At first, when I was thinking about what to do for Charlotte's birthday party, I was pretty set on a "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" theme. She loves the show and I thought it would be pretty cute. Every once in awhile, I'd ask Charlotte if she would like a Daniel Tiger party. To my surprise, she was fairly uninterested--even after several attempts. So, I asked her if she wanted to look online for birthday ideas. After looking through several pictures we came up with a list and she decided on a ballerina party. Her main request was for pink balloons.
A few weeks went by and I kept thinking about how this ballerina party was going to work. See, the majority of the kids we were going to invite were boys. I figured we could make it work, but wasn't exactly sure how. So I continued to mull it over.
Then, on one of our frequent Target trips (I check out the
"Ah! Perfect party favors!" my mind screamed. But I resisted the urge to snatch them up. After all, was this Charlotte's party or my party? But then again, I told myself, Charlotte loves all things doctor. And I mean LOVES. She constantly asks for "doctor stories" and is very serious about giving shots and doing doctor examinations on Mitch and I. Serious business.
So I asked Charlotte, "Do you want a doctor party?" "Yeah, sure. That'd be a good idea!" she replied. I waited, and on the way out, I double-checked for good measure, "Charlotte, do you want a ballerina party or a doctor party? A doctor party or a ballerina party?"
"A doctor party!"
And so I dashed back to that delightful aisle and snatched up my doctor finds. Doctor party it is!
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