Our Hawaiian retreat party

Natalie’s birthday was Saturday, and we threw another fantastic (meaning loud) party for her and her 10 and 11 year old friends. And I need to remember who NOT to invite next year (the loud one). OK, I’ll get over that. She originally asked for a sleepover, but that idea got nixxed, especially when we realized that she had a volleyball game at 8 am the next morning. But we did do a Luau, and I think it turned out very well.

We started out with a craft, which is always a nice activity to do while waiting for everyone to get there.
Then we did some limboing. Because it’s fun to limbo. We might just have to incorporate the limbo into every party now.

And then there was food. There must always be food at a party, right. We went with the real authentic Hawaiian food. Pizza. Hawaiian pizza.

And that pizza disappeared in about 3 seconds flat.

Next we experienced the “spa” part of the party. Each of the girls got a little facial. We put on a nice mask and gave them some cucumber slices.
And then they all found a place to lay down and relax. I would have to say that this was the best part of the party. Even though they did not stop talking, they did stop moving. At least for a little while.
After they were all exfoliated and refreshed and cleaned off, we played the fun little “truth or dare game” that we played last year. It’s such fun, they don’t even mind that they have already played it before.

Soon it was time for presents, always fun at a birthday party, and CAKE. I must once again thank my fabulous sister-in-law. Even though she had a super busy weekend, she managed to decorate AND deliver this cake (delivery was a BIG problem, because almost all the roads leading to our house just happened to be closed on Friday. I don’t know when this construction is going to be done, but it’s been a huge pain!) and we totally appreciate her. Go, Julene!

After the cake and ice cream, we had just enough time to gather up the treat bags and the crafts and paint some fingernails before the parents came.

*Whew* It was a FUN party, but most of all, it was a happy night for our sweet Natalie. Happy Birthday, Natalie, and may 11 be a wonderful year for you!