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June 1, 2005
Too Many Birthdays (1)
May 29th was the end of a month-long string of birthday celebrations. First there was Mother’s Day weekend, where we celebrated the kids’ birthdays with Janet and Dr. Bruce.
Then we had a school party for Francesca on the 13th or 14th (cupcakes and balloons as witnessed below). Even though I was able to miss this one, I still had to deal with the knowledge of its existence.
Good Cupcakes!
Next, there was the school party for Sophia on the 25th with cake and balloons and a gaggle of honking geese (see soon to be posted video clip, see also picture below.)
The Gaggle
Finally, we had a joint party for the girls on the 29th. This was much more of a good excuse to get some enjoyable parents (and their children of course) and other adult family friends together for drinks and fajitas. Papa and Grammy made it to the party and had a great time with the kids on Memorial Day (see next entry)
I suppose I should back up and give Karen’s theory of birthdays. A child’s birthday should be about family, not about friends. This doesn’t mean that some friends can’t attend your special day, but those young party goers can’t outweigh the family/family friend element. So this is one of the reasons for having party at school—most of the kids from class won’t be attending the actual party.
The other reason is that this party is for the adults as much as the kids. (See pictures of adults using painting supplies for a new art project)
Overall, the party was a success. Adults and kids alike had a good time-- Even after grilling under an umbrella during the intermittent rain, I managed to cook some fine fajita’s and the kids made it outside for most of the activities…
Yes, That's an Ice Cream Cake, and Its COLD!
Sophia and Barret
Sophia gets to Hold Baby Emilee
The Art Project
Posted by Rich at June 1, 2005 4:28 PM
Comments
I have the same theory about birthdays. They should be celebrated with family. I'm not much into the thematic friend extravaganza or the focus on presents. I wish we could have been there. Looks fun and sounds delicious!
Posted by: Jenn at June 4, 2005 10:54 AM
