Saturday, December 8, 2007

The Girls' Birthday Party at Jump Zone

On Saturday morning, December 8th, Emily, Ansley and Bailey had their birthday party with lots of family of friends at Jump Zone starting at 10:00 am. Our day started out as most Saturday's do with our early morning greeting from Emily. Since we wanted Ansley and Bailey to take their morning naps before the party we woke them up after Emily got up. We had a great breakfast, Emily's favorite, pancakes and then gave the little ones baths. After a little while we put them down for a nap and while John, Emily and I got showers and dressed for the party. Before we knew it, it was time to get the little ones ready for the party and we were off. John and Emily rode in his truck and the little ones and I rode in the van so that we would be able to divide up when the party was over if needed. When Ansley and Bailey arrived at Jump Zone, we got out of the car and we were soon greeted by Mom and Dave. We all went inside to check in. While we were doing that, John and Emily arrived. Emily was so excited to be there so she took off her shoes and was off to play. While Mom and John watched the little ones, I started unloading the car. On my last trip out, Kim, Alan, and Helen arrived. They helped me make the last trip in to the party room with the various party stuff and then we all went out to the arena. Helen seemed amazed to look at all the stuff. All of us talked and let the little ones play on the floor some. Before long, Justin, Emily's friend from school arrived. Emily came up and gave him a big hug and then they were off!! They were soon followed by a whole variety of people. The party attendants were as follows, Alan, Kim, and Helen Walker, Justin from Emily's class and his dad, Marna, Jim, Lilly, Sophia, Mason, and Sydney Marow, Joy and Carson Wright, Melissa, Dave, and Addison Cooper, Stef and Walker Jefferson, Valery, Scott, Brandon, and Heidi Phillips, Todd, Stacy, Tori, and Colin Goldsmith, Will and Mary Pate, Ian Bondurant, Grandmommy and Grandaddy Dyenson, Grandmommy and Grandaddy Sizemore, Granny and Jennifer Beaver, Kyle Marler and his dad (Emily's friend from school), Regan, Mandy, and Webber (Emily's best friend who has been in her class since she has been at Mauldin), Lauren and Susan Huber, Beth and Megan Jefferson, Alycia and Christian Nielson, and Blake and Leslie Barton. While we were in the party room, all the kids seemed to have a blast!!! John, I, and various people took turns holding the babies and playing with the kids. While in the party room, Bailey and I took a turn in one of the jump houses along with Colin. Ansley, John, Sydney, and I took Ansley in another jump house. And Emily and I went up the big pirate slide together and slid down. Around 11:15 it was time to head back in to the party room. Since Ansley and Bailey were also getting hungry, they enjoyed some Cheerios, cheeze-its, and chef-boy-r-d, while all the kids and some adults ate pizza. After pizza we sang happy birthday to all the girls and it was cake time. Each one had their own little cake that we let them have. Bailey though it was great and immediately started playing with it. She had the greatest time smearing it all over the high chair, her face, her hair, and even managed to eat some. Emily decided that even though she was 4 she would do pretty much the same as Bailey, minus the high chair =) Her favorite part of cake is the icing so she smeared it all over her face and licked it. Surprisingly, Ansley was very particular about the cake, only taking small, delicate pieces with her fingers. Needless to say after the party, her cake was the only one that looked barley touched vs. the other two that were destroyed. After covering herself in cake and icing, Bailey was ready to get out of her chair. Mom got her and took her to the bathroom to attempt getting some of the icing off. Since time was almost out, Emily sat in the big castle chair for a few minutes to open a couple of her gifts, while John passed out the party bags for the big kids and I passed out the ones for the little kids. It was then time to say goodbye to everyone and load up the car. Since I had to take care of some stuff, John headed home with Emily, and mom took Ansley to her house. After things were loaded, I payed, and we visited with the remaining few, Bailey and I headed home. When we arrived, Emily was down for her nap, but Bailey was wide open, so we let her open and play with a few of her new toys. After a while, she was tired and so she went down for a nap. After Emily's nap, she helped in opening/playing with the rest of the gifts.

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