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Kate turned 13 this year and that is a big deal. That is the year of the hotel excursion. Kate had other plans though. The hotel room seriously limits the number of friends you can invite to your party and our girl wanted to surround herself with fun. She decided that she was willing to forgo the hotel (and even our Suncadia house) in order to have as many friends as possible here at home.
Normally when I am planning a party my girls give me carte blanche…I can do whatever I want to do. In the last couple of years Kate has started making ‘suggestions’. Like GREEN as her theme last year for example.
This year she didn’t pick the theme. I wanted to go with Bright and Happy because that is exactly how I see her. Kate did, however, have some strong concerns about her cake. She said it needed to be a single layer and easy to cut. Huh? Apparently last year’s double decker huge cupcake was too much to handle? But I has so many ideas for her cake! Fine. I worked within her parameters. I like a challenge. I’m actually super happy with what I came up with given that my hands were somewhat tied!
Kate also had a suggestion for Allen and his scavenger hunt too. She wanted to go farther than just our house. As in, drive around town looking for clues. Normally we reserve that for later years too but he was all in because Mr. Fun loves a challenge too!
All in all it was a crazy fun group of girls having a crazy good time!