She's Seven!!

Well, my little Karlee isn't so little anymore! She turned 7 years old this week! She has always seemed a little mature for her age...but now her age seems to be catching up! I have never done a "friends" party before...mostly because I didn't want to and nobody ever begged for one...but Karlee really wanted one this year, so I gave in. She wanted to have a dance party and I allowed her to invite 6 friends.
They had Friday off of school, so we decided to do a lunch picnic and dance party. We had pizza and then the girls learned a Hannah Montana dance (we used a video that came with a dance mat...in case any of you thought I might have enough of the old skills to teach them my moves...uh, no!) and then they made bracelets. The presents were a big hit (Karlee got an alarm clock/radio from Mom and Dad...she is so easy to please and was totally excited about it!!) and the cupcakes turned out quite yummy!

I have to say that this was one of the most well-behaved party groups ever assembled. Karlee has never been one who enjoys noise...so this quiet bunch was just what she would have wanted...I just had to laugh because I expected a bunch of giggly girls and in the end I was begging them to get crazy!!

These parties are always completely stressful to me, so they will only be coming around everyOTHER year...but last night Karlee gave me a huge tight hug and said, "Mom, this was the BEST birthday EVER!" and that made it all worthwhile!