ParkerJo turned three over the weekend and a party was had by all. It was a birthday party that included an invitation for all comers to enjoy the opportunity to leave all cares aside for a few hours and enjoy the simple frivolity of young children eating candy, dancing, playing games, and of course eating birthday cake. Well, technically it was a “Hula party”. Laura set up some games for the kids including a hula contest, musical chairs, and the extremely tasteful “guess the color of the jellybelly” competition. I’m not sure who were the winners in any of the games but prizes were handed out to all. 
As usual PJ was so anxious the night before as well as curious about the streamers and balloons we were hanging in the living room and kitchen that she didn’t get a very good night’s sleep. I remember looking in her eyes around 11 am the next morning and seeing the yearning for slumber gazing through her pearly blues (her nap time is usually as one or so). The party started at 10 am which should’ve assisted in eluding any nap time issues but to no avail PJ slowly turned into a zombie. Luckily there were plenty of sugary lollipops, birthday cake, candy, and various juices to continue to energize the young masses on a limited scale. 
The party was held in our backyard on a warm, sunny Southern California day with the Santa Ana winds blowing at a less than forceful pace. I missed all of the games because I was feeding Georgia rice cereal and peaches in the kitchen with the men talking about “manly” things. Computer processor sizes, amount of Ram required to perform video production, MS XP or MS Vista or just wait for MS Windows 7, the need for a good video card, dual core versus quad core processors, etc…. Kinda reminded me of the way gearheads talk about their cars, just not as masculine and definitely not as cool.
Most amusing quote came after the games, the presents, the cake, and the goodbyes. Laura’s mom came over later for some reason and from the other room I hear the emphatic statement from Laura’s lips…”that was the best children’s birthday party I’ve ever been to!” I’ll admit that my schedule-happy wife ran it smoothly. Kudos for her efforts.
As for Georgia, she's always having fun...except around dinner time.
As usual PJ was so anxious the night before as well as curious about the streamers and balloons we were hanging in the living room and kitchen that she didn’t get a very good night’s sleep. I remember looking in her eyes around 11 am the next morning and seeing the yearning for slumber gazing through her pearly blues (her nap time is usually as one or so). The party started at 10 am which should’ve assisted in eluding any nap time issues but to no avail PJ slowly turned into a zombie. Luckily there were plenty of sugary lollipops, birthday cake, candy, and various juices to continue to energize the young masses on a limited scale. 
The party was held in our backyard on a warm, sunny Southern California day with the Santa Ana winds blowing at a less than forceful pace. I missed all of the games because I was feeding Georgia rice cereal and peaches in the kitchen with the men talking about “manly” things. Computer processor sizes, amount of Ram required to perform video production, MS XP or MS Vista or just wait for MS Windows 7, the need for a good video card, dual core versus quad core processors, etc…. Kinda reminded me of the way gearheads talk about their cars, just not as masculine and definitely not as cool.
Most amusing quote came after the games, the presents, the cake, and the goodbyes. Laura’s mom came over later for some reason and from the other room I hear the emphatic statement from Laura’s lips…”that was the best children’s birthday party I’ve ever been to!” I’ll admit that my schedule-happy wife ran it smoothly. Kudos for her efforts.As for Georgia, she's always having fun...except around dinner time.
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Sorry we were late and missed the games! Katie had a really good time at the party -- she's been wearing her skirt around the house!
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