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Great Husbands, Great Ideas
Great Husbands. Great Ideas.
No, I’m not being sarcastic. At least not now.
Several months ago, we started planning the 5th birthday party for the twins. Rob had the idea of doing a “Garden” Themed birthday party. I had heard of another neighbor doing this party, and thought it would be an ok idea. But as Rob elaborated on his plans, I began to stiffen, balk, and inwardly rebel. I did not want to follow his plan. I was thinking, “oh, great…”
You see, I was afraid. I was afraid of how it would turn out, of what the children would think, of how we’d manage the grandiose idea, and of what the neighbors would think. However, I’ve walked with the Lord long enough to know that when a wife submits to her husband both are blessed.
My idea of a party was to provide continuous entertainment with all the guests bringing toys or other presents. Rob’s idea seemed completely revolutionary. We talked through both our ideas, and came up with a plan.
The day of the party, 12 children poured into our backyard. The decorations were a few balloons and a banner leftover from another party. We started off with face painting.
Each child decorated a pot and planted their own snapdragon flower to take home and “baby.” We had bought most of the pots on clearance at the end of last season and saved some containers from others. The leftover plants were planted in our front flower bed after the party.
The girls and I made a poster board sized flower for “pin the butterfly on the flower” game.
The girls and I transformed a yellow bundt cake into a caterpillar. It was very simple and fun to do.
I served bug shaped macaroni and cheese and pink lemonade. At the end everyone took a turn squishing their feet in the mud. We’d planned on planting the seeds, but it had rained. Squishing in mud was much more fun.
We had other games planned but we ran out of time. Once again Rob and I collaborated and I listened and every child was totally thrilled. It was probably the best party we’ve ever done.
We plan on sharing the produce of the garden with those who came to our party come harvest time! Thanks, Nina, for being the party photographer!
