My DD is nothing if not adaptable!! Here we came, Beach Nana, Beach Papa, A and Mr D who's 18 months and walking/running very fast!
Add a call from the City Rec to tell her two days before the party that the fountain they were planning to have the party at was going to be turned off the day before!! The invites were out, RSVPs had come in. After a quick panic, she decided to have the party at that park, just shift the activities over to the playground.
An hour before the party, DSIL had to be taken to Urgent Care ... muscle injury from soccer this morning! So now we had to transport 3 kiddos, 2 wagons, all the food and goodie bags 20 miles without the help of 2 adults! We packed it up in 3 cars and caravaned down the highway. Bought the balloons by the park and was all set up by the time the first guests arrived. DSIL and Beach Papa arrived on time - DSIL on crutches!!
It was a beautiful day - and we played water balloon games. THEN the pinata didn't come ... more games thought up at the spur of the moment!! But we all survived and a good time was generally had by all! It was loud, crazy and exactly what a 6-year-old's party should be!
The cake was by Albertson's, decorations by DD! It was delicious as well as gorgeous!!
DH made 75 water balloons - 25 for $1 at the dollar store and boy-o-boy, those balloons were so strong!! They bounced, they rolled, they were picked up by pointy little fingers and didn't break!! Mr D carried one around for 30 minutes and it never broke!! We had to get rough with them - but they finally broke in the end!
Oh yes, one more exciting present ... Miss P had drawn me an unicorn picture and I incorporated it into her 'kindergarten' quilt. BIG HIT!! So glad!! More about the quilt next time - but here's a tease.
Til next time!!!
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