When your nearly nine year old comes into your room first thing in the morning and says "Mommy, can we have a doll party today with all of your dolls and Carolyn's dolls and my dolls, and can they have party hats?" Well, how can you really say no to that?
I had actually thought our doll party days were over, that the girls had both pretty much outgrown that sort of play, so it was a pleasant, mushy surprise to get to do it again.