Life as a Leach

A lot of the decorations were bought at Walmart, where they have an awesome selection of Hello Kitty party supplies! The tooth picks were originally for cupcake toppers, but I decided to do the cookie cake instead.  They worked just fine for veggies, fruit, and cheese! We had raspberry lemonade in pink cups with umbrellas and straws--very girly!  I also had bottles of water and Capri Sun Roaring Waters. This is the Hello Kitty cake, because Kitty makes sugar cookies on every episode.  It was a big, yummy hit--and SO easy!! The lollipop arrangement was popular too.  Some snuck a few without their parents looking! A few more sweet treats We had Hello Kitty goody bags too!  (Caleb had me make superhero bags for the boys, who he did not feel would appreciate such girly favors.) As far as activities, we had a bean bin, "Kitty Litter" (packing peanuts in a baby pool), Lego Duplos, coloring, and necklace making. ...

So how did the Hello Kitty party go?  Purrrrr -fectly!  (Sorry, I just couldn't resist! A lot of people were out of town for the three day weekend, but we still had plenty there to help us celebrate Abby's day. The kids colored, played in a pool of packing peanuts (AKA: the kitty litter!), (Why yes , it was a humongous mess and probably not my best idea ever!)   and had a great time digging in our bean bin.  I think that was the biggest hit! All three of Abby's former nurses came to the party.  Abby has never seen all three of them at the same time, and she was totally confused! We sang "Happy Birthday..." ...complete with the ugly cry from me.  It wouldn't be the birthday song without it! Abby couldn't quite blow out the candle, so I helped! This year, we had super-soft sugar cookies with frosting piled up in a cake-like pile, because Hello Kitty makes sugar cookies in e...

The obsession continues!   Abby is going to be Hello Kitty for Halloween, her Hello Kitty birthday party will be just a week before, she has Hello Kitty band-aids over her trach hole, there are Hello Kitty stickers on various pieces of furniture all over our house, and Abby's Grammy made her a Hello Kitty blanket that she takes everywhere now. The girl loves the Kitty!  What can I say?

Have you heard about the Hello Kitty craze at our house?!?  :) Here's Abby wearing a cute little nightgown her Grammy got her.  When I put it on her, she looked down and started pointing to Hello Kitty and smiling.  Then she got a glimpse of herself in the mirror and got really excited when she saw it!  It's not the best picture here, but it shows her nightgown at least! You can hear Abby "say" Hello Kitty in the video.  She does it a couple of different times.  Gotta love her face in the beginning of the video too!

Abby is in love with the Kitty!  Hello Kitty is, by far, her favorite character.  She will point to everything she sees in a store and get so excited when we let her hold it!   While we are not going to go hog wild and buy everything Hello Kitty, I did get her a little Hello Kitty backpack that is just her size.  The Kitty is a very soft velour and she loves to rub it.   Show me your backpack! She LOVES her new backpack!!