A Windy Party

When I first started thinking about Max's 2nd Birthday party it was a month away. And somehow it still seemed to sneak up on me. Luckily I was on top of getting the goodie bags done early, and I managed to order the food {yes, it would be possible for me to forget this detail} I even crossed my fingers for a sunny day..... I should've said a sunny, warm, and wind free day. After all my planning and all my searching for the perfect little dinosaurs to hide in the yard it was finally party day. As I went outside to set up the bouncy castle I realized how "breezy" it really was outside. Okay, it was more than breezy, but maybe if I used that term I wouldn't yell at the WIND as much as it threatened to blow over my castle. I finally got the stakes in the ground and was able to move on. I had fun filling the yard with little dinosaurs {lots....I bought 120} My hubby returned home with the food I had ordered and my items I had put on his last minute list. We were also making s'mores, and that wouldn't work very well with no firewood for the fire pit. We seemed to have it all together, the house was clean { which seems a little silly since you know you will have to re-clean after having toddlers over} the food was here, the yard was ready. As the first guests arrived I realized how cold that stupid "breeze" really was. Before I knew it the party had moved inside.....which is okay.....but, I do not have a big house so this could not last long. I talk everyone into venturing outside with promises of lots of dinosaurs and yummy s'mores. Once the kids realized how many dinos they were finding the temperature did not seem to bother them. The warm fire seemed to draw people over to the s'mores building station {which would've been a lot cuter if I could've set it up how I had planned, but the wind was not a fan of my decorating} After s'mores we were back inside to eat our dino cake and open presents. Max's older friends were happy to show him the art of unwrapping gifts. I sat in the middle of the craziness trying to thank people for their gifts as the cards and wrapping paper went flying by. Max had a great time, his friends left happy, and Max had plenty of toys to keep him busy after all his friends were gone. I guess I should just be happy that it didn't rain, wind I can handle {kind of}, but rain would've ruined the day. I feel like I learn more after each party, so when Max is 10 he'll have a pretty awesome party :)

Kelly Callahan