Reptile Princess Party

With all the birthdays our family celebrates over the summer, Asher is really in the swing of how to do a party! He now believes that every birthday must have a theme. (Uh-oh, what have I begun?) The day before my birthday, I had an incredibly humorous conversation with Asher that went something like this:

Mommy is tomorrow your birthday?

Yes, honey, Mommy turns 34 tomorrow!

So, what kind of party are you going to have?

Well…I don’t know. What kind of party do you think I should have?

I know! You can have a reptile party!

Hmmmm… Well, Mommy is a girl and girls don’t really like reptile-themed parties.

(To this came the-first-of-what-is-sure-to-be-many-bewildered-and-confused-expressions-over-what-the-species-“girl”-likes.) Well, what do girls like?

Girls like things like princesses and tea parties.

(Said with eyes flashing from their recent “Ah-ha” moment…) I KNOW!!! You can have a Reptile Princess party!

(Visions of Iguanas donning pink party dresses and snakes in tiaras flashed before my eyes, and I burst out laughing.) No, honey. I don’t think girls really want reptiles at their parties.

(Annoyed.) Okay, okay. You can have a Princess Party but we will all dress up in animal costumes.

Uh….then it would be an Animal Party and not a Princess Party.

(Talking over me at this point.) You will wear a jaguar costume and Zephan will be a monkey. I will wear a buffalo mask and Daddy will wear…….(He went on and on designating costumes for family members and wanted to hear no more talk of princesses.)

I called Matt at work to share the latest cute-kid story, and bless-his-heart, he stopped by the grocery store on his way home from work and bought supplies for my Reptile Princess party. Asher was thrilled. On the morning of my birthday, they worked hard putting together my card and cake. Asher didn’t forget the animal costumes and insisted we make masks for the occasion. I had some ZooPals plates, so just made those into masks for us while Daddy worked on the cake.
Inside my card was the following dictated message from Asher. It’s so sweet to see what sort of things matter to a 4-year-old:
Dear Mommy,

I like to play animal and dinosaur toys with you. And I like to do exercise with you, and I like to get muddy with you. I like to color with you. Mommy, I want to do something great for your birthday! Mommy, I really want to get birthday presents on our heads! (As a little game, we frequently balance objects on our heads and then pretend sneeze them off. I’ve been doing this with Asher since he was 2 and he still finds it hilarious.) Mommy, I think you’re really, really pretty! Happy Birthday!

In addition to my Reptile Princess party, I was able to have my girly-tea-party as well. I had Matt take me to lunch at a local tea parlor and had fun trying on all of their “grandma” hats. You can check out some of pictures from our lunch below.

It was a wonderful day, and I praise God for 34 years of a wonderful life!

Comments

Melanie S says

September 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm

This is one of the funniest stories I’ve heard in a long time. I’m so glad you got it all in writing. And way to go Matt for running with it! What a great memory that will be someday.
Morgan says

September 4, 2008 at 5:06 pm

Love it! Asher is going to be quite the party planner (like his Mom) and Matt can be the caterer! 🙂
Christianne Page says

September 2, 2008 at 9:47 am

Did Matt decorate the cake? I’m impressed. 🙂 I haven’t gotten you a gift yet, but now I know what theme to go with!
michaela says

September 2, 2008 at 5:59 am

Happy Birthday! I love the reptile Princess Party theme. Isn’t it so sweet that Asher wanted to celebrate you so much? He is lovely! And who knew that Matt has such good cake decorating skills? Good job Matt! Looks like you really enjoyed your birthday.