Monday, November 19, 2012

A Ballerina Birthday Party

It is birthday party season for the 4 year old set this fall.
Bounce U, Pump it Up, the Gymnastics Academy, The (art) Studio, SoNo Jam,
a Princess Themed Birthday Playdate, Joy2Crafts, Build a Bear...
it sure is tiring keeping up with a preschooler's schedule.
Whatever happened to a big 'ole party right in your parent's family room?
So, when it came time to plan Lexi's special day,
we decided to change it up a bit and settled on a sweet ballerina theme.
She had such a nice time at a ballet party last spring,
that we thought it would be a great choice for her big day.
(And I was loving the thought of not having a house to clean afterwards!)
Saturday was the day.
All the little ballerinas (including Tyler who braved a sea of girls to help celebrate)
gathered at the Connecticut Dance School.
In a stroke of luck, our old neighbor Miss Jeanne just happened to be in charge of the bash.
She played all of Lexi's favorite Disney princess songs,
led the kids in leaping and twirling, practicing their ballet positions,
dashing underneath a parachute,
and then, saving the best for last, she taught them a cute routine set to "A Little Mermaid".
All the moms and dads were invited in to see their grand performance.

It was so very sweet!
Our 4 year old had such a special day.
And, once the gang was all through with their tutus and twirls and treats
...she returned home for present opening, dinner and ice cream with Nanny and Grandpa!
Gosh, it's great to be 4.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hysterical video!!! I love it!
Thanks so much for including us, we had such a great time and i think T felt so special to be able to join the ladies :)
And a special thank you for the movie! You really didnt have to give him anything, that was so nice of you to think if him with everything else going on!
Xo

Anonymous said...

The entire party was so sweet! I thought the routine was amazing esp since they only just learned it. Thanks again! It was such a nice girls afternoon for us :)

J