You have to be NINE

So, Claire turns nine in December and she is having her first-ever birthday party with friends!  I probably shouldn't be putting that in writing.

Her birthday is December 26th, and for obvious reasons (in our minds) we have always celebrated with family at the mountain house or in Georgia with grandparents. This year, Claire put her foot down. She's been thinking about this a long time and knew exactly what to do (obviously her parents did not).

We made sure we set a date before everyone started leaving HK for Bali (standard Christmas destination).

Then, we set about making Olaf cupcakes. After that, sugar cookies, followed by a movie on the sofa.   Four hours of nothing but six cute little nine year old girls. Sheer delight for this girl's first birthday party with friends. And, it was truly friends only; the boys were out, Jeff was at work, and Taylor was floating around as a helper.

Because I'm pretty sure I shouldn't put other kids' (other than mine) pictures on my blog, I thought this would be a good after party picture. We picked up all of these sunglasses for the girls at the party - this way they can pack a little memory for Bali.