Larysa's birthday

For Larysa's 11th birthday, I wasn't sure quite what to do with her. She wanted the Rainforest Cafe - too expensive, then she wanted horseback riding - also too expensive. She'd already been to the bowling alley millions of times for other birthdays, so that was out.
As I trolled the internet for ideas, I came across a sound studio that hosts birthday party where you go in and record a song (everyone gets a copy of the CD) and then you do some dance moves too that gets recorded on a DVD for you as well. Cool! Larysa has always been a pop star diva in the making, so I thought it would be kinda neat to get it on a CD for her.
Once Larysa had settled on her guestlist - it was really important that she have a good mix of kids, I made these cool invites to look like CDs (if I had an extra few hours to spend I would have laminated them too) and then put them in CD cases for Larysa to give out to the invitees.

Well the day came and I drove up the 7 lucky children to the Sound Studio where they spent the first hour recording the song "Reach" by S Club 7. (Larysa had invited to boys, MacKenzie and Luke, it this seemed like the most appropriate song for both sexes to sing. Somehow I couldn't see the boys wanting to sing Avril Lavigne or Pink.)

Everything was going well until everyone piled out of the recording room and I noticed how ill Larysa looked. I guess the heat and lack of something to drink had dehydrated her to the point that she could barely stand up. But in true Ethel Merman-The-show-must-go-on style, she was able to come round and finish the dance moves for the DVD. Listlessly, but she did it. What a trooper!

So right now, it's 1:40 am, and the girls who stayed behind for the sleepover are obviously not sleeping. So it's up to me to keep at them until they finally drop off.

Nighty-night!