Zoe, age 10: decorator of cakes and instigator of chaosWell, I survived Zoe's birthday party Tuesday night. Why oh why did I let her invite so many girls? Because I'm her Mom and I just can't resist that face. It was really fun, just crazy. I think Zoe was the loudest one of all. I didn't get too many "action" shots either... I was right in the middle of it all!
Poor Beck, he was SO tired, but he REFUSED to nap. He was very grumpy and crazy. Thank goodness Zeke was there to help me. He's so wonderful. He even cleaned up after the party while I was taking girls home. Yep, he's a keeper. :)
Opening presents:
Kaia made Zoe a really cool 3-D paper flower garden
Kaia made Zoe a really cool 3-D paper flower garden
Zoe wanted to decorate her own cake this year.
I think she did a really good job.
I think she did a really good job.
The girls wanted to play Hide and Seek and I talked them into playing Sardines instead. Our house isn't very big and I wasn't sure there would be enough hiding places for 15 girls. Especially since Gabe threatened us not to let any of the girls in his room NO MATTER WHAT! He was lucky enough to go to a friend's house during the party! (Thanks, Nicole)Sardines is WAY more fun than Hide and Seek anyway. Please tell me you've played Sardines before. You haven't? It is SO much fun. Back at Snow College, my roommates and I and whoever was at our house at the moment wasted several hours playing Sardines. And we were so good at it too! The trick is to be very quiet. I never thought our little laundry room could hold so many people. Good times.
Okay, so it's kind of like the opposite of Hide and Seek. You have ONE person hide and then everyone else splits up and looks for the one person. If you find them, you don't say anything and the game isn't over yet. Instead, you quietly hide with them. So one by one, each person finds the little group of hiding people and joins them. Depending on where you hide, it can get pretty squishy, hence the name "Sardines". Oh, I wish I had a picture of everyone hiding behind the shower curtain in the bathtub... it was awesome. Thanks girls, I hope you had as much fun as I did!
Sardines is one of my favorites too! A few years ago we had our family's Christmas Eve get together at the church building where my brother is bishop. We played Sardines in the church. The 2 places we hid were in the handicap stall of the ladies room and behind all the seminary tables that were stacked in the primary room. It was awesome.
ReplyDeleteAt first I wasn't sure what sardines was but once you explained how it is played I have played it before. What a fun birthday. I'm sure it will be one she remembers.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Zoe. And Lacey, thanks for that Scripture on your sidebar - so perfect for my current state of... well, you know.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a fun mom! I am glad for fair-weathered birthday boys. :O) HELLO park!
ReplyDelete16 is a TON of girls. I just can't get over how much older looking she has gotten in the last year. You will have a tween soon (if that is the right word).
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