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Big Happenings in Huddleston

By Melissa Markham on April 3, 2009 2:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Well, we are busy, busy, busy today (of course that isn't too unusual in the Markham household), but today we are extra busy. You see, Katrina is turning 9 next Wednesday. Last year for her birthday, we had a great day out shopping, but this year she wanted to have a party. Not just a party, but a big party. And not just a big party, but a party with a sleepover.... So we started making plans back in January. First the guest list...it ended up with 25 names! Then we looked for a venue. We didn't expect all of those girls to come, but we needed to be prepared and our house was not big enough. So we lined up the fellowship hall at our church.

Then we made up invitations and sent them out. Of 25 people, we heard back from 20 (I was pleased with that) and of 20, 15 were coming! Yikes! So the last few weeks we have been busy getting party items and food and planning activities. So, here's the list of anticipated events.

4 pm - young ladies will arrive. They get to set up their beds (the ones who are spending the night, some aren't), then they get to create their own name tag. Katrina has friends coming from 4H, church, homeschooling and they don't all know one another so we thought this would be a way for them to get to know one another.

We have 6 pizzas waiting to be consumed along with string cheese, baby carrots, chips, cookies, popcorn, cake and ice cream. No one will be going hungry!

For fun, we have color by numbers pencil pictures, iron creatures (put pegs on board, then iron them and melt them so they stick together), beads for bracelets, and nail polish. We have Bingo, Twister and Charades. And there are plans to play flashlight tag outside after dark and then two movies to wrap up the evening.

Expect pictures to follow!