I don't usually post a bunch of pictures from other kiddos' parties, but he has been able to try out some really cool things now that they're all getting older. And even with so many parties in such a short time, not even two were remotely similar to each other. Excellent, creative planning, Mamas!
Party 1: Bowling. 50's-themed bowling, to be exact. Sam went in jeans and a white t-shirt because that's all we could think/dig up. He enjoyed the bowling and reconnecting with a few friends that he hasn't seen regularly since 3-year-old preschool. I think its awesome that there's a few from that group still maintaining friendships even as they start to spread out all over the city. He could use some practice in putting force behind the ball, but it gave me hope that this could be a fun family outing in our not-to-distant future! We split from the party early to attend...
Party 2: Monkey Joe's. This one was for a buddy from school/soccer, so it was a lot of running and jumping and wild and crazy and sweaty boy-ness. And he loved it. A perfect outlet on a rainy Saturday. And a good chance for me to chat with a few new school moms.
Party 3: Laser Tag and Video Games. My friend, mom of the triplets, rented a video game truck that also supplies outdoor laser tag. The kiddos played some Wii games and Sam and his buddies loved running around the big open field shooting at each other, crouching behind barricades, and thinking themselves strategic. And again, I enjoyed catching up with a mom from last year's preschool class who's path no longer crosses mine on a regular basis. Also, a nice social break for him during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Party 4: Dive-In Movie night featuring The Polar Express. Set up on the driveway, with projector, rows of seats, popcorn, candy, pizza, hot chocolate. The birthday girl was from Sam's current class and really enjoyed taking candy orders and delivering to each child. They had clearly been talking about it all week, because upon comparing notes all the mom's discovered that we'd all heard the same story about moving the party into the garage in case of thunderstorm. Note to self: watch the invite list to avoid hurt feelings, as these social events things are clearly hot topics!
Party 5: Legos. Thrown at the birthday boy's home, Mom did a great job of moving the all-boy party (our first!) from one activity to the next before they had time to melt down too much. They built models, colored pictures, scooped bricks into cups, hit the pinata, batted lego balloons, ate lunch, etc. There were some moments, not surprising given a party full of 5/6 year old boys, but it was creative and fun.
And now, we have moved on to the Christmas portion of the kids' social calendars. Stay tuned...
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