Here we are, at the “other end” of Santiago’s birthday. If you had asked me a few days ago, I wouldn’t have told you I’d made it to the day after, but I did.
It was a stressful period leading to the party. We suffered changes in the party’s main “attraction” from puppets to animal petting to, what ended up being the final solution: a big bouncing castle that we rented from RentAJumper.com.
In the end, the stress all led to a party that was as smooth and enjoyable as can be. Hey! You can even see me here sporting my Marillion shirt in “Manny’s Hot Dog Corner”.
One tip I found the other day was this:
A guide line which we found very helpful with our three was that the number of invited guests should be (less than or ) equal to the birthday childs age. i.e. five guests for a fifth birthday party.
We had about 15 kids over and Santiago turned three, so you do the math. Indeed it was very involved (almost like one of my projects at work), but the truth is that when I saw Santiago’s face and saw him enjoy himself so much, it was ALL worth it.
I don’t know if next year we’ll repeat the stunt (maybe we’ll do a theme park party with a handful of friends) but this year, it was a great time. Thanks to all who came! And to those who couldn’t, you were in our hearts.