Being a professional event planner in a past career, I'm a little torqued up when it comes to party planning, but two thumbs up to a smooth and happy day.
We got there and jumped and bounced and took pictures. We had kids ranging from just a few months up to elementary school. Babies Sadie & Caroline (and Olivia too) were on their best behavior and were awesome sports considering they just got to watch the bounce-fest.
A big thanks to Nick's Aunt who did a pinch hitting job of bringing him while Mom and Dad were out of town. Rumor has it she had to drive some ways to bring him.
In all 16 kids came out - thanks to you all. After much bouncing and running, we noshed on Chick-Fil-A platters and a Madagascar cake.
They have a strict rule about kids not bouncing after eating (think upset tummies and sticky hands), so there was a lot of wrangling of kids after eating. My friend Rachel compared it to herding cats.
Connor was ripping into gifts with abandon - so I think many of the thank you cards will read something like; "Thank you so much for coming to my party, and for the awesome loot".
My grandmother had strict regulations about mentioning the gift in the card, but I narrowed it down to three gift givers and 5 gifts - that alas, I cannot connect who gave what. Three is better than 16 I guess???
I loved that Connor had so much fun and is still talking about the party today! Will post pictures soon.
It's in the 60s today - I think we may head to the zoo!
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