She had a fun party on the afternoon of her birthday on Monday.
It was funny organising a party in such an empty house. On the one hand there was lots of space for the children to run around and play games without any fear of anything being broken! On the other hand, an empty room means that noise is accentuated with a louder echo, meaning that the volume of noise made by 10 excited children was higher than usual!
The children all had a great time! Andrew and I had a busy time! Most importantly, Esther had the opportunity to celebrate her special day with her special friends in Dodoma, before we move away from all that is familiar to her and all the friends that our children know best.
I took the easy option for Esther's cake this year. All is packed up in my kitchen and we are using random pieces of kitchen equipment from the MAF Housing cupboard, so making a cake was not realistic. Instead, I asked our friendly Indian shop-keepers in Dodoma town to make the cake for Esther. They made a fabulous cake and I was doubly happy, as it was less work for me :-))
The party was rather focused on girls, so we had a nail-painting session scheduled amongst the games:
After nail painting, games, an art activity and making and eating pizzas, the children settled down to watch "Tangled" on a DVD. That was the favourite part for the adults- time to have a cuppa while the children were engrossed in the story of Rapunzel!! A nice, easy party activity which avoided too much planning during this busy final week! It was great to have the party here in Dodoma and good timing for Esther before she says "goodbye"!
What a lovely time. Esther looks so pretty and grown up. I wish we could have shared in the celebrations with you. although 3 boys may have upset the balance! Love from us all JSDSM xxxxx
ReplyDeleteSo pleased we can join in the fun via your blog and Skype. Well done to mum and dad too for giving them all such a happy time. I think both Esther and Ben will really miss Aleah. We will too. Seche looks very grown up in the nail painting session and I suppose the boys opted out. What a colourful cake :-). Love nana
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that Esther had such a happy time on her Birthday, will be thinking and praying for your over the coming days as you move on, With love A
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous party. You always do the children proud on their birthdays, regardless of your constantly changing circumstances! Well done! Happy birthday to Esther from all of us. Hope your new adventures in Kenya go smoothly. God bless, Love Wend xx
ReplyDeleteEsther looks delighted with her birthday celebrations. And the cake is also quite wonderful. All the kids must have enjoyed such a lovely party. My daughter will turn 6 next week and I’m planning to organize a party to celebrate the event. So I’m looking for some good and inexpensive options for rental spaces for parties.
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