Roller derby girl

Makenna decided months ago that she wanted to have her party at the roller skating rink.  Which is crazy because the girl is not known for her coordination.  She roller skates.  Only in our kitchen.  Because I won't let her outside with the wheels of death on.  She'd come back broken and bruised.  So, I figured she would change her mind.  Nope.  3 weeks ago I made the reservations and today we spent 2 fun filled hours in the roller skating rink straight out of the 70's.  Seriously.  Same decorations and color combos.  Some of the photos look grainy.  They aren't.  It's carpet.  On the walls.  Plus it was dark in there.  Mood lighting?  For 6 year olds?  Either way, Makenna says it was awesome.  And her ear to ear smile says so.

She was a little shaky in the beginning.

But by the end she was all on her own.

Safiya had a great time watching the big girls go.  And she even made a run for it a few times.

Benjy took her out for one lap and got yelled at over the loud speaker because "all children must be wearing skates in the rink."  Party poopers.

In the car on the way home she was singing "Iiiiiii'mmmmm siiiiiiiixxxx".  To which I responded "No you're noooooot". Turns out that when she asked when her birthday was and I responded "after your party", she took me literally.  Thought she turned six after her party.  Note to self, explain the various stages of "after".  We then explained she had 4 more days.

All in all, probably the easiest, cheapest, and most fun party yet.  Who knew?

xoxo