Abbie had her friend birthday party yesterday. She chose to go ice skating at Lake Las Vegas which was fantastic. I'm all for birthday parties that you throw down a birthday table cloth and some snack foods and just let them have fun. It was the easiest birthday party we have ever done by far.
We were a little limited on seating since we had to drive to the ice skating rink, so she chose five of her closest friends. They were the perfect age to just head out on the ice without much help at all (again, very nice for the parents.)
It was such a beautiful day outside that it didn't take long for them to be too hot in their jackets. Ice skating and T-shirts should never even be in the same sentence. CRAZY!
They have these cones for you to hold on to if you need a little extra help skating which was nice to help you get used to the ice. Or you could just use it for making long trains with your friends which is fun too.
After a few hours on the ice we went back to our house for cupcakes and presents. I was so relieved that we came home with everyone happy and no broken bones. Yes, I was a little worried about that latter part.
Of course she chose green icing for her cupcakes (her favorite color), and I enjoyed listening to all these girls giggle and have fun together. The ride home from skating was really fun just listening to them talk about Justin Beiber all the way home. Who is he dating, who likes what songs, or what they think of his hair. Very important discussions for a ten year old. :)
We ended the party with "Heavy, Heavy Hang Over." It must be really old school because they had never heard of it before. Abbie was thrilled with her party which made it even better.
That night while we were eating dinner we started talking about the Chinese New Year. We pulled up all sorts of interesting facts about it and figured out what animal each of us were according to the year we were born. I remembered hearing about them having a huge flower bunny (for the year of the bunny) in the conservatory at the Bellagio, so we just decided to go check it out. It worked out perfectly because just by luck we hopped on the elevator and it let off right at the conservatory. We stepped outside and watched the fountain show, and called it a night. Nothing like cheap entertainment when you have nothing else planned for the evening.
Well, I did purchase a new camera this week. I did all the research and have been happy with my decision except for the fact that I didn't realize that you have to manually open the flash when indoors. There was a nice lady who offered to take our picture and I'm so sad it didn't turn out so great. Hopefully I'll figure this new camera out real soon.
We were a little limited on seating since we had to drive to the ice skating rink, so she chose five of her closest friends. They were the perfect age to just head out on the ice without much help at all (again, very nice for the parents.)
It was such a beautiful day outside that it didn't take long for them to be too hot in their jackets. Ice skating and T-shirts should never even be in the same sentence. CRAZY!
They have these cones for you to hold on to if you need a little extra help skating which was nice to help you get used to the ice. Or you could just use it for making long trains with your friends which is fun too.
After a few hours on the ice we went back to our house for cupcakes and presents. I was so relieved that we came home with everyone happy and no broken bones. Yes, I was a little worried about that latter part.
Of course she chose green icing for her cupcakes (her favorite color), and I enjoyed listening to all these girls giggle and have fun together. The ride home from skating was really fun just listening to them talk about Justin Beiber all the way home. Who is he dating, who likes what songs, or what they think of his hair. Very important discussions for a ten year old. :)
We ended the party with "Heavy, Heavy Hang Over." It must be really old school because they had never heard of it before. Abbie was thrilled with her party which made it even better.
That night while we were eating dinner we started talking about the Chinese New Year. We pulled up all sorts of interesting facts about it and figured out what animal each of us were according to the year we were born. I remembered hearing about them having a huge flower bunny (for the year of the bunny) in the conservatory at the Bellagio, so we just decided to go check it out. It worked out perfectly because just by luck we hopped on the elevator and it let off right at the conservatory. We stepped outside and watched the fountain show, and called it a night. Nothing like cheap entertainment when you have nothing else planned for the evening.
Well, I did purchase a new camera this week. I did all the research and have been happy with my decision except for the fact that I didn't realize that you have to manually open the flash when indoors. There was a nice lady who offered to take our picture and I'm so sad it didn't turn out so great. Hopefully I'll figure this new camera out real soon.
6 comments:
What a great party! And those fountains are the best! That was my favorite part of Vegas. So cool!
Look like the party was a blast! It seems strange to see boats and water..next to ice skating! Cute pix's..Glad you had a fun day!
That looks awesome. Both the ice skating and the gardens. We will have to check both out.
Happy Birthday Abbie! She is looking so grown up. Sounds like an awesome party.
I wish I could have gone to the party. I love ice skating.
Sounds like it was the perfect Party - I'm so glad everything went well with no broken bones :)
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