Megan and her friend Dora did a double birthday party because their birthday is the same day, and since Dora is in the other class, we invited all the girls from both classes--a total of 14 girls including Mia. It was a fashion show theme, so each girl created her own dress from an XXXLarge Men’s Tall T-shirt (which was about knee-length), a pair of scissors, fabric glue, and ribbon and accessories. Afterward, they did three rotations--nails with Dora’s mom, hair with Masha and Laura (good that I had two helpers, since this rotation took the longest), and practice walking down the runway with books on their heads for good posture and balance. Then we had a dinner with silly appetizers and then quickly put on the pretty dresses they had chosen. About four parents came to watch the fashion show, which was fun (the rest just sent their drivers to pick the girls up at the end--such a new culture for us!). Anyway, then the girls each had a turn to show their fancy dresses and then the dresses they had made. We finished by singing Happy Birthday and having cake with ice cream.
Megan's actual birthday still had a few surprises. For breakfast, she wanted pancakes with strawberries (and wistfully wished for blueberries) and whipped cream. She was really excited when I showed her the blueberry muffin mix (with real canned blueberries) I had found at the commisary! They were so good!
When Megan got home, she decorated her own cake with American Whipped Topping (just found it at the commisary, and it’s so great to have no wierd taste!) and fruit. It was really fun to watch her--it’s the first time one of my kids has wanted to be the one to decorate it. After cake, we watched Megan and Mia perform an acrobatic show--a perfect end to the day.
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