27 – J . . .

It is that time of year again when I have to plan Emme’s birthday party. She is going to be 4 this year. She is the first kid that I’ve got that actually has a real and solid opinion. I’m stressing the “solid opinion” part. Because it really is. Really, really is SOLID. She knew exactly what kind of party she wanted, where and who was invited! No place was good enough except The Pottery Place to have her party. She has never been to a party where you paint anything – much less pottery. And I think I might have mentioned maybe doing a birthday party there 2 Christmases ago when the two of us were painting. Amazing what that little mind remember. So, I booked it for this Saturday.

Since you can’t really decorate The Pottery Place, the only things I was planning on getting were some balloons for each of the children {because we always do balloons,} plates, napkins and cake. I laugh because if it were up to her, this party would be looking more like a 50th wedding anniversary because her favorite color is “golden” right now. Gold is her favorite, but she will take anything metallic or pearlized. She knows those are not always choices, so she loves blue and turquoise, too. {Seriously, this was a past convo between the two of us. We have really deep talks.}

The two of us went out this past Sunday to pick out these said items – in who knows what colors! I had a plan in my head, but apparently she did as well. It was clear in mere moments that we were not on the same page. BUT, we work good together and we came to a compromise …. and she got a bag of M&M’s {because I know how to deal with a 3 almost 4 year old.} I’ve learned with her that chocolate is the ticket. I would wait for her to pop one in her mouth and then give her a few choices – and she would choose without whining or “I don’t like that.” That bag of M&M’s was totally worth it!

We now wait until Saturday for this party and pray that Lawson doesn’t flip when they sing “Happy Birthday” {huge possibility} or none of my kids break anything {huge possibility} and that all her gifts arrive on time {Amazon – you really aren’t what you use to be.} This is the first year that she had actual “friends” to invite since this is her first year in school – so this girl is excited! She wakes up every morning and asks, “On this day, is it my party day?” hehe – I can’t wait till I can tell her yes on Saturday! Hopefully I’ll get some pictures!

On to the next painting ….

This was one of those paintings that has a back story. Without going into too much detail, this was a gift for a family who had their second child after the sudden loss of their first child. They kept the nursery the same since it was gender neutral – sea/ocean room. It had everything from sea turtles to penguins.

You know how you hear one of those stories and then that is all you can think about for days? Well, this was one of those times. Turtles reminded them of their daughter. I didn’t take a picture of the sides, but the turtle pattern wrapped around the edges.

I love the this color combination – why have I never had another room to paint for with these colors??