I’ve noticed that when I plan birthday parties ahead and send out cute little invitations, no one can come.
But when I decide at the last minute (say Sunday afternoon) to throw a quick and simple party (on Tuesday morning) everyone is available.
When KitKat mentioned to her friends that AJ was having a birthday party today, one of them asked, “Who is he inviting? Does he even have any friends?”
He does, indeed, have friends, and today he had a blast with them.
We set the moon bounce up in the family room (it was wet outside) and set the egg timer for everybody to get a turn (or two) to bounce.
And we fed them second. The house was messy (it cleaned up fast), I was full with hot dogs and cupcakes, I didn’t get much else done today, but I had a little five year old who was pretty darn happy at the end of the day.
It was totally worth it.
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That’s the way it always works for me, too. Looks like a huge success.
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What terrific fun! Maybe the “everyone’s busy” thing is because they think they have to shop for gifts or what not? Where as last minute they have an excuse to just pick something up quick or not bring one at all.
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It was a great party! Thanks for inviting us!
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That is the perfect party. Not a lot of planning and a lot of fun.
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Looks like a great time!!
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What a fun day. Did the kids all decorate their own cupcakes? What a great idea.
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The moon bounce houe in the family room…how could they not have fun! What a great day!
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It must be birthday time of year, I have one about to turn 3 next week!
Looks like a ton of fun and I love that idea of the kids decorating their own cupcake….sounds like a plan for next year!
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It is always the unplanned stuff that winds up being the best.
And full on cupcakes? Heaven!
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That’s so true! Sometimes the best times are when it’s spontaneous like that! Looks like a great party!
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Looks like fun! I love short notice parties like that. They always seem to turn out so well!
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