I’m waaaaaaay behind in blog posts, but here is a lame little update on Clare’s birthday party. The fact is that we were all having so much fun at the party to take many pictures! I did borrow (beg and steal) some pictures from attendees, so here they are!
I always try to come up with something extra-special and personalized for the kids’ birthday parties. For Clare’s fourth birthday I wanted to celebrate her love of animals. So we went to a farm with a petting zoo. While the petting zoo was the main attraction, the animals (chickens, goats, dogs, horses, etc.) didn’t actually get much party attention. The big attraction for all of the kids was the bouncy house. Sure the hay maze and slide were cool, yes they all enjoyed the cake and presents, yep the balloons were cool, but, really, I could’ve just put a bouncy house in the middle of a parking lot and it would’ve been the best party ever.
Of course, what makes a birthday party is the celebration of friends and family. Because we had a huge farm at our disposal inviting tons of school and family friends just meant adding an extra deli tray or two. All told I think we had 30 people, about 17 of them were kids. Clare kept adding school friends to her invite list and I kept saying “OK, it’s your birthday.” It was great to meet some of her little school buddies and their families, and also share a fun day with our usual friends/nannyshare folks/neighbors and families.
Ultimately the party was a success because Clare LOVED it. She kept talking about the “bouncy house!” and “playing with C on the big slide!” and “the huge dogs!” and “eating the chocolate cake!”
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| Does one of the “kids” in the bouncy house look a little big? Yep, J couldn’t help himself. |
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| Sammy’s already planning his next birthday! |