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When I first asked Cora about her ideas for her 5th
birthday party, she said she wanted a “big girl fairy princess ballerina party
with ten friends and absolutely no boys, little sisters or mommies allowed”. Check.
What about food? No surprise that she wanted “Oysters from
the Blue Fish, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, pink meat and some calamari and
some cheetohs on the side”. (I
immediately envisioned ten little girls running from our house gagging. )
After much negotiating and explaining to her
that most little girls did not have such a, well, sophisticated pallet as the
Lizard Princess, we came up with plan B: Chocolate sandwiches and P,B and J on
white bread, which is a special treat our house, fruit (so I can say we
had something healthy on the table), cheetohs, pixie sticks (a la the fairy theme)
and juju flowers.
Cora demanded that they all go lizard hunting
after they got dressed up, but I convinced her to go with more traditional
party activities and promised that Daddy would take her on an after party date
where she could lizard hunt until her little heart was content.
After undergoing a fairy transformation complete with
homemade skirts by my mom, butterfly headbands, sparkly wings and earrings, the
ballerina fairy princesses did crafts, decorated wands, and played pin the wand
on the fairy. They were all well-behaved
little ladies and Cora enjoyed holding court which is a nice way of saying
pleasantly bossing everyone around.
After the party, Colin surprised Cora with a special date to
smoothie king where he told her she could have whatever she wanted. It was no surprise to me that our little
fairy ballerina princess selected an orange smoothie and…. A piece of ostrich
jerky. Followed by a trip to Boone Park,
which is known for having bountiful
lizards. It is safe to say that not one
lizard felt safe when the Lizard Princess and her proud papa arrived.
Cora, I love your fierce hugs, love of nature, endless curiosity, bountiful enthusiasm
and independent spirit. With you, every
day is truly a wild adventure full of extraordinary surprises, lizards, unexpected
challenges and your generous love of all things bright and beautiful and great
and small. Your Daddy and I are so proud
that you are ours!!
Can’t wait to see what your 5th year will bring. We Love You!!!
