Addison's Birthday party...take I

Addi's party from Saturday night.

All she asked for was for her cousins, aunts, and uncles to be there...well, and "her Mimi and Papa."

The party, and the season, have really snuck up on me, so I realized like 2 days before the big bash, "I have done nothing." By this I mean literally nothing.

No theme, No cake, No presents, I don't even know if invited people yet. However, the ole' saying "If you build it, they will come," rang in my ears, so I set forth on this birthday party mission.

I start this adventure by asking Addison what kind of cake she wants. She states, "Hello Kitty," as we threw her a hello kitty bash a couple years ago. I try to convince her to go with another theme. She suggests soccer. Cool, soccer is good and it's different than the typical princess theme most 5 year olds want. Then she adds the dreaded words that are still echoing in my ears...."and I want you to make the cake. "I don't want t from the store."

So here I am 2 days before the party, with nothing, including not a clue on how to make a soccer cake.

I then remember the garage sale pan!

A month or two ago my mom bought a Wilton ball pan at a garage sale.

Could I really pull it off?! A round cake? I am terrified!
I set out with a will...b/c where there is a will there is a way, right? At least, that's what is getting me through this horrid process.

I make lists for Matt, hit the party store and sit down to try and conquer "The Cake!"

Now it is by no means perfect, but for my lack of cake decorating skills, I was pleased with my self. Pleased, even if Matt kept walking by it and laughing!

We sang, ate, laughed, cried, shared strores from ole', and dreamed about stories to come.

The others can take Chuck E Cheese, I will stick to our intimate family parties where I can usaully hear my self think, we don't spend a fortune, and I don't have to worry about losing one or both of my children.

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I’m dying and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun every day because there’s no other way to play it.

~Randy Pausch

God Bless~ Christine