Parties!

Brianna has been busy with school and ballet among other very important things. One of those is parties! She went to a birthday party last weekend that was held at the N. Albany Fire Station. It was pretty cool... there were real firefighters there who showed us all around the Department. Brianna got to ride on a Fire Truck and spray the fire hose.

Brianna and Sarah the Birthday Girl

Brianna got to sit in the front seat. They took a ride around the neighborhood, all the kids had a great time. Practicing putting out a fire!

We all know there is a little rivalry between Policemen and Firemen and I have to say Brianna was a little skeptical of the Fire suit and a Fireman coming in to our house to put out a fire. I am positive she believes that her Dad is the biggest Hero of them all. The party was fun and Brianna really did have a good time, but that night after tucking her into bed she just could not go to sleep. Fire is something that truly scares her, she has worried about our house catching on fire before and most nights before we leave her room for the night she asks if I am cooking anything. She has had several tough nights worrying and thinking about fire and what to do if we ever had a fire. That night was no exception. She came out and said "I just can't get my brain to stop thinking about our house catching on fire" I reassured her and comforted her, then she said "I'm just not used to a fireman crawling in our house with that mask on" She was remembering what they had said at the party and the suit they put on telling kids not to be scared that they would be there to help. Obviously the efforts to desensitize and educate backfired for my poor daughter :)

Today Brianna was transformed into the Princess of the Sea, Ariel the Little Mermaid. She had a Halloween Party to go to and was just so excied to wear her costume.

My little blond beauty turned into a Mermaid with RED hair! She loved it :)
The kids had a great time playing games and doing crafts. They wraped themselves up into mummy's and made mummy hot dogs and spider web pizza. Fun was had by all!




And yes, if you were wondering the red hairspray did wash out of her hair. It only took 3 good shampoo's and about 30 minutes in the shower. Now there is just a little tinge of pink in a few spots! I'm sure it will all be gone soon. The price you pay for a complete transformation!