My Inner Princess

Well, we had an awesome weekend in Calgary. It was so great seeing all the family, especially the returned missionary Janine! We went to the zoo, visited with everybody, and ended up eating a lot of yummy food at the Sunday brunch  Mom threw together before church. 

One of my favourite things that we did though was our traditional princess party on Saturday night. The princess party has a long and illustrious history in the Redd family. It all started fourteen years ago when Mom and Dad left town for the weekend. Jaima got the idea that we should make something especially fancy and yummy for dinner, and we all ended up even dressing up for the occassion (can you guess as what?) to eat. This is what can happen in a family with five girls (but I shan't tell other goofy things we got up to, at least not in this blog.) 

Over the years it has become a beloved tradition for  us. Now though, we have to make a contingency plan for the boys in the clan, since the male population in the family has grown prodigously in the past few years. It's become simpler now, generally we go out for supper (sparing us the work of cooking and cleaning), and some other fun activity whether it's hiking, shopping, facials and pedicures, or just watching Jane Austen movies. This time we were joined by some dear family friends, Aurora van Buren (our unoffically adopted sister) and Kyley and Kari Attfield. We did facials-much to the hilarity of Ben and Blake, who in their three-year old sophistry could not understand why something like that qualifies for fun. Brigham in particular seemed intrigued with my temporarily green face! The highlight was the incredible pink princess cake concocted by Kyley, complete with a cookie crown perched on the top.

I'm quite fond of the princess parties. Growing up in a family of girls did not prepare me for my current family situation where I am the only female around. Every now and then I need to indulge and do something ultra girly, and spending time with my  Mom,sisters, and old friends is always a great. Saturday's princess party accomplished both. Sometimes every girl needs to get back in touch with her inner princess.