The Stories of our Lives

Health (except for a few easy-to-manage colds) was welcomed back home and, after delaying it for a week, we were finally able to party Orléane last Sunday.

I don’t have many details to report from the party. It went well, for an event of one evening including six babies/kids and 10 adults – which is to say, it was a joyous tornado of amused grand-parents, busy parents, confused and entertained babies, and festive preschoolers. Then, within half an hour, all the guests disappeared, the kids headed to their beds, and the house went quiet again, despite all the strewn decorations, dishes, wrapping and toys everywhere (everywhere!).

It was a success.

We used a flower garden theme. I drew up decorations of flowers and friendly bugs on the computer, as well as menu-placemats for colouring to keep the kids busy while waiting for dinner. Frank installed a flower diaporama on our big tv screen – a great trick for theme decoration that is easy and eco-friendly, by the way, and which adds loads of colour to an otherwise bland surface.

We ate at “Café du Jardin”, ie. the main floor. We served grattin worms (macaroni… accepted by kids everywhere), and flower pots for dessert (cupcake in a flower pot, with a flower planted in it).

Orléane found the experience interesting. She ate cake for the first time!

And now, I don’t have a baby anymore. Boohoo.

All the pictures with comments are over there:
Fête Orléane – 1 an