gracie's birthday

Gracie decided early on that she wanted to have a princess party. This was further developed into a request for a Sleeping Beauty party. So we made crowns, slayed dragons, and decorated cupcakes. We had the kids watch clips of the movie to guess what they would be doing along the way.

Making crowns

Slaying the dragon with the Sword of Truth- Sara, Grace, Grant and I created the masterful rendition of the reptilian beast.

Decorating the cupcakes- The movie clip I showed before this was of the fairies making the dress and the cake for Briar Rose. As you may recall, Merryweather gets the assignment to clean up the cottage. When I asked the kids to guess what we would be doing next, a few of them thought we would be doing all the dishes. I paused and thought about that for a minute, but in the end stuck to the cake decorating.

Everyone was fairly civilized with the candy and sprinkles. Our birthday girl really went for it. She had the messiest spot as well as the messiest cupcakes.

Then we ate hot dogs, home made mac and cheese, and fruit (marshmallow) salad.

Grace is very pleased to be four. Reportedly, she can run faster now and she isn't afraid of scary things. Happy birthday, Gracie bug!