Yesterday was Colin's 11th birthday party. But really, looking back, it was so much more! It was coordinating the schedules of twelve families. It was team work. It was friend-filled...the best kind of day EVER!
You see, in order for one friend to attend, said friend had to go to another party-goers house beforehand and stay here afterwards while his family was at an out-of-town all day event. Some might call that "babysitting" or "carpooling"; my village calls it "good times!"
I don't think there was a single kid here who didn't have a sporting event the same day; not one baseball practice, basketball game, or gymnastics meet was missed! In fact, in order for one friend to attend, he came early, left during the party for his basketball game, and then came back to extend the celebrating into the evening.
The family that lives the closest had the craziest commute to the party because they were on the other side of town helping out a family member.
Even though the party officially ended at 3pm, parents & kids were still here chatting at 3:30. Dad's were catching up, mom's were checking in, friends were gathering.
The party melded friends from different places...we had kids from Colin's class, from his school, from his sports teams, etc. Yet you would never know that these kids didn't all know each other or that some parents were meeting each other for the very first time.
Add to all that, Kayla spent time "studying" with a friend in the evening.
It was my kind of day...a friend-filled day!
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