Tori and I decided it would be fun to have a party with her three best friends. We made plans to have it on July 22. Kayla was in Disneyland and Grandma Marilyn took the boys for the day so the girls could be alone. Tori and I discussed a few ideas for the invitations and she decided on a fan. They were made out of polka dot cardstock with ribbons on the bottom. Each girl got a different color. On the back was information about our "Best Friends Afternoon of Fun". Tori wanted to start the party off with a tea party. We used a white tablecloth and at each place setting we put a piece of cardstock that matched the girls fan. They brought their fans to the party. We put colored sprite in a tea pot and had different cakes and cookies to eat. When I brought the tier of treats out one of the girls said, "wow, Tori!" I think it was a hit! I left them alone to giggle and gab. When they were finished with the food they painted wooden picture frames. It was fun to see how creative they were. Impromptu face painting happened after the frames were finished. This first picture shows Shaylee, Tori, Taylee, and Kaitlyn.
I made a treasure hunt for them. They were very cute as they discussed and figured out the clues. The "treasure" was small white bags with zippered fronts. Tori and I were going to have them draw designs on them with sharpie pens but the afternoon was moving quickly so we moved on to the dart throw. None of the girls had thrown darts so they thought this was fun. Each balloon had a paper inside that told them to do something for a treat. We finished off the afternoon by going to the splash pad. One of the girls told me twice how much fun they were having. They all seemed to have a great afternoon being together. I enjoyed spending the day with Tori and watching her interact with her friends. We may have to do it again soon!??!
