Happy Wedding! You're 5!
Lily turned 5 a few days ago, and insisted on a wedding themed birthday party. For a year now, since last year's Fairy Party, she begged to be a birthday "bride.'' The party was Saturday.
I made veils for all the girls, but Lily required that hers be the longest. I bought flowers for the girls, but Lily wanted hers to be the prettiest.
I think we can see what is happening here. Tiger Woods' dad built a great golfer. And I am building the world's worst Bridezilla.
I even found a wedding cake pinata. I doubt there are many other little girls throwing wedding birthday parties.
So I suppose this means there are people out there having pinatas at their wedding. I'm not sure which one is scarier.
Coincidentally, the night before her party, Lily stuffed a balloon into her shirt and said she was going to have a baby. I guess this made her party a shotgun wedding birthday party.
I made a comment that she was really too young for all this marriage stuff.
"Mommy,'' she said, "pretend like I'm 17.''
"How about 27?'' I responded quietly.
I think as long as I'm supporting the idea of a longlasting, committed marriage, there is no harm in her obsession. I could be wrong. I guess I'll find out when she's 17.
On another note, I got a call Friday from Creed's sixth grade science teacher. Here is another one for "Creed's Permanent File.'' Any suggestions on what I should do would be appreciated. Here's what the teacher said:
"Creed had an afterschool detention that he was serving today. He was asked to leave detention because he was acting up and trying to act like a clown and not following directions. In class he does the same thing. He likes to talk out of his seat, he likes to act like a clown and get the rest of the class up in an uproar laughing.''
I think he said "act like a clown'' too many times. Now all I can picture is my son in oversized shoes and striped socks. I grounded him. He claimed that all he did was crack his knuckles, and that there were no clown impersonations involved.
BW
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