Anyway, since we don't do parties with friends very often, Lily was very adamant that she get her party this year. I don't know why I haven't been able to get my act together, although I suspect Spring soccer and gymnastics have both played a significant role, but it was two weeks past Lil's birthday and we still hadn't celebrated with friends. In desperation one afternoon, I presented an alternative option to Lil: invite one friend to go to the movies and ice cream on a Friday after school. By some act of grace from heaven, Lily was totally on board with this idea and got super excited to invite Claudia from school. It turned out that Claudia was going to be celebrating her brother's birthday on the appointed day, so Lily invited her really good friend Rylee K. to come along. They have played together quite frequently over the last two school years, so I was happy she and Lil got to celebrate together.
The girls had a ball taking their Saige dolls to the movies and ice cream. Stanton was done with work early enough to escort them, which was such a help to me, as I was busy preparing for her baptism brunch the next day.
All in all, it was a low-key and inexpensive party (they were even home by 5:00!). And Lily was thrilled. I'm so thankful my children are easy to please!
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