Let's Hear it for the Girls

It took work and a last minute change, but we finally found a date we could all get together to celebrate February birthdays (Tonya, Michelle, and GayeAnn).

We met at McAlister's for dinner.

It was Kenley's first night out with the girls.  She was definitely the "stand out" in the group!

After dinner we headed over the P3 - Paint, Party, Play in Ozark.

Here's GayeAnn making a large something for her coffee table.  Can you see her hand?  That was really only the beginning of her mess.  She splattered paint on the wall behind her, the floor underneath her, on Hannah's gnome, and the on the chair beside me - which was three away from her!!  Can you picture the mess?  It was quite comical!

Hannah and Tonya

Michelle, Tina, and Mom

Here are the somewhat finished products! 

Hannah - gnome

Tonya - candy dish

Michelle - platter (Michelle and Mom used a special kind of paint with crystals that will pop when they are fired.  It's really a cool effect, but you'd have to see it totally completed to appreciate it.)

Mom - utensil holder

Tina - candy dish

Me - a bowl to hold some "stuff" in my kitchen that otherwise wouldn't have a place (earbuds, photo flash drive, ipod case, etc...)

Can you see Tina's perfect polka dots?  Here's a tip for ya.  Do not use the end of a paintbrush to make polka dots.  Big no-no!  When fired they turn out lopsided.  Upon hearing this word of advice, it became clear to me why my last personally created piece of polka dot pottery turned out like a boobie plate instead.  I will not make that mistake again!  Ha!!

We enjoyed ourselves so much we already set a date to go back in honor of Tina's birthday.  If you're not doing anything Monday, March 22nd at 5:30, come and join us!  I gaurantee you'll have a good time!

Mom, GayeAnn, Michelle, Tina, Tonya, and Hannah, thanks for a wonderful evening!  It felt good to laugh and laugh and laugh!  Love you all!!

**Blog friends, I can't sing the praises of this pottery place enough.  They were sooooo nice!  They were eager to help, but not pushy.  There is no sitting fees and their prices definitely beat that of their competitors.  They had private rooms and plenty of pottery to choose from. If you're planning an event like this, I highly recommend going to P3 - Paint, Party, Play.  (You can find them on facebook.)  They are located right off Hwy NN in Ozark, just past Lambert's.  If you know where I live, they are located right across the street from my subdivision in an old white house.