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I am now the mom of a 4 year old!
Alan's party went very well. We had a sunny day (a bit windy which messed up the decorations 3 of 4 balloons escaped somewhere). We had about 8-10 kids there and about 8 or so parents. Everyone enjoyed the park, the kids played, the parents chatted. The pizza and cake went well. There was a little league football game on in the park (but this way the rest rooms were open). One boy crashed the party and helped us with the pull string pinata - but I didn't mind, there was enough candy!
Alan got a lot of good presents - from a set of McDonalds Cars cars (from us via eBay), to a remote control Lightning McQueen, a Sponge Bob Sweatsuit, Geotrax trains, Diego art set and game and a few more things. The oddest present was a giant Hershey's kiss, and someone else gave Halloween PJ's and a scary treat bag - but no really AWFUL presents :). He got 2 cars with the wrong age (3 and 5), but as I'd forgotten to write it was his 4th birthday I guess that would happen.
I will do the park again next year or the county park - I feel like I proved that simple parties can still work :)
On Saturday Alan and I went to Walmart to get last minute stuff. On the way back I hit a few yard sales. We did REALLY well. We got the Thomas tote for 1.00 (it holds the little metal trains) and a Little Tikes easel for 2.00! Later we went with our friend Dave to Lodi Buffet (the one with the fish) for lunch and then to a street fair in Hackensack. Dave showed us a thrift shop in Hackensack I'd never been to - he got 2 nice coats there (a black wool and a leather one) for 10.00 each - the leather one was just dropped off by a doctor's wife (the shop supports a local hospital, the one where Alan was born) that morning. I got for Alan a pair of windpants, a sweater, and terry bathrobe for 5.00 total. I'll be back.
The weekend hadn't started so well. We'd gone out Friday night to go to Trader Joe's and then to the local burger place (Fireplace) per Alan's request. When we left Trader Joes, somehow when I opened the car door, it hit Alan on the head. We went to my MILs to take a better look at it as he had a bump. He seemed ok, so we went home after eating dinner there - it's faded to a bruised line now - 3 days later. But I felt AWFUL and was scared.
I still have a lot of straightening to do and some how the cap to Alan's Thomas costume has disappeared. I know it was washed in the house and I thought it was on his closet door with the costume. Sigh, I have a week or so to find it. Guess I will have an excuse to empty the messy closet!
Alan's party went very well. We had a sunny day (a bit windy which messed up the decorations 3 of 4 balloons escaped somewhere). We had about 8-10 kids there and about 8 or so parents. Everyone enjoyed the park, the kids played, the parents chatted. The pizza and cake went well. There was a little league football game on in the park (but this way the rest rooms were open). One boy crashed the party and helped us with the pull string pinata - but I didn't mind, there was enough candy!
Alan got a lot of good presents - from a set of McDonalds Cars cars (from us via eBay), to a remote control Lightning McQueen, a Sponge Bob Sweatsuit, Geotrax trains, Diego art set and game and a few more things. The oddest present was a giant Hershey's kiss, and someone else gave Halloween PJ's and a scary treat bag - but no really AWFUL presents :). He got 2 cars with the wrong age (3 and 5), but as I'd forgotten to write it was his 4th birthday I guess that would happen.
I will do the park again next year or the county park - I feel like I proved that simple parties can still work :)
On Saturday Alan and I went to Walmart to get last minute stuff. On the way back I hit a few yard sales. We did REALLY well. We got the Thomas tote for 1.00 (it holds the little metal trains) and a Little Tikes easel for 2.00! Later we went with our friend Dave to Lodi Buffet (the one with the fish) for lunch and then to a street fair in Hackensack. Dave showed us a thrift shop in Hackensack I'd never been to - he got 2 nice coats there (a black wool and a leather one) for 10.00 each - the leather one was just dropped off by a doctor's wife (the shop supports a local hospital, the one where Alan was born) that morning. I got for Alan a pair of windpants, a sweater, and terry bathrobe for 5.00 total. I'll be back.
The weekend hadn't started so well. We'd gone out Friday night to go to Trader Joe's and then to the local burger place (Fireplace) per Alan's request. When we left Trader Joes, somehow when I opened the car door, it hit Alan on the head. We went to my MILs to take a better look at it as he had a bump. He seemed ok, so we went home after eating dinner there - it's faded to a bruised line now - 3 days later. But I felt AWFUL and was scared.
I still have a lot of straightening to do and some how the cap to Alan's Thomas costume has disappeared. I know it was washed in the house and I thought it was on his closet door with the costume. Sigh, I have a week or so to find it. Guess I will have an excuse to empty the messy closet!
