Birthday Parties - Elisa's

Renee's birthday was over the summer and most girls (Jewish ones) when they turn 12 down here are having their Bat Mitzvah so she took a pass on the party this year.

Enter the month of May and my two May birthday kids - Jonathan (5/15) and Elisa (5/24).  I have been observing birthday parties from afar mostly at the Estadio and was hoping to be as low-key as possible.

Luckily, Elisa's friend Tali's Mom, Daniela, suggested that they have a party together.  The girls chose an ice-skating party.   They invited all the girls in their class and then a few special friends from other activites. There is an ice skating rink in the basement of one of the big malls not far from our house.  It is pretty small and pretty unkept.  I am not sure that they import Zambonis here because the ice was really rough - better for learning and for making snow balls.

Tali - the other birthday girl

Renee giving snowball making lessons

They had a "snack" of cheeseburgers and fries at the midpoint

The one thing that I have noticed is that most people buy made-to-order cakes with intricate fondant designs.  Tali's Mom ordered one for each of the girls - Tali's was a gymnastics theme and Elisa's skating.  They ended up costing about as much as our wedding cake but were really pretty.  I will be making one of my homemade vehicle cakes for Jonathan's party next week - stay tuned!