Elizabeth's party was two weeks ago and I'm just now getting a chance to sit down and reflect on it. This was her first "friends" party and she loved every minute of it. My aunt is just a saint. She opened her home since I knew mine wasn't going to be big enough for the group we'd invited. She has a "studio flat" upstairs at her house that was recently vacated by my cousin. So, she suggested that we do the painting up there and then go downstairs for cake, ice cream and gifts. Great idea! And then, she suggested that we make a sign pointing upstairs to "Elizabeth's Art Gallery". She made the adorable sign that we hung in the garage (where the staircase is) 
and we lined the stairwell with various pieces of Elizabeth's artwork from preschool - and believe me, there is a lot of it - which is a good thing since the stairwell had a whole lot of wallspace!!The kids seemed to have a great time painting their
turtle banks. Everyone ate cake and ice cream, which was a surprise since Elizabeth had chosen strawberry cake. After we cut it one of my nephews said, "Oooh, it looks like turtle guts!" Only a pre-teen boy... Elizabeth and her friends had such a good time. We got a great shot of them on the back porch swing (not shown in order to protect the privacy of the kids - but trust me, it's an adorable picture). I just wish I'd thought to have them get back out there or on the front porch after Ella arrived so she'd be in the picture, too! Elizabeth and her little Sunday School classmates are such a sweet, close group of children. The moms of the class often remark to one another that we hope they carry this closeness into their teenage and adult years. And we have to laugh - Connor, Elijah and Zach are the only boys in a class of 13 or 14. Lots and lots of little girls!
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