Rapunzel birthday party

After a lot of thought, Maddie decided on a Rapunzel themed birthday party this year. Her birthday is on Tuesday, and we celebrated today after having to postpone it from yesterday due to snow.

She had been leaning towards a 'Toy Story' party, but really loves Rapunzel from the movie 'Tangled.' She's told me many times that Rapunzel is her favorite princess (at the moment) because she has freckles like Maddie, and shares the same main hobby-- drawing. I thought that was neat that she relates to her for those reasons.

Anyway, we've been busy making our own decorations for the past 2 weeks or so. It's always so fun to brainstorm with them for their own parties because they come up with a lot of good ideas, and Maddie came up with some cute ones all by herself. We did a spin on the 'Pin the tail on the donkey' game, and instead it was 'Pin the Flynn on the tower.' (Flynn from 'Tangled' is a new love of hers and her sisters!). And, she wanted a pinata so that she could tape a picture of Flynn on it as well for 'Hit Flynn with a frying pan' (like in the movie), but instead we opted for stringing Maddie's Flynn doll from the air, and letting them take turns whacking him with a frying pan while blindfolded. It was quite comical;)

Maddie also wanted to make "raspberry fizzaroo's" (a spin on an idea she saw in a 'Fancy Nancy' book), which came out really good I thought. She liked the drink a lot. And, they all had a blast doing a Princess Mad Lib story. I got that idea from a Princess party that Maddie and Faith went to last year at a make-your-own-pottery place where Tia Rosa worked at the time. It was cute.

Maddie's cake was a slight disaster this year. I am not good with decorating cakes, but I thought I would try a painter's palette (since she and Rapunzel love drawing/painting) and a princess cake-- the type where it's the doll with with the cake that rounds out her skirt. The doll cake was a complete disaster. I literally broke it in half while trying to put the doll into it. And, the palette was also quite funny looking, but Maddie loved it which is what counts. My poor sweet girl though, I don't think she would have even told me if it looked weird. She always has such nice compliments!

It was a bitterly cold day this year again, like last year. I remember last year it was about 24 degrees outside on the day of her party, and this year it might have been even colder with the wind chill. But, we bundled up all 6 kiddos despite the Arctic air and went sledding over at the field across from us. They all had a blast, and it was funny watching Donovan try to show Maddie how to use his snow board.

The three of them went to bed so happy tonight, and Maddie told us that she had "the best 6th party ever!"