Birthday Fun and OHD Float Building

A&R attended a birthday bash the other day at a buddies house, and we had a few reservations on a couple of fronts. First off, it was going to be pretty much all boys, and energetic and active ones, as that. Second, they were older boys, so N might have had his work cut out for him. And thirdly, we were right on the heels of some dramatic encounters with one of the boys, so we weren't sure what would come of it. The kids were itching to go, however, and we wanted them to go and have fun.

It was going to be a busy day because afterward we were slated to help build a float for the 4th of July parade, which was going to take up the rest of the afternoon. Throw in extremely hot weather, and we weren't sure what was in store.

Well, it turns out the party went well. We were initially backing out for assorted personal and logistical reasons (we had to prepare the market and usually bring the kids along), but our good friend CH stepped up to the plate and not only agreed to take the kids to the party, but said she could bring them over to the float site, as well. What a good friend.

The party went well, the kids had a blast, and the parents, S&MP, did a fabulous job of throwing a great party, filled with water activities on a hot summer day. A&N went on about how much fun it was, and they then had a blast doing the float. I went over to meet them and sat around feeling useless. I think SJ is having second thoughts about me being on the board, and I can't say I blame her. Nothing worse than being dead weight.

After a long hot day, we still had the 4th of July to contend with. At least we were going to have to make 1000 dumplings, though for the record, we could have done it.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to michael lorenzo for the pic.