Fancy G & S

Yesterday, G had a friend over for a playdate. And it was fancy.

You would think these girls have been friends for years. When the reality is that they have played near each other for the past few summers, with little interaction. Until yesterday.

And now I'm positive that G would make S her 4th sibling in a heartbeat.

Here's how the afternoon went:

Cookie making...FYI, slice and bake cookies are NOT easy to cut shapes out of. The dough is way soft. But we made it work, and what can't be fixed with sprinkles anyway???

Next, dress up in my beloved prom dresses (see picture above)...the pink one on S is my ACTUAL junior prom dress. Wow, I was not kidding around with the pink. Or the lace.

Table decorating...again, with my beloved banner paper and some markers. Amazing what six- year-olds can do on a decorating budget. Also some hydrangeas from the garden (whoa, that sounds a little too Martha-ish...my apologies). My china, which has now officially been used 4 times. And a little Kool-aid, which my husband pointed out looks like red wine, especially in the wine glasses I used. I was aiming for fancy, not alcoholic--sorry Dana!!!!!

Do you think they had fun? And what is this bizarre look that my daughter seems to have adopted for every picture?

Last but not least, we crafted. Because that's what we do around here. Shrinky dinks, some wire, some beads and a few jewelry clasps...and wa-la, you have a charm bracelet. And no, I don't just keep random jewelry supplies on hand for playdates--I had wanted to make G a charm bracelet for Easter, out of shrinky dinks she had made a few months ago...BUT, I ran out of time, and it never came to be. So, S was a great reason to dig through my mounds of stored crafts...lots of fun, and so easy (assuming they stay together, because I know nothing about how to make jewelry).

Time to jump in the shower and it's off to our church's ice cream social...then I can knock a major to-do off of my list!

Happy Friday!