Theme: PLAYDOUGH!
Guests: The Noren family
below are some of the highlights of the party...
But of course it all has to start off with the mandatory early morning birthday singing - in bed- of course! You can tell that we are BOTH not morning people!
Lydia's "big gift," was a play kitchen. If you come over, she will take her little plastic coffee pot and serve everyone. Good thing it is not real coffee, she refilled my cup about 10 times in one setting!
Lydia was so glad to see all her aunts and uncles and her farmor and farfar (grandma and grandpa), and this time around was quite an expert at opening her gifts.
Anything that was a toy was inspected, and anything that was clothing was cast aside...haha, typical kid!
Dinner was quite festive; I tried to make a mixture of American/Swedish fare.
The Swedes had never tasted popcorn balls or soft pretzels before, and I am SURE that most Americans have never been confronted with a smörgåstårta (savoury cake, one topped with shrimp and the other with ham and meatballs).
The pigs in a blanket were gone pretty fast, but only after several questions of why a pig would have a blanket anyway. :)
Kids at Lydia's age do clearly NOT appreciate monetary value of gifts. The high end, trendy tights were cast aside, and a second hand airplane and secondhand mouse doll were the best presents (according to Lydia).
Ha, silly kid. Here is a cute photo of Danne showing Lydia how an airplane should go....
No party is complete without a few games! Everyone had to create something out of playdough in 5 minutes, and whichever one Lydia liked the best won!
Danne just squished together something quick, while Linda made a complex baby doll complete with pacifier and buttons, and Maria tried to tempt Lydia with a playdough man holding m&m's.
But in the end, she chose Danne's simple creation and we all got a laugh.
We finished the night off with a game of pass the parcel (which included a game of simon says in the middle of it all).
Looks like we are all still pretty good and being "kids at heart."
I know that Lydia will one day want to be cool and have all her little friends around her at her birthday, but for now it is her aunts and uncles and farmor and farfar who have her heart!
Happy birthday, Lydia Noren!
How fun! I think a kitchen is a toy staple she will use for years.
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