The Journey is Complete- until next year!

I am trying to figure out how a week has gone by since the party, and I am just NOW getting around to writing about it. Time flies when the kids are home from school and you are focusing all of your energy to keeping them entertained for a few months. :-)

I must say, everything went off without a hitch (so I'm told). We got to the pool early enough to decorate before guests arrived, and the kids were able to go out and swim. The theme was as divided as my two girls are- half Barbie Princess and half Hello Kitty. Of course, you have all these decorations, but really do the kids care? As soon as their friends started arriving, everyone disappeared out to the pool, not to be seen until it was time for cake and presents.

Cake and presents. I probably should have planned that differently. We had cake first, and by the time we got to presents, all the sugar-highs had started to kick in. I separated all the presents so each of them could have their own separate turn. By the time we finished one child and started the other, the natives were rather jittery. All the adults sort of had a glazed-look in their eyes...

However, I am told it went smoothly. It's funny to me that no matter how much you plan and schedule, you will still run around like a crazy-person doing things during the entire party. Don't get me wrong- I did get time to sit and chat. It just got a little hairy when all the kids were in the room together... hehehe.

The looks on my babies faces made it all worth it, though. They were quite pleased, and happy to see all of their friends and family. Each of them got their own special time, AND their own special cake- what more could a child ask for?