Saturday again today and we had two parties to attend.  I got up knowing that we still had cards to write and I still had a present to wrap.  The children had got up early again with daddy. I went downstairs to the chaos of my family, carrying the cards and the presents.  My son was once again on the iPad, my daughter was already dressed for her parties and wanted to go now, now, now, but we still had a while to wait.  I then helped her to write the cards and we wrapped the second present. I could only find Christmas paper, so I had to use that, but it was Disney Princess so I am sure that is fine.

We left on time for the first party and queued through the Saturday traffic. Arriving we parked and walked in. The hall was full of busy kids and a bouncy castle in the corner.  There was a table of party food and cake, I immediately felt hungry. My daughter ran off across the hall in excitement, she loves bouncy castles.

She loves bouncy castles so much that here she is climbing the back wall. This little venture did end in tears as a friend pulled her down as concerned that she might fall over the top. My daughter did not understand the concern, she thought she had been told off and just wanted to climb. However, she did plenty of bouncing as well.

She was still upset when they started playing pass the parcel. I had to sit with her to get her to join in.  She sat there long enough to unwrap her layer and get some sweets and then lost interest. Some mums can safely leave their children at a party, I definitely can not as she still needs me there. I’m sure I would have had a phone call today if I had left her.

The little boy had a Minecraft birthday cake. They lit the candles and the silver tube on the top lit like a sparkler, sorry I did not photograph it quick enough.

His daddy held the cake as he blew, it was quite spectacular. This party also had bubbles and snow.

The magic of snow indoors alongside Christmas music finished the party off nicely. Despite the issue of climbing the wall on the bouncy castle, she had had a lovely time.

Do any other mums feel anxious around other mum’s that they do not really know? Well, this is me. I spent most of the party sat with other mums but too shy to make conversation. Desperate to talk but not knowing what to say. I feel envious of those people who can walk into a room and talk and easily make friends, I often sit there wanting to hide in the corner, to shy and nervous to speak. I feel a little relieved when others speak to me and involve me, otherwise, I say very little.

So on to the second party, very different from the first.  

We went to a soft play,  which also had bowling. My daughter loved playing on the balls and crawling through the tubes.

This time I knew two other parents and the party girls mum was very friendly, so I was able to relax.  The children busied themselves in the tunnels whilst we sat and talked and ate sweets. The children were bought food, my daughter asked for a hot dog, which she then did not eat and I ate it for her.

The party girls dad did some bowling with the children, my daughter enjoyed rolling her ball down the bowling lane.

The birthday girl wore the hat above for most of her party, a very pretty birthday hat.

The little girl was bought a cake, very different from the first but I’m sure despite the difference all the children at both parties enjoyed themselves, they were all smilingI am now home and exhausted, the rain is raining hard outside and snow has been forecast. My daughter has been running around with her brother and is now eating her dinner, fish fingers and chips, meanwhile, I am not hungry, to full up on party food and hot dog.

I am hoping that both our children will go straight to bed this evening after their dinner. Maybe I will get a full evening tonight with my feet up in front of the television or I could read, I have plenty of books that I need to look at.

Tomorrow I have said that we will put up the Christmas tree, my 7 year old is very excited so I don’t think I can go back on that. I also have ironing to do and daddy still needs to finish writing the Christmas cards.

I am now going to start putting the children to bed. Then I plan and hope on a quiet relaxing evening. Then sleep, ready for a busy Sunday and the daily stress and hard work of being mum.

For more see, Tuesday School party, https://justmuddlingthroughlife.co.uk/2018/12/18/tuesday-school-party/