She Planned, I Surprised

Have you ever known anyone who planned their OWN surprise birthday party?  Well, if not, meet Annie.  Birthdays are important to me, but boy are they to Annie.   She started getting excited when 2023 rolled around even if her birthday wasn't until February 23.  

She flip flopped on party ideas and who and what she wanted.  I reminded her that I am not as wealthy as she wants me to be and she needed to simmer down.  So she opted for a surprise sleep over.  I agreed, but only 4 girls could come.  

Now how do you make a surprise party a surprise if you plan it?  Well, the mom has to LIE about the actual date of it in order to pull it off successfully.

With the help of my good friend, Callie, it happened.   She ordered the cake, decorated my house, and received the girls while I killed time.   We pulled up, I told the boys to do something in the yard and Annie and I went on in.

Birdie, Anne Waler, Annie, Mary Stanford, and Nora


She.  Was.   Surprised!!!!!!!   AND the boys were too!   I didn't even tell them.

It was wild.   It was loud.   It was chilly outside so that didn't last long.

Playing make-up

Fashion show

The cake



Painting canvases 

I had the art teacher draw on a canvas for each girl.

Merritt was in attendance and got a star!

Nora

Biride

Mary Stanford

Anne Walker

Annie


Callie set up a projector for a movie they watched for 10 minutes!

Bitty joined

Ohhhhh the wildness.   Live and learn.   I won't do that again!!!!