We are not a very neat and tidy household but we've tried to make room for them by shifting things aside and making piles out of the way. This shoe stack is right behind the front door, its probably time to put away the gumboots and bring out the sandals and thongs.

Through the front door at our place today the air is full of baking smells.

Cupcakes are waiting to cool so they can be iced.

Pizza dough is rising for dinner.

And yoyos are cooling before they are stuck together.

I feel calmer about this party than any we've thrown before. At nine, the girls are quite self sufficient with their activities and because they are here for such a long time, I can wrap parcels, get out paints and fimo, cut up fruit and veg and do any other preparation while they are here.

There's 45 minutes until they arrive, time to get into our jammies.

Thanks to Shelley from Femme de Montmartre. for the theme and Pip as always, for being the hostess with the mostest.

Hey and did you hear the exciting news, I am to be next week's theme queen. Yay!! How exciting! Better dust off my tiara and come up with a good one.

I hope you are having a great weekend.