No School, No School!

Janelle had the day off today and I wanted to let her do something fun. She was such a good girl last week that she deserved a special day off. We invited some friends over for the day and then late last night I thought, "Why not let her have a tea party?" So I called her friends who were already coming over and told them they could dress up. Then I made some last minute tea party food and came up with an easy craft for them to do. Janelle, of course was thrilled when I told her and quickly picked her Dorothy dress to wear to "tea." She was SO excited I even got her to help me clean up around the house without a single complaint!

Ella, Aleese, Leah & Rachel proved to be the perfect tea party guests. I'd never heard such a polite group! When I commented on how polite they were being Janelle goes, "MOM, we have to be polite, we're PRINCESSES."

Duh.

Because this was such a last minute ordeal I had to work with what craft stuff I had on hand. No time for runs to the store. Fortunately I had construction paper, sparkly embellishments and glue! Perfect for making your own crown!

I also had to come up with food at the last second. I desperately need to go to the grocery store, I don't even have bread for sandwiches! So I scrounged up some finger foods: crackers, cheese, apples, grapes & pumpkin bread (which I had in the freezer). The girls couldn't have been happier!After my decision to go through with Janelle's tea party last night I knew I had to make some kind of treat. It was too late for cookies or brownies. But I found Nilla Wafers, ice cream, chocolate chips and sprinkles and decided to make my own bon bons. They turned out fabulous for being a last minute creation!

No little girl's party is complete without dancing. The girls jammed in the playroom in their ballgowns. Apparently Janelle is the "singer" in this picture and the other girls are the dancers.

A few minutes later I found the girls like this:It was so cute!

We're so glad little Rachel came. She's the only one who would give lone Spencer the time of day. :)
Somehow she worked her magical charm and got him to play Barbies with her! I don't blame him, she sure is one cute little girl!
Of course all fairy tales have a villain. At our princess party we had the...Fortunately this tale has a happy ending and all little girls went home happy and with their shoes on their feet!

P.S. No I still have not found my camera. My parents are letting me borrow one of their old cameras until I can find mine...if I EVER find it.