The weather was predicting bouts of rain on a Sunday morning and we feared the thought of a lot of kids running around inside the house going stir-crazy. But the Gods of Rain held off for a day and all was not lost!
We decided to have a brunch from 10am-1pm. 1pm is generally Sierra’s nap time so we figured it would time nicely. As you can see, the kids were making good use of the coffee table.
I swear this breakfast looks like a pirate. The pancake pirate patch is a nice touch.
Vero helping out Sierra with blowing out the candles. It is still a foreign concept to her.
When rain is in the forecast, load up some Super Mario Bros.
So here’s the thing I didn’t realize about kid’s birthday parties. When gifts come out, it’s like zombies going after a brain…utter chaos. I’m not even sure Sierra is actually in this photo. I’m not even sure if she got to open up an actual gift. I think the entire event was a little overwhelming for her!
Oh there she is! Still looking a little overwhelmed at all these gifts being given to her.
The aftermath
Marie-Claude demonstrating a very important skill that all kids need to learn.
I’m not even sure what Felix is playing with here? Is that a fishing rod?
Trying out the new lawnmower.
Poor Sierra was handling the crowd of people too well so she escaped with Mom outside quite a bit.
After everyone left and Sierra had a nap, we spent some time outside learning the art of blowing bubbles. Rob and Janice gave us Jenna’s old picnic table which is a great new addition to the deck!
We also tried out this water tower that Grand-Papa and Grand-Maman picked up for her birthday. I couldn’t stop laughing at how most of the water ended up on Sierra and not on the toy. How did I not foresee that happening?
So on Friday, I had a few tasks to do and one of them was to pick up a helium balloon. I went to the Dollar Store at work here but I didn’t plan out the rest of the day an I realized I was heading out for a few pints after work with the team so I had to bring the balloon to the pub! At least I didn’t lose it!
But by Sunday the balloon lost it’s steam and I had to recruit Marty and Vero to pick up another one on their way over! But in the end, Sierra was scared of the helium balloon! What are the odds? It wasn’t until after everyone left that she was interesting in this thing and started having fun with it.
Having everyone over was fun as always but I have to say that I think we made a parenting mistake in having a large amount of people over for her birthday. She’s always very shy when anyone comes into the house and it takes awhile for her to warm up to someone. Multiply that by 30 humans coming in and I think it was a little too much for her and she was hanging around Mom for the first two hours until she grew accustomed to the new norm. Ah well, we’re new to this parenting thing, how were we supposed to know? I’m sure there will be no long lasting effects *insert ominous music here.*