Birthday blunders

It is Monday morning (sigh), so I survived the 4th birthday party for Kelsey. She did remarkably well, despite waking at 5:30 am on Saturday morning before the party (with Grandma Carol), the excitement was too much and she was ready to start her day. Luckily I was able to sleep in and mentally prepare for the day ahead. Kylie slept until 8 am.

Kelsey eagerly got dressed in a black teddy bear polka dotted dress and the plan was that Kylie would wear a pants outfit to match, however she too wanted to look like a "princess" and wear a dress. So Kylie stole the show in the morning climbing up and down the stairs demanding to be dressed in a "princess dress". I never imagined that I would have a child who demanded to wear a dress, but there you have it she wanted a dress. My mother-in-law beamed in delite that Kylie demanded to wear a dress, to each their own I guess.

We started off the day preparing wild rice soup, then off to Target I went for cake and subs, with Kylie. We had a quick encounter with our new neighbors and then off to home to prepare for the party which was planned to start at 11am. No one came until noon, which pushed the "planned" naps back alittle further.

The party began with laughter and plenty of chit-chatter. Participants included Grandma Jan, Grandma Carol, Auntie Julie, Uncle Ryan, and my Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Kenny. Kelsey was in heaven that attention was focussed on her! We ate and then opened the mounds of unexpected gifts. My mom explained that "this was Christmas and that there would not be many Christmas gifts this year", however this sounded vaguely familiar as we heard the same thing last year. Both girls received new wardrobes, which was nice, and lots of toys (not necessary!). The party lasted until 5pm, so the girls did not get naps and survived on sugar from birthday cake frosting to make them last until bedtime.

The evening ended watching the movie Cars and March of the Penguins, which were two of the gifts received. During March of the Penguins there was an unexpected turn of events, when Missy, my mother-in-laws dog bit Kelsey on the face. This was really unfortunate, Kelsey came out of it with a bloody nose and large scratch on her face just below her eye. I played mama bear and Kelsey and I cuddled, with an icepack on her face, until it was time for her to go to bed.