The birthday party was a success. It went off fantastically, and everyone both had a good time AND enjoyed the food. Kiernen had a great day, he got lots of amazing gifts, and almost all of his friends got to be there - he was delighted.
We decorated the common house dining room with Tibetan prayer flags, and just as we'd put up the ones we had, a neighbour came in and offered hers as well, so we had a great amount of them. It was lovely! We did blow up some balloons, because the kids just have so much fun with them - our one eco-blunder.
I had two crafts, and most of the kids did both - making their own party hats AND making decorated jars to hold whatever they liked. I loved seeing all of the different interpretations of how to decorate those jars - such creativity!
The wonderful thing about having parties here in the common house is having the playroom right next door to the dining room - whenever we'd be between activities, the kids would naturally go into the playroom and have a great time. When we were ready for the next thing, we'd simply call them in, and everyone would come running happily - singing 'Happy Birthday'! Opening presents!
Here are the photos we took:
I've also got videos to follow once they're edited and uploaded.
Today it's raining outside, and we're enjoying some much-needed downtime. Since it is Kiernen's actual birthday and he can do whatever he likes, this basically means we're spending the day in front of the computer watching videos. Honestly that's just fine with me, because I'm worn out from the past week's events. It was all well worth it, and everyone LOVED the mini cupcakes AND the watermelon cake!
The nice thing, too, about serving only fruit and nothing with refined sugar or wheat is that even though all the kids are fueled up by healthy food, there are no crazy sugar rushes, and everyone gets along. It is amazing seeing the difference.
What a wonderful day - I can truly say that yesterday was for Kiernen (and us) a day TRULY lived to its very fullest. Bliss.
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