With her birthday being mixed in with all the holidays, we decided to schedule her big birthday party early so that holiday gatherings didn't affect her party.
Little A is my little spy. We planned a spy-themed party, which was harder than I thought it would be! The party began with a slumber party. A few of her friends came and spent the night. They played games, watched movies, ate popcorn, and just had slumber party fun. I ran out the next morning to pick up donuts and balloons before the rest of the girls came. We cleaned up the living room and prepared for all of Little A's spy friends to come.
Soon, a total of 11 girls filled the house wearing mustaches, hats, and sunglasses. Then, a mysterious letter flew into the bunch. The spies had to decipher a code. They worked together as they figured out what the letter said. There were 2 traitors from their agency who were giving away all of their secret information. Their job was to find them and capture them before they gave too much away.
(And, I used the wrong "trader" and was informed by one of the young spies. THAT was embarrassing. LOL)
The spies then had to make their way through the laser maze. Once clear of the lasers, another letter flew into their presence. Now, they had to follow the clues. They ran around the house finding one clue after another, and at the end it was discovered that their gifts they brought were all GONE! The spies had to find the traitors' hideout and there they found the gifts, but the traitors were nowhere to be seen. The spies spread out on a search after they returned the gifts to the living room.
It was a wild chase! The traitors (J and K) had escaped outside and the spies ran after them, up and down the sidewalk and through the front yard. The traitors were armed with Nerf guns, making capturing them difficult. But the spies finally won out. They captured the traitors and they were arrested.
The spies enjoyed a lunch of chicken patties on buns with carrots. Little spy opened her gifts and they all had fun playing with the new toys. Then we had cake and ice cream. The cake was shaped like a pair of spy goggles. Everyone had a fun time.
When Little A's actual birthday came around, she didn't have any special requests. We ended up celebrating a little bit the day before her birthday. Her favorite birthday "cake" is Oreo pudding pie. Once she had opened all of her gifts and we enjoyed pie, ice cream, and meals of her choice, we all piled into the car to go to Iowa. She received a few more birthday gifts while there.
I think we all had fun celebrating the big 10 with Little A!
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