"There," Amanda remarked with a sigh of relief. She was grateful that the powers above had supplied a lovely spring day, warm enough to enjoy the festivities comfortably outside. Amanda and Niels began setting up for the party a couple of hours before its start. Meanwhile, Emi and Angelo played with Ghost and Nymeria, the family wolves keeping them entertained while Aunt Isa supervised.
At last, the decorations were complete, the table all set up, the desserts and refreshments ready. Meanwhile, Emilia was prancing around in her Alice in Wonderland dress. How many times had Amanda had to shout a reminder not to get her dress dirty or torn. How many times had Emi activated her puppy dog eyes and uttered an adorable apology. Amanda chuckled. "We brought an extra outfit for her, right?" she asked Niels. "I have a feeling, this one won't last these few hours in the park." At last, the first guests began to arrive. There was a lot planned: party favours, activities such as decorating individual mad hatter hats, lots of sweets (thank goodness the park would enable them to run off the sugar rush), and games galore. Somewhere in the midst of the festivities, the white of Emi's dress lost its white and they had to make a quick change, but the festivities continued as if nothing had occurred. What was important was that Emi and all of her friends were having a good time
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August 2017
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