Toddler Party

In the middle of July we hosted 14 kids ages one to ten for Miranda's birthday party. It was loosely themed with Curious George and I declared my cake decorating a success when a six year old party-goer was able to successfully tell me what was depicted on the cake with no prompting. The three-year-olds still needed a little prompting.


We had multiple stations of fun set up in our backyard such as ...

... the slide (it is truly amazing how many times in a row one toddler can go down the slide without losing interest) ....

... a basketball court ...

... a bubble station ...

... a wading pool ...

... a tinker bell bouncy house (Miranda has now overcome her aversion to the bouncy house) ...

... a play-doh station ...

.... and a sand & water play table.

Whew, I'm exhausted just remembering all that fun. The kids all seemed to enjoy themselves and since the party was in the late morning, the temperature was only in the mid-ninety's when it wrapped. I was assured by almost all the parents that their children had really solid naps that day, which is the true sign of a successful party.

Birthday celebrations did come to a close the following weekend after a visit from Aunt Karen and Uncle John-John who delivered the last of the presents. Unfortunately now Miranda thinks it always has to be *someones* birthday. Ah, Christmas is just around the corner, right?