On Saturday, we invited family and friends over to celebrate her birthday."Is my birthday today?" she repeatedly asked.
"No," I answered each time. "Your birthday is tomorrow, but we're having your party today."
She isn't quite able to grasp the difference between birthdays and party days. We further confused her Monday by sending cupcakes for all her friends at daycare.
"Is it my birthday today?" she questioned again.
"No, your birthday was yesterday. But today we're sharing cupcakes with your friends."
Back to the party, it started out with a Dora the Explorer theme, but by the time you add in AJ and all her friends, plus a treasure hunt to find a pinata, it ended up being more of a "Dora the pirate adventurer" party. Here are the kids with their loot.
To find the candy-filled pinata, they first had to follow some clues. Good thing our friend Addie has already learned to read.
The clues took the kids to the basement, where they ultimately found the treasure and took turns taking a whack at it. Shopping for a pinata was a bit of a challenge. I found a nice Diego one, but questioned what kind of trauma might result from encouraging all the kids to beat on one of Sydney's favorite characters. Ultimately we chose a safer, generic design.
Okay... this picture just got out of order and I'm too lazy to try and shift it. Here are the kids reacting to the news that they were going on a treasure hunt. Sydney didn't seem too interested. She was having more fun batting around her balloon.
Meanwhile, the pirate activities seemed to have affected the bigger guests as well.
All in all, it was a very fun afternoon. Even if it wasn't really her birthday quite yet.
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