How to host a Fairy Party

Step 1:  Invite all the people you know and then stress daily over the weather report, hoping and praying for clear weather so all those people can gather OUTside.

Step 2:  Manage to custom-order the perfect part-sun day, with a just-right temperature and a backyard that's almost dry from all the rain the day before.

Step 3:  Breathe for a minute.

Step 4:  Put pink frosting, shiny garland, and/or fluffy fabric on anything that holds still.

Step 5:  Spend a lot of time making little signs to put all over the place, forgetting that 4 year olds don't read.

Step 6:  Fill your yard with 26 children between the ages of 2 and 7.  Add wings, wands, sparkly things, and "Let It Go."  Stir gently and sit back to watch the magic.

Step 7:  Forget all the other steps.  Step 6 is all you really need.

(thanks, by the way, to each and every one of you who attended and helped make Ivy's day so grand)

Before:

During:

The whole gang:

(How are we so blessed to know this many amazingly wonderful people with this many beautiful and well-mannered children?  Seriously.  Every child you see here is perfect. )