It's no secret, friend birthday parties are not my cup of tea (I mean diet Pepsi), but I love my kids so every so often when the moon and stars align just right, I'll throw a party for one of them.
An eighth birthday is a BIG deal, so Carter got a friend party this year.
I threw it at Kiwi Loco here in town because,
1. the party room is FREE
2. on Wednesday nights, kids cups are only $1
(aka: I am cheap)
We invited a slew of Carter's friends, played silly games, and ate mass quantities of frozen yogurt...at least as much as the kids could slam into a tiny cup that only cost me a dollar.
It was chaos.
But Carter was happy and he got lots of cool stuff.
I feel like I fleeced his friend's parents. Carter got awesome Lego toys and all these kids got sent home with was a huge box of Mike & Ikes.
(I'm working on other peoples kid's cavities. It never hurts to help out the local dentist.)
Carter, I hope you know how much I love you! If I didn't, I would have never tortured myself with 14 sugared-up children in a tiny enclosed room for a whole hour. When you have kids of your own, you will understand true love.
Not cheap, just no need to spend crazy amounts of money on a kid's birthday party. He was just as happy as if you'd thrown the most extravagant circus ever. And that means you can use all the money you saved on a trip to Ann Taylor, right?? :)
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