Saylor's Family Birthday Party

For Saylor's bday, we held a unicorn-themed brunch for the family! It was really an easy morning- Casey's breakfast pizzas, fruit, and cake!

Some of the presents she got include: Unicorn necklace, Wellie Wisher, Wellie Wisher matching pajama set, American Girl doll clothes, a school backpack, headphones, a unicorn outfit to wear to the party, an earring organizer, earrings, a Caboodle for her doll hair stuff, new jogging pants, an American Girl doll tent and basketball uniform, and some art stuff! She had a really great day!

A few things about my six year old:
* She talks non-stop.
* She gives lots of details in her stories.
* She often has to be told to stop interrupting.
* She loves playing school, dolls, and board games.
* She loves to organize with me and decorate with me!
* She does gymnastics twice a week.
* She loves listening to her headphones, watching videos, and watching t.v.
* She likes art projects....and likes me to sit next to her and watch her do art projects.
* She loves to draw!
* She and Brynn are two peas in a pod
* She did not want to play basketball this year and did not want to try swim team.
* Breakfast is still a challenge....it's not her best meal of the day
* She's getting better at eating other meals, and more open on it...
* She's a daddy's girl through and through...
* I love hearing her after-school stories....she tells me EVERYTHING. So different from boys!
* She loves wearing her skirts and jumper to school...she does not love shorts and pants.

So far, the year of six is off to a good start! : )

Happy Birthday to Saylor!

For some reason, I felt ambitious and decided to let Saylor have a birthday party with all of the girls in her class. We borrowed some gymnastics equipment from friends, asked a couple of gals to help me out, and set out to have the best party ever.....

It was absolute chaos. Very loud. Crazy. Busy. Messy. Girly.

But, overall...it was really fun actually. Here's the proof:

I filled the two hours pretty full....we had stations, we had photos, we had pizza, we had a gymnastics movie....and I had helpers. I think we did the best we could with the time we had. We had a few parents stay and watch but most dropped off and left. Most of all, I consider it a success because I learned a lot of names and faces....these are all new kids to Saylor since she didn't go to preschool at Sacred Heart. We had a couple of little spitfires but overall, the girls were really good and had fun. Saylor was in her element....she didn't seem bossy, or controlling, or emotional so that was good. And, Brynn got to come to the party and Brynn was really nice to have around - she's just a little more mature than the others and was good about being a helper and being patient! Then, Brynn got to stay overnight and help open presents at the end of the night.

All that aside, next year, I think a little get together with a couple of girls may be more my type of speed....