Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli

My sweet little niece turned four this weekend. We went to her sweet little birthday party this weekend. A sweet little girl deserves a sweet little party - and what's sweeter than lollipops and candies??? The birthday girl's mom, my sister, is an amazing mom, creative food whiz, awesome preschool crafter, and party planner extraordinaire. To get a glimpse of her party decorations (and all her other fabulous creations), head on over to Meet the Dubiens.

The four sweetest little girls around. My Elizabeth, my Katie, my niece Kirsten, and my Allison.

As part of the party decorations, my sister made lollipop topiaries. I got to take one of these creations home with me. And within five minutes of getting home, my sweet little girls turned into lollipop-begging monsters. Now there must be 150 lollipops in this creation. I'm not dealing with the begging for weeks on end, and yet, the topiary is far too cute to get rid of. So I'm bringing it to school. We start testing on Wednesday - 6 hours of testing over 4 days. I'm thinking I will give the kiddies a lollipop each time they finish a test. I'm not usually about candy rewards (in fact, I'm almost NEVER about candy rewards), so this will definitely be an unusual treat for the students at school ... and for my sanity at home.