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Ashley's Birthday Party

On Sunday, August 31, Ashley will finally have her 10th birthday party. We decided to go with the theme of "So You Think You can Dance." We have invited over 25 of Ashley's friends, we have judges and awards; it should be fun.

The girls are divided into 5 groups of 5 and will choreograph their own group routine to preselected music. The judges are older girls that were part of the Studio 5D Dance Company. I am praying that it goes well and all of the girls have a blast. So far all those invited will be attending so it's going to a room full of dancing screaming girls. I must be crazy...crazy in love with my daughter.

This afternoon, I asked Ashley what she wanted for her birthday since her friends were asking what she likes. Right now, Ashley isn't into any one thing except dance. Today, as we were buying her party decorations, Ashley told me that she really wants someone to help her excel in dance, to help her with her leaps and turns. Ash has decided that since she isn't in the dance company anymore that she needs extra help keeping her dance skills and improving her pirouettes and she desperately wants to learn to do secondes. Unfortunately, no one can buy private dance lessons as a birthday gift for Ashley.

If you have been invited to Ashley's birthday party and don't know what kind of gift to buy; my suggestion - gift cards. Gift cards to the Limited Too, Dance Unique, Tilly's, or you can buy her the latest Cheetah Girls CD or the Jonas Brothers CD. Another idea is gift cards to her favorite restaurant TGI Friday's, Tijuana Flats or Red Lobster. As her mom, I even have a hard to time figuring out what to get her; so good luck. Of course, you can always donate to Ashley's liver transplant fund in honor of her birthday - what better gift then the gift of life.
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