Today is Faith's last day EVER of being 4. We had a small, yet sufficiently noisy party complete with a castle cake made by yours truly...therefore, there were crumbs in the frosting! But hey, the frosting was homemade and I even pulled out my cake decorating kit...now that the kids are getting older, I can put it to use more often!!

We also had lime sherbet because she had never tasted it before. It is good that we don't have cable TV and 24hr. access to Food Network, or else she might have requested something like escargot for the same reason!

We ( I should say they--the kiddos) played Twister and most of us did the Chicken Dance.

All is quiet now except for the TV upstairs.. I am letting them both watch Mrs. Lawson (Kindergarten video) while they wind down.

I wore flats today and my feet are killing me. Does Zappos sell new feet too?
 

 My next post will have pics.

Here's some tips for a birthday of small children:
  1,  make cake out of an 8x8 and then a second of a smaller pan or use the left over batter for cupcakes. You can freeze those and pull out a few as needed for awhile...

I am actually going to make some cupcakes tonight and we'll take them to church with us.

2. Keep the winter birthdays short and sweet. Don't worry about serving every one a meal like I have in the past. We don't do "drop-off parties", where parents just drop their kids off and take a free afternoon. Nope! We keep everyone here... the more grownup eyes scanning the mess ( I mean pary), the better! This year, we did cake/ice cream. That's it!

3. Do your party before naptime... you'll likely get yourself a good hour or two quietness after the guests go home for their own naps!

hmmm... sounds like some separation needs to happen upstairs...keep your eyes out for pics!