Make a Wish and Blow!!!!

Oh, the joy of birthday parties. With twins!

Clara and Corwin have always had their own cakes, even when they were a year old. For their second birthday, we had a few friends over for Kraft Dinner (macaroni and cheese) and cupcakes. They had their third birthday party (with about 7 friends) at the Canada Agriculture Museum. They did a little craft, made ice cream, toured the farm and saw all the animals, and even got to hold a bunny, before washing their hands and having cupcakes and the ice cream that they made. And then it was time to turn four.

"Mummy, I want my OWN party this year. A Princess Tea Party, and all my friends have to wear beau-u-u-tiful dresses." Ummm, okay. How do you make sure that the dress code includes a "beautiful dress", anyway? (I got around that by writing At Clara's request, please wear a "beautiful" dress. I told Corwin that he could have his own party, and invite his friends. When asked what he wanted for his party, he announced that they were going to play with trucks. I said they could each have four friends. Clara counted four on my fingers, pulled up my thumb and named a sixth. Fine, whatever. When it was Corwin's turn, he named three. I said he could have one more. His response? "Nah, that's good." Anyone getting the picture of who is high maintenance here? He ended up with a Shrek theme and cake, Clara had Princess Tea Party with finger sandwiches, lemonade and very weak tea, and a teapot cake with cupcake teacups (all made by the extraordinarily talented La Patisseria).

When they turned five last year, I planned separate parties again. Clara had a Fairy party with a facepainter who made all the girls look like fairy princesses. Her cake was a Fairy Toadstool House, with little fairies on the roof. Corwin had a Fire Truck Theme party, with a fire truck cake. The highlight was the arrival of the fire truck (complete with firemen!), who let the boys get in, look at all the stuff, work the lights, take a group picture on the fender, and put the siren on when it drove away. So, what to do for their sixth birthdays? (Corwin - "Can you get an ambulance this year, Mummy?" Ummm. . . no.)

Well, this year they are having a combined party again. They both like the idea of a pizza making party at a local grocery store that has a cooking school/party room upstairs. But the minimum number paired with the cost was getting a bit high. So . . . they agreed to each invite 7 friends, and have their party together. They will each have their own cake, and their own table for their friends. And I have no prep, cleanup, or second day to plan. I'm really liking this idea!!!!