the time miss britton turned 8

Turning 8 is a very big deal around here.  You get a birthday party.  A thing mom and dad don't do every year.  And, if you are Britton, you may get carried away planning a party.  And want to invite the whole town.  And then your mom and dad might have to rent the community center to fit in all of your plans.  But it is sure to be a fun time.

Now, on the surface, it may look like a Sponge Bob themed party, but it wasn't.  It was a dance party with games and a giant slideshow that correlated with each song hand picked by Britton.  Britton also made the pinata herself. She grew a little attached to it, but she was okay sacrificing him for candy.  

We had to cancel the scavenger hunt, because the library doesn't open until 1 on Saturdays! (We didn't have permission to have a scavenger hunt in the library anyway, but it was going to be epic.)

And, if you are planning to have stacked donuts instead of a cake, be warned that everyone likes donuts, but no one wants to wait for them.  And they don't have to, because you don't have to wait for it to be sliced like a traditional cake.

And Grandma Linda came and helped make everything possible! We would have been lost without her.  Lucy has joined a Girl Scout troop, and it was Think Day, and she was presenting on England (and I made 50 tea bags for it) but it was right during Britton's party, so Grandma helped us be in two places at once as well as make decorations, calm our mind, help Nora sleep for 6 hours straight! (I think maybe she is actually a good fairy) 

She also found out that Nora is beginning to have stranger anxiety.  But, since she is a good fairy, she was able to overcome that little hiccup as well.