bday party

• Lila, today was your first friend party.  You're so freaked out by big crazy parties, your request for the party was to go to the party room, invite three or four friends, eat pizza, play, and have cake.  Yes!  I can do that!
• Jane, you made the most fantastic pancakes this morning.  You found a recipe for fluffy Japanese pancakes.  They are sooooooo good.  On my gosh.  You have forever ruined regular pancakes for us.  
• Lila, the party started at 11:00.  We moved all your flamingo decorations downstairs.  You and George helped me every step of the way.   We made a veggie platter and a heart shaped chocolate cake.  Everything was so incredibly exciting.  You and George made a playlist that consisted of the Trolls Soundtrack, the Moana Soundtrack, PJ Masks, Bon Jovi, and KISS.  A very eclectic mix.  
• Lila, you invited three girls.  They are all such nice kids.  I really like your friends.  They're polite and kind and fun to be around.
• We played "Pin Jane on the Flamingo," did a photo frame craft, ate, played, drew with chalk and played with bubbles.  
• Jane, you painted the girls nails.  They were pretty stoked to have Lila's teenager sister painting their nails.
• Katie, you made the pizzas.  Thank you!  This party would have been a thousand times harder for me if you hadn't helped me like that.  You baked them and delivered them down to the party room for me.