Saturday, we celebrated Collin's 4th birthday at Monkey Joe's. Yes, Collin was successful at convincing us that his party should be there. Despite my reservations about having it there, we all had a great time and it was a great party. He and 16 of his friends (including their siblings) jump, slid and played on the indoor equipment for over an hour before it was time for cup cakes and singing. The parents sat at a few of the tables and watched the kids occasionally do "drive bys" (run by and check in or ask where a friend was). As the hour went by, Collin and some of the other boy's hair grew more sweaty because they were getting hot with all of the running and playing they were doing. There were some crys because bumping heads or getting hurt is inevitable at places like this. Collin did get a tiny bloody bottom lip which caused him to sit out for about 5 minutes and then he started to play again.
Then, it was time to gather in the Blue room to get a personal visit from Monkey Joe, sing Happy Birthday and eat ice cream and cup cakes. Collin was still not afraid of Monkey Joe and loved the personal birthday greeting he gave him. Plus, Monkey Joe gave him a Monkey Joe shirt which Collin held onto the rest of the time he was in the room. Some of the other kids were not as fond of Monkey Joe so he did not stay long. The kids sure were hungry after all of the playing and VERY thirsty. After eating and singing, some of the kids joined Collin on the King Chair for silly faces and fun.
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| Birthday Boy and Monkey Joe's |
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| Lots of friends in the party room |
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| Singing Happy Birthday |
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| Getting ready to blow out the candles |
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| Collin and Mimi |
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| Silly friends |
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| Hiding under his new shirt |
After awhile, the kids wanted to play more so we went back out of the room to play for at least another hour. We did not open presents until we got home later because we wanted him to enjoy the time with his friends.
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