Ella's Dance Party

Ella turned 6 last week. For this occasion she invited 12 of her friends to come for a dance party. We cleared back the couches in the living room, hung some stars, painted a big star on the floor, and made a playlist worthy of the boogie. When Ella came down, I made her favorite breakfast--chocolate chip pancakes. In the middle of breakfast, she asks, "Dad, can you wear your red suit today?" There are two things to consider. First, how can you turn your daughter down anything that is reasonable and easily within my power on her birthday? Second, I am always looking for an excuse to wear my three piece red suit. So in addition to everything else, I got to wear that beauty.
We had some fun with the chicken dance, YMCA, freeze dance. From there we moved to cupcakes and presents. Let the girls play a little. Organized some more dances. And at the end of the three hours, I learned one great truth. Three hours is too long for a 6 year-old birthday party. I think I was done at 2 hours.