A Smurfing good time

So we finally had Peanut's birthday party this weekend. She started asking at 7 a.m. Sunday when all of the people were going to show up. Telling her she had 6 hours to go didn't really satisfy her. But alas, the people showed up and a good time was had by all.

The birthday party girl. She told my mom (unbeknownst to me) that she needed a special party dress. So instead of her Smurfette shirt, this is what she wore.

In the jumpy house. With Brainy, as you do.

This is the best I could get of Gizmo who said "Whoa, cool!" after every present was opened and "cheeeeeeeese!" when we tried to take her picture.

The cake. The bakery was going to charge us $50 to make Smurf figurines. The husband went to Target and found these on clearance for less than $2. Winning.

Opening presents, which included a tent, a snow cone maker, a scooter and a karaoke machine*.

She has been begging us for a piñata for years so the husband finally obliged and got her one. The only casualty was when the husband, who was holding the string to the piñata pulled it up quickly causing my nephew to miss and hit his sister in the face instead. Luckily it was a padded bat and she's pretty tough.

Cake and candles. Peanut kept asking, "Is it time to sing the happy birthday song yet?"

My interpretation of Smurfette. I even put eye shadow on, which my 5-year-old nephew noticed and said, "I really like the color on your eyes." That kid. He's a keeper.

*So the karaoke machine. The husband suggested that we get Peanut a karaoke machine for her birthday, which I thought was a great idea. She loves to sing and regularly asks me to "becord" her while she sings or take "bideo" of her. She loved it and even treated us to a rousing edition of "Call me, maybe." Anyway, after the girls went to bed, the husband decided he would try it out. I was trying to watch gymnastics while he was "rapping" Biggie's "Hypnotize." There are no words for the hilarity that ensued. He then went on to dedicate a Matt Nathanson's "Modern Love." One of the lines is "Oh this modern love is a taco truck," which caused a lengthy discussion of what the hell that even means or if the husband was looking at the right lyrics.

And then he started calling for couple's skate time.

I think the karaoke machine is going to be more entertaining for us than it will be for Peanut.