Aubrie wanted to keep her party small, worried that too many girls would facilitate some cat fights. She is very wise. There were 8 girls in all, and it was perfect. Though all the girls didn’t know one another, some from school, various wards, etc, they all got along great!!! There was NO fighting. The girls spent most of the time swimming and playing games in the pool. Sophia was up for the first hour and a half of the party, and just ran with the rest of them. She just swam around the pool with her floaties, and the girls were putting her down the slide, giving her piggie back rides, etc. They were loving her, and Sophia was eating up the attention. She finally came to me and said “Done”….something she has NEVER said while swimming before. I think they wore her out!
We broke up swimming with various games and activities. Their first break was for some dinner, which was Pizza (the easiest and most popular thing) and soda! Then they went back for some more swimming until we started the games.
The first game was a relay race. It was a blast. I had purchased some grass skirts, flower “bikini tops”, and ankle and bracelet lei’s. The girls were split into two teams. A member from each team had to race across the yard and dress themselves in the Hawaiian attire, and do a quick hula dance and then take everything off and run back to tag the next girl. They had so much fun, and did the relay two extra times!
After the relay we had a limbo contest. Well, I guess it wasn’t really a contest. Their were no prizes or acknowledgement of the winner. The girls just had fun doing the limbo to some good ole Bob Marley! Again…everyone just having fun!
After the limbo the girls played one of the funnest games of the night….the flour game. If your wondering what in the heck that is, let me explain. You pack flour in a bowl and then flip it over on a plate and put a quarter in the middle. The girls take turns slicing off pieces of the flour. Whoever causes the quarter to fall during their “cut”, has to dig the quarter out and off the plate with their nose. This is the result! I thought that the girls wouldn’t want to be the one digging out the flower. I was wrong. They were all taking big slices hoping they would be the one who would have to dig it out. When we finished the last round, all the girls stuck their faces in the flour.
After that messy game, they all went back for some swimming to clean themselves off. I think my pool is still recovering! After some more swimming, we finished the night with a doughnut eating contest. Here are some pics! This was so much fun to watch! Aubrie had a hard time the first round, but smoked the older girls the second go around! I don’t know how she could eat two doughnuts?
After the doughnuts the girls made their own icecream cakes. Each got their own ice cream sandwhich, and they decorated them with Redi Whip, sprinkles, minature M&M’s, etc. I did this last year and it was a hit. It wasn’t as poplar this year. I think all the cool games made it seem less exciting! They likes the ice cream sandwiches though, and boy is that easier than a cake! No more countless hours slaving away on cakes for me anymore!!!
When they were done, we all sang Happy Birthday to Aubrie and then she opened gifts! She got a lot of fun stuff, but because it was small it wasn't an overwhelming pile of presents that she didn’t’ need!
After gifts, the girls went back to swimming. They had fun going down the slide on Boogie Boards, jumping off the waterfall, and playing a game called “Toothpaste”. It’s basically like the game “Colors”, for those of you who grew up swimming! Finally I pulled the plug on swimming at 10:15. The girls got their party favors, which were lei’s and little webkinz with lei’s. Actually, the first wave of girls went home around 9:30. We did all the clean up while the girls were swimming, so my house was clean before they all left….yeah! The second wave of girls went home at 10:30, shortly after getting dressed and watching 15 minutes of Underdog. The last two girls went home around 11, and Aubrie and I stayed up and watched the rest of the Movie till Midnight! I asked Aubrie if she had a good party, and she said it was the best yet!!! I can't believe it's been 9 years!!!!
Here is a picture of Aubrie and her BFF from school. She couldn't make it because she got the flu! Ironically enough, Aubrie's grade had a Hawaiian themed "end of the year" party the same day as her party. They got to go to the neighboring community center and eat, and play in the "water" area! Here is a pic of Aubrie and Grace!
