Last Saturday evening our daughter Maria and two granddaughters Makaila and Sienna flew in to Columbus from Los Angeles. As Sienna’s 2nd birthday was the next day, Maria had invited some old school friends and their children over for a birthday party on Sunday afternoon. Including family and friends we ended up with a head count of 9 children and 13 adults and I took a stab, and succeeded fairly well, at putting together a simple and kid-oriented party menu of: Hot dogs on the grill, Tater tots, Macaroni and cheese, Green beans almondine, Hummus and chips, Veggies and dip, Fresh strawberries, and The desserts were: Maria had brought along the Frozen-themed decorations (at 2 years old Sienna is already as avid a Frozen fan as her big sister) and we all got to work Saturday night setting up for the party. Earlier in the day I’d gone to the Dollar Tree and bought a dozen helium balloons – by the by, if you ever need helium party balloons, they’re only a dollar each at the Dollar Tree – which I hid in a closet until the girls went to bed then set free in the living room so that on Sunday morning the girls came downstairs to a room full of balloons. We spent the morning running around getting ready for the party, Setting up the pool, parachute and water toys in the backyard, Shortly before the guests arrived I told Makaila that it was almost time for the party. She gave me confused look and replied, “But Grammie, this is the party!” It’s wonderful to be 4 years old. The guests began arriving at 3:00, some with more balloons to add to the “forest”. I invited everyone to dig into the food as soon as they arrived, …though the kids seemed more interested in diving into the water toys. The adults, between chasing after and playing with the kids, enjoyed catching up, After a bit we cut into the cake and sang "Happy Birthday" to the birthday girl. In a while the guests began leaving, each one taking with them a balloon or two. By 7:30 the last of the guests had gone; ...which meant, of course, that it was time to grab another plate and start digging into the left-overs.
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Romaine
6/17/2015 06:20:47 am
Nice!
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kathy liszkay
6/17/2015 06:44:27 am
Sounds like a good time was had by all! Happy belated birthday to Sienna and Tom!
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Patti
6/17/2015 07:05:05 am
Thanks Romaine and Kathy!
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Molina
6/17/2015 11:15:46 am
You guys are simply the best. Happy belated birthday to that sweet baby girl and that swell Mr. Tom!
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Patti
6/17/2015 11:57:59 am
You're so sweet, Molina - always a kind word for every occasion!
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