Our only regret was that we weren't able to include all the people that we wanted to and had originally invited to the home-party that we planned. Unfortunately, because we've stretched ourselves so thin financially, we had to be very careful to keep our guest list small. Lila was able to choose five of her closest friends to invite and we all met at the Rockaway Mall Build-A-Bear and then headed over to a local Pizza Hut. Lila felt strongly about eliminating cupcakes from her birthday tradition. In the spirit of Halloween we gave out chocolate lollipops instead.
The Build-A-Bear portion of the day was really special. Even though I worried that it would be too generic, the party host was fun, lively and dressed in costume. Each child seemed to really love the process of Build-A-Bear and seemed genuinely excited to go home with a new stuffed animal. Further, it was actually nice to leave and go to a different place to eat. Lila was so excited that we'd be going out for dinner and including all of her friends. Remeeting up with them at the Pizza Hut seemed to give her a little thrill!
Here are a few pictures from our day:
Kids' birthday parties are incomplete without toys and play games. Innumerable venues in Chicago and selecting one out of them is really tough. My nephew's sixth birthday is really special because of arrival of his dear sister couple of weeks ago. Want to make it special for the beautiful family.
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