A Friday with no school seemed like the perfect day to schedule Taylor's Birthday party so there wouldn't be any conflicts. Good thing we didn't do a pool party with the big weekend storm on its way!
14 of her friends from school and soccer met at Red Robin for an afternoon of eating, hanging out and hunting through the mall.
Allison and Reanna were good sports and very patient little sisters! A big thank you to Leslie for helping me chaperone!
Taylor blushed as the staff sang "Happy Birthday"
and she shared her birthday sundae with the group.Then it was into the mall for the Scavenger Hunt (apparently not permitted by mall management, but the girls behaved). The girls picked colored headbands out of a bag to determine teams.
Team Blue-Emily, Shelby, Taylor, Lexi and Lauren
Team Green-Mandy, Vanessa, Maylie and Jenna
Team Purple-Mya, Alyssa, Leilani, Jaden and MadisonEach team was given a list of 30 tasks to complete and $10. Some involved answering mall trivia questions..."How many restaurants are in the Food Court?", "How much does it cost to rent a stroller?" and "What movie is playing in Theater 2?".
Other items included taking photos of pink shoes,
posing in front of the Christmas tree,
finding a game that started with the letter "M",
solving a riddle about Claire's and posing in front of it,
and the whole team with sunglasses. They even had to make a few purchases and hunt down to-go menus, discarded receipts and movie ticket stubs.
After determining Team Blue was the big winner, the girls sang "Happy Birthday" again, ate delicious Nothing Bundt Cakes' Bundtinis
and Taylor opened some of the cutest, most thoughtful gifts.
Soccer buddies!
It is hard to believe Taylor is turning 12 in just a few days, but it was a fun start to the celebration!
