Willow's Party

Willow's 5th birthday party was on Sunday, and i finally have the time to post about it!  It's been a very busy week, what with planning, shopping, errands, both cars being in and out of the shop, and a recent lightning-induced brush fire in the next yard, *whew* but i'm catching up.  The party was awesome!  We had four friends in attendance.  As always, there was swimming and cake; this time we also had a craft and watched a couple of movies when everyone was ready for a break.  They really were as calm and well-behaved as the pics suggest! Even when it was time to open gifts. The theme Willow chose was 'Barbie Island Princess,' which i am not crazy about, but a girl only turns 5 once.  I cannot take credit for the cake; it was purchased at Wal-Mart. She blew out the candles before we got a chance to sing.  So that part was done afterwards. THE easiest craft ever: colored sharpies on canvas tote bags.  Who knew something so easy would be so much fun!? When the other kids had all gone home, Dale had the crazy idea to put colored hairspray in our childrens' hair.  I do not recommend this, as it is horribly messy, and i have not yet succeeded in removing the color from their clothing.  Their bathwater looked like red paint.  I'm so glad i didn't do this to the other moms!  But it's still kind of fun to see what it would look like to have red-headed children!  hehe Willows is still kind of pink and stiff and dread-like...which i think is cute!  You can see what i mean below; i snapped a couple of pics in Toys R Us while we were spending birthday money.  Ember's hair is stained pink, lightly, but it's still soft. In the last two, the girls are wearing dresses made by our dear friend Tabitha.