Elizabeth had two very fun friends birthday parties in March. She even picked out her friends birthday gifts all on her own. Both were hits. It was fun to watch her decide which ones she thought her friends would like.
One was a Build-a-Bear party. We have kind of avoided this place. Anyone who has been there can probably imagine why. Thankfully, Katherine was at home with Dennis. Elizabeth's entire 4 year-old class (12 students) were in attendance along with a few of Haley's friends from her class last year. The process is not a quick one with that many kids. I was impressed on how patient and well behaved all of the kids were.
First they got to pick their stuffed animal. All of the boys and Elizabeth chose a Koala bear and the girls were fairly mixed with their choices. Then they received a cloth heart that they got to place inside their animal. The gals chatted away and asked questions while the kids one by one got to fill their animal with stuffing and have it stitched closed. Then they had a group picture taken. We managed to bypass all of the stuffed animals accessories. PHEW! From there we headed to the food court. The kids had ice cream cups and a piece of a giant chocolate chip birthday cookie. They enjoyed watching Haley open gifts. Elizabeth did a great job picking out her gift for Haley. Haley was moving away the next morning so it was wonderful that the kids got to have one big celebration with her before she left.
The other one was at Little Gym, which Elizabeth has not been to in ages. It was as if she had never stopped going and a few of the things that intimidated here didn't bother her at all. If anything she was a step ahead of all of the other kids since she kind of knew what to they would be doing. Haley even made it to the party and the kids loved seeing her again.
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