Blur of Excitement
Yep. Nia’s face in that picture pretty much sums it all up. Her 5th birthday bash was a blast! There was plenty of jumping, screaming, prizes and junk food for everyone but there was also a significant amount of stressing on my part prior to all that. The forecast of “isolated thunderstorms” really had all of the outdoor party plans up in the air. The sun teased us throughout the afternoon but then finally came through for us as you can see!
Happy Birthday Jumping Bean
It’s actually kind of funny because in the end, I think the chance of rain helped make the party a success because we had to hurry to make sure everyone got to play the games and that kept the party from lasting forever and ever. Although, I think that would have been just fine with Nia and her friends!
They couldn’t get enough of the fun and loot. A few of them kept asking me, “How can I win more prizes?” They each walked away with bags full of popcorn, candy and toys, plus cotton candy. Andrew even let one family take a whole box of pizza home with them! I bet you want to come to our next party right? We might have to charge admission though!
The kids certainly weren’t the only ones who had a great time. My mom (“Honey”) found some super cool clown gear during one of her party supply shopping sprees and we just couldn’t pass up the chance to be goofy too!
She definitely deserved to have as much fun as possible after creating Nia’s adorable and delicious cake. She even made it two flavors and made the icing from scratch! It was hilarious watching her ice it with the vultures, I mean kids, hovering. Nia kept leaning over it and putting her fingers too close for comfort. Every time Nia or Nate got near it, we would gasp. When it was finally finished, Honey actually shed a few tears of relief and joy!
Nia’s party even had a little bit of Savannah at it. Our good friend Paul’s arrival at the party brought huge smiles to Nia and Nate’s faces and it was so wonderful to have the Heidels celebrate all weekend long with us. It means the world that they were here through all of it (thanks for not slapping me silly when I kept stressing about the rain) and I’m very happy that Miss Cami had a nice time. (Minus the moonwalk though. Poor sweetie. She just wasn’t having it.)
Soothing her sweetie's moonwalk stress
Now, it’s on to planning the next party. I’m thinking I’d like to have it somewhere where I don’t have to worry about mother nature or decorating. Then again, none of that stuff mattered to Nia so why should I let it worry me? As long as Nia and Nate are happy, that’s all that’s important.
I think she had fun. What do you think?
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