Party Craziness...

We are now in the final throws of party craziness!!! Kaitlin's Sweet 16 Party is right around the corner, and we have planned a big bash to help her celebrate this huge mile marker birthday!!!


It has been kind of crazy though...

First - we had to find a place to have it. She wanted it at the pool, but this years weather has been so unpredictable so that isn't such a good plan. Then we tossed around a few other places until finally we chose the VFW here in town.

Second - she wanted a theme party. A luau to be exact, but could we find anything that was luau themed at this point in the summer? OF COURSE NOT!!! She was pretty disappointed, so then we threw out some other themes. None of them were to her liking, so we just decided to bag the theme. We will have lots of decorations, just not themed ones.

Third - what color decorations did she want? Well that was a loaded question...she is very artistic. So can we say every color in the rainbow was her choice!! She calls it a modified rainbow though because she wants all the really bright colors, not the pastel ones that you think of when you picture a rainbow.

Fourth - we are going to have to feed them. Last year I did all the stuff for nachos, and it went over really well. So guess what we are doing again this year? NACHOS!! Thank goodness, they are easy, and the kids seem to love them. She begged me to make her cake so I guess I will be the cake decorator for this shindig.

I think we have it all under control now, at least I hope so anyway. We will be making up the invites to get them sent out some time this week. I am going to make a collage of her baby pics, and possibly drag out a few items of her childhood memorabilia. It is so hard for me to believe that she is going to be 16 and a Junior in high school. Before I know it she will be gone to college, and I will have to face the grim reality that my baby girl is now a big girl. But until then I will keep pretending that she will be with me forever! After all a little dreaming never hurt anyone!! :)

Love to all...