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Fly to Never Neverland!

I will never be a good event photographer. I never actually take photos of the event. I took a ton beforehand...of things like the pixie dust I made and the goodie bags. But none of the kids playing. Whoops. In my own defense, there was a fair amount of time spent consoling kids. Who knew fairy wands would have become weapons?! But the party came together well. My only regret is inviting people who are so rude and reply they are coming and then don't show up. Three of those. Not cool. I'm trying not to hold a grudge. Failing? Maybe. Next year I'll go back to inviting the folks I want to...like my devoted blog followers! For all those who missed it, here are some details...


The Indian Camp, of course. And yes, I did make the teepee. It's amazingly easy. 


The Tick Tock Croc ring toss. Tick Tock is my favorite character...

Tinkerbell, of course.

 The food table with fruit swords, pirate booty, second star to the right cookies, lost boys trail mix, barrrr-b-q and mermaid macaroni. Never mind that I felt guilty about all the snacks and put out vegetables...which no one ate. At least I tried.

So happy! The birthday girl!


The treasure hunt. Wish I had Brian take more photos of this part. It was so cute and the kids were really into it. I would have made it twice as long! The hunt ended at Nana, who had a secret map, and the kids all worked together to find the treasure chest. Filled with loot, it was a hit. Note for next time: don't leave chocolate coins out in the sun. The coins in the chest got a bit melted. 

And the Peter Pan cake. Which was better in my head than in real life...but Julia still liked it.

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