Taylor my baby (she is still my baby even if she is almost as tall as me) had her 12th birthday party with and she did it with a bang. She invited a ton of girls and they ALL RSVP'd yes. I was secretly hoping that at least a few would be out of town.....am I awful to say that? All her friends were in town so I now know what it would be like to have sixteentuplets. Is that a word? I also realized that 12 year old girls scream quite loud but they are really easy. The whole night was a blast and the hardest part was getting them to go to sleep. We started out with a swim party. Taylor was watching our neighbors cat and watering their plants for the week while they were out of town and they were paying her on a daily basis. I called this fabulous neighbor and asked if we could use her pool for a couple of hours in lieu of paying Taylor. It all worked out and we got to use their amazing pool. Taylor thought it was a fabulous trade. The girls swam and played for a couple of hours, we had pizza, ate a delicious ice cream cake and opened presents. We did the party as a party/book club so we had a little book discussion and then watched The City of Ember. It was a perfect mix of fun and scary for the girls. The next morning we had Swedish pancakes and the girls watched another movie. It was a fun night and it made me very grateful for all the great friends that Taylor has. She is surrounded by a huge group of fun and good girls. They have something random called a "cheese club". Yes, it is random but it draws them all together and they love it so who am I to complain? It was a great party but I think when we celebrate her 13th birthday party next year I may cray because she is growing up way too fast.
Taylor is still at the point that she likes having her siblings with her at her party
Taylor and Megan
Taylor and Haley
Taylor and Laurenne
Taylor and Natalie
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