. Both kids, two parties in one.

There were many pre-party preparations involved, house-cleaning and getting crap together lilke decorations, pizzas, cakes, etc. I also decided that I needed to get Lily a bed and get it set up BEFORE the party. What a pain I am once I get my mind set on something. This involved borrowing a very unreliable truck and driving all around town in the rain and dealing with tarps and carrying matresses in the rain. This was all done under an enormous time crunch. Not the best idea I've ever had.

However, the party went well. There were donkey tails pinned throughout the living room (and on Henry's chest) and balloons all over. We almost had a near crisis when Lily's hair caught fire as she was blowing out her brithday candles. Luckily thanks to her quick-thinking 10 year old cousin Maya, her hair was rescued and everyone ate cake as if nothing had happened (I have since taken her to get her hair trimmed). The windows did need to be opened to allow for ventilation (smell of burning hair=not pleasant), but all in all I would say that the event was a smashing success - at least according to a certain 6 year old I know.