"Little Women" Family: Aurora's Birthday Party

Monday, November 08, 2010

Aurora's Birthday Party

We finally had Aurora's birthday party in July (two months after her birthday). I let my perfectionist ideas overwhelm me and finally decided that if I didn't let go of the idea of the perfect party, it may never happen at all (since I was still feeling sick.) We pretty much threw it together at the last minute. We had the party over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We ate a simple dinner of challupies (glorified nachos) and watermelon. Besides our little family, we invited cousins, aunts, uncles, and of course, Grandma and Grandpa. We used princess decor, particularly Princess Aurora/Sleeping Beauty, which I already had and had been saving for her birthday. We had two cakes (and some ice cream), one which the girls were super excited to help me decorate, and one which I thought looked similar to the cake the fairies made on Sleeping Beauty, just not so many layers (my brother Tom made it, because of his allergies, and it was super yummy!) Our Princess Aurora loved blowing out the candles and opening the presents (I think most kids finally get how to do that by age 2)! I think her favorite gift was her very first barbie, a princess Belle, who can sing! (She absolutely loves stealing her sisters' barbies that can sing and memorizing the songs that go along with each barbie. Now she runs around with her own barbie and only steals theirs once in a while. LOL!) I made sure and had some one take a few pictures of me and Princess Aurora, since I am usually the picture taker and not in many. It was a simple yet wonderful birthday party and I'm glad we had it! Thanks to everyone for coming and the wonderful gifts. Better late than never, right?? :)

2 comments:

Ali said...: That's an impressive perfect princess cake.; 11/8/10, 4:33 PM
Elizabeth C said...: What a fun party for Princess Rori! :); 11/10/10, 7:43 PM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)