“Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat…” (Little Mermaid circa 1989)

I just can’t get that song out of my mind.  I guess because I’m merely hours away from Mary Clare’s 4th Birthday Pinkalicious Mermaid Pirate Pool Party.  (Mouth full, I know-she insisted.)  The girls are napping and I’m waiting on Mel to get home from work so I can get to work on the party!  I do love a good party.  The girls’ team has already gotten the mermaid-pirate booty bags  (heehee) together.  I ordered super cute number 4/starfish glitter cookies, bought shells and beads and included a pirate eye patch all tied together in a cute little muslin bag.  (Thanks to my sister’s wedding leftovers.)  McCanless and I stamped the bags with nautical images and tied each with twine and a cute little “Love, MC pink pirate tag.”

I took the girls party shopping last week and while most of everything is taken care of at the pool, we always like to add girls’ team touches.  Pink and pirate table cloths, grass skirts, shells, shell necklaces, pink pool toys, pink and silver balloons, pink pool noodles, etc.  I know it will be fun!

We ordered a cake this week and with the girls’ help it is a masterpiece (mess) of mermaid, nautical, pirate, beachy decor.  I love designing a cake to compliment our parties, and it seems that my girls have inherited my party planning genes, so I let them take over this year.  It’s obnoxiously cute.  We also have pink “ocean cupcakes” with waves and mermaids and pink glitter starfish.   Mary Clare ate more starfish cookies today than we’ll actually have at her party, but it’s her party and her day, so we’ll let her get away with it.  Miss MC certainly deserves every single pink mermaid and piece of glitter that is what this party is made of.  I can’t wait to see her in all of her 4 year old glory.  Thanks be to God.

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