Yesterday we had a birthday party to celebrate Emily's 4th birthday. It was our first "real" birthday party, and so it was an experience for both Jason and I! I commented at the end of the night that I kind of felt like I did after our wedding reception. You are on the go all day, you talk to a whole bunch of people, and before you know it the whole thing's over and you feel exhausted and only have a vague recollection of the whole experience.
We had her party at a place called Pump it Up. Emily went to a party there about a year ago and has been talking about it ever since. The great part for us was that they have "party coordinators" who pretty much take care of everything. To quote Jason, "It was worth every penny."
Jason took Emily to pick out her birthday cake a few days ago. He called me to tell me about it. It was a princess castle and "she really, really wanted it." If I would have taken her, I probably would have gotten a regular sheet cake, but dads are allowed to indulge like that! :) We picked up the cake on Friday night and yesterday morning, there was a bit of a disaster when we opened the box and realized that the top part had collapsed. Fortunately, we took it back and they were able to make a new one for us before the party. I have to say that it was worth it when we opened the cake and all of the kids (even the boys) got so excited and everyone crowded around to see it.
The kids laughed hard and played hard! The great thing about kids is that they are so carefree. Kids from Emily's preschool got along just fine with kids from church and when they wanted a break from all of the inflatable stuff, they started playing with the cars. Who would have thought that one of the big hits of the night would have been the toddler cars? There were several dads who came and we decided that this is the perfect party for dads. They had almost as much fun as the kids did!
I was a little bit worried about Jacob and wondered what we were going to do to entertain him, but he just got right in there and had fun, too!
2 comments:
I think pump it up sounds like a great idea. I've got a party coming up in July, when I'm sure all my son's friends will be on vacation or something. My problem is I don't know 20 kids to invite, nor do I want to acquire 20 presents.
Paying someone else to do the work though sounds REALLY appealing.
Looks like she had a great birthday. What a fun place! FYI...I tagged you on my blog!
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