Sierra Turns Six

Sierra turned six on May 19th. To celebrate, we had a Hansel and Gretel themed birthday party. Each of the girls decorated her own gingerbread house, and we then went on an adventure that took them through each part of the story. I took the girls for a walk in the woodsy area outside our house where they picked some berries which we hung on bushes. (The premise was that the girls were trying to find food for their poor family. We skipped the stepmother trying to get rid of them.) When we got back to the house, the outside door was covered in candy and the garage doors had large paperdoll gingerbread children that used to be real children before the witch turned them into cookies. The girls were terrified pulling the candy off the door, and then Ted poked his head out and pretended to be the witch. He put Caleb in a "cage" and the girls had to feed him to fatten him up. Then they pushed Ted into an "oven." (The cage and oven were designed by Caleb.) We went outside and they had to turn the gingerbread children into real children by tossing a "magic" ball at the paper dolls, which allowed us to turn them over to the other side that looked like children. We then had a hunt to find the witch's treasure so they could go home and buy food for their families. Sierra got a new dress with a matching dress for her favorite doll as well as Barbie bike that even has a little bike attached for a lucky Barbie to ride along. Happy Birthday, Sierra!


Decorating Gingerbread Houses


Hunting in the forest for berries


The Gingerbread Children


Sierra and Penny


Sierra's Barbie Bike