This weekend AK had her first birthday party.
Well, not HER first birthday party. She is two and all.
What I mean is, she got invited to celebrate someone else's birthday for the first time. Well, that's not exactly right either. She has been to other parties, but mostly as LP's little sister, not as a friend of the birthday boy or girl. And to confuse things even more, she was invited to TWO parties - one Saturday and one Sunday.
Being a glutton for punishment, I RSVP'd in the affirmative for both.
I have a hard time believing that my baby is big enough to have friends having "real" birthday parties. While it is true that she is on the young end of her class - having just turned two while a bunch of the kids are turning three and transitioning to the next room - she still does her best to keep up. And she for sure knows from parties. On Saturday as soon as she finished her slice of pizza she called out, "CAKE! I WANT CAKE!" Making mama proud.
Sunday we were a bit rushed getting to the second party. The original plan was that the Hoos would chill with LP at home or elsewhere while I took AK. Instead, as it turned out, the Hoos and LP drove AK and me to the party. And, when I went to take AK out of the car, LP unbuckled herself from her booster and dashed out of the car announcing, "I want to come to the party too!"
Oy.
I told her she could stand on the side and watch with me. That worked, right?
Fortunately, the hosting family was very gracious and encouraged LP to participate - and eat pizza and cake. We drew the line at letting her take a goodie bag.
I see this being an ongoing challenge. It was one thing when I dragged one year old AK to LP's friends' parties. She didn't eat much, she couldn't participate and she certainly did not need a goodie bag. Plus, LP's friends' parents are my friends, so I don't mind imposing on them (thanks ladies!).
Should be interesting as AK gets invited to more parties. I am still exhausted from the weekend and can't think about it anymore. Just makes me want to take a nap.
2 comments:
Just wait until your oldest goes on her first sleep over!
First - you're welcome! LOL! We had the same situation in the reverse this weekend. L invited to Little Gym party - my hoos out of town and R had to come. Very hard to explain to a 7 year old the idea of paying per head and insurance waiver! Finally downloaded Pac Man to the iPhone and we got through it. Not a whole lot of fun for me or R - L had a blast though. - DS
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