All year long plans are brewing for the kids' upcoming birthday parties - no matter how distant in the future. This year Arwen's character preferences have morphed significantly, as evidenced by the theme of her four-year-old celebration. 
Given her recent fixation on Star Wars, the origianlly planned Hello Kitty tea party expanded to accommodate Jedi knights. No problem.
We started out with a tea party breakfast with the families of two of Arwen's special friends. (This project was all kinds of fun for me.) We savored chocolate chip scones, carrot muffins, cheese and crackers, and cocoa to the repeated strains of "Can Arwen open her presents yet?" coming from the other table.
Next came Chad's game - it was up to our five Jedi knights to save Hello Kitty from the evil Count Dooku and his sidekick Asajj Ventress. With Gavin's help, the kids followed clues that led them throughout the house, slashing down droids and villains alike on their way to the ultimate rescue.
While Chad retrieved the cake and ice cream, Tim, Ben, and I warmed up our ukuleles. After a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday, Arwen blew out the candles on possibly the most unique cake to date in the Jones family. Where Gavin has been a fan of cakes representing the technology of his latest craze, for Arwen it's all about the characters.Thanks to our friends for joining us for Arwen's special day!
3 comments:
Wow what a unique party and what a great job you did fulfilling her request! What a beautiful girl she is! And no longer a toddler like in my memory, but a big girl! So wonderful!
I love that birthday party! What a treat to be serenaded by a group of Ukuleles.
Happy Birthday Arwen!
Love
Miss Tricia
That is one AWESOME birthday cake Elise! I love how the kitties look like they're about to be sliced to pieces by the light sabers! Is this what I have to look forward to with Marley? I can't wait:).
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