otis’s dream party
05.4.08
Today Otis got to experience what it would be like to die and go to heaven. It was a birthday party which started with plastic guns that shoot bubbles everywhere, progressed to a clown who performed animal tricks and slapstick jokes (he laughed uproariously at every joke and yelled out the answer to every question - every clown’s dream shill. I swear he has such a boy sense of humor. Unfortunately for her, he was often the only one laughing and yelling), graduated to a pinata filled with plastic animals, all topped off with face painting and a balloon animal coup de grace. He’s wearing the shirt he likes to refer to as his cheetah shirt, so it only makes sense that his face would be painted to fit. It’s the kind of party we would throw for Otis if we wanted to include just about everything Otis loved in the world. Ahhh, it almost makes me wish that I wasn’t so darned lazy about throwing birthday parties that are actually geared towards children. Speaking of laziness, I actually stayed home and took my first nap in a long time, which was just about the most luxurious thing imaginable, so we both had pretty good days.
Only two more days until my mom arrives Stateside, and my doctor returns from vacation. Hoping to hold on at least until then…
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Nathan D | 05.4.08 at 10.58 pm
Sad that the criteria for “lazy” is not doing a party of that magnitude.
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Di | 05.5.08 at 12.39 am
Looks like Otis enjoyed himself! It’ll be so nice to have your mum around to help!! Hang on!!!
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Hyena In Petticoats | 05.5.08 at 9.58 am
ooohhh…. so close now - good luck! I hope everything goes perfectly - can’t wait to meet your new babe…..
The party actually sounds like my idea for a perfect birthday - maybe I should steal all your ideas for my 30th? brilliant!
Leah xxx
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Sam | 05.5.08 at 12.55 pm
The boy does look like he’s in heaven. I’m sure that your parties are tasteful affairs, where every detail has been carefully planned. But it’s hard to deny the appeal of the plastic, the shiny, the loud. Oh well.
Best wishes for a smooth birth, and I can’t wait to see your little girl.
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shisomama | 05.5.08 at 1.05 pm
for sure, our friends know how to throw fantastic AND tasteful kids’ parties! this party just happened to be tailor-made to otis. ours are still mostly about eating, just like our wedding was. i guess it’s no wonder otis is so focused on eating, just like F and I are. i think as the kids get older, we’ll do more fun kid-oriented things, and we’ll certainly look to these friends for inspiration.
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Lonie Polony | 05.5.08 at 4.28 pm
It does look like a fun party, but I worry that this is now the accepted minimum standard. When I was young (not that long ago!) we were happy with having our friends around, pass-the-parcel (there was only one prize in those days, not one in every layer), pin the tail on the donkey, a few other games, and plenty of cake and party food. I worry that if I don’t hire a jumping castle/petting zoo/entertainers, and don’t ensure every child wins a prize at every game, other parents and children will criticise and my children will feel ashamed. I’m afraid I don’t myself possess talents related to clowning/face painting/balloon animals :(
Good luck with the baby :)