Soooo, this was Dominic's year. His only request was a bounce house for all his friends. I dreaded this request as the thought of a bunch of 4 and 5 year old's bounding around my yard AND an inflatable filling up the space just didn't suit my fancy. How was I going to get out of this one? Leave it to the party planner, and a few last minute arrangements, to get myself out of the entire "birthday party at the house" deal. A few weeks ago I made arrangements with Dominic's daycare to bring in cupcakes for his big day. Last week, the wheels started turning and on Friday I received approval to throw a pseudo party during the afternoon snack hour. Great news for me. I visited Party City during my visit to Bakersfield on Saturday and loaded up on Iron Man plates and napkins, a #5 candle, and enough candy and goodies to fill 30 treat bags. On Sunday I visited Albertsons and ordered an Iron Man cake.....I was actually going to pull this off and avoid a big shin-dig at my house. Or so I thought.
I was excited to share the news with Dominic....he would have a birthday party at his daycare ON his birthday with ALL his friends!!! I was expecting excitement....not so much. He was excited of course, but excited at the fact that he would get two parties since he wanted a bounce house. GREAT...how was I getting out of this one? I placed a call to the daycare early Tuesday morning, yes one day before his birthday, and received approval for a bounce house. Check. I had Jim call around and low and behold the local party store had one available all day on Tuesday...SCORE!! I will admit it wasn't cheap, but it did the trick. Dominic enjoyed a fun filled day with an Iron Man birthday party along with a really cool bounce house with a slide.
Whew - leave it to mom to solve all the problems at the last minute. And to boot I enjoyed a few jumps in the house too.
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