THE PARTY

On Friday afternoon it was Alice's birthday party, it was a Fairy Castle theme. Her friends and their Mums arrived at 2pm in fancy dress costumes (we always seem to do fancy dress as its always just been Halloween & everyone has outfits they don't want to take off!). I made a fairy castle cake - more blood, sweat and tears than sponge but I think it looked OK - my friends were impressed! The food was usual party things, while the children filled up on crudites, strawberries and grapes - the Mums stuffed sausages, cheese & onion rolls, rocky road squares and pink wafer biscuits mmm!

Christian came home at about 3pm and couldn't believe the noise and mess! but quickly joined in - brave or stupid? I'm not quite sure! We then played pass the parcel or fight for and not pass on the parcel! followed by a rather successful game of pin the tail on the donkey. And we finished with an hour of general playing so the Mums could drink tea, eat more rocky road squares and talk!!! They started to leave at about 4.30 - 4.45 with some rather good (if I do say so myself) party bags - well fairy castle boxes!! After a 30min tidy up, peace was restored - good party though!!