Nearly Three!!!!

Well onto something more upbeat and cheerful.  The little ones are now either 3 or nearly 3 years old.  I say 'little ones' as we're still very much in contact with the mums and dads of the NCT group we all attended over 3 years ago now.  It seems like ages ago but the little ones have all grown up very quickly and are all walking and talking little people now.  This week was the first of the parties we've attended as we've been busy for some of the others.

It was a great joint party between the twins A & D and one of the girls E.  Out little one had a great time playing the party games and wining little treats every now and then.  A tip if you're setting up for the pass the parcel is to use 'Celebrations' chocolates in every layer so everybody wins a prize, they are easy to wrap and fairly low cost.  Actually they were used for the losing child in every round of every game so were great, they are also big enough for the mummy or daddy to take a bite before handing them to the child!

After the games the children played outside which despite being an awful day they didn't seem to mind too much plus it tires them out a little more before the party food, cake then the inevitable leaving time.

The all enjoyed the food and the little picnic they had on the blanket on the floor.  It was great sitting and talking to the other dads and mums but just sometimes it's easy for my mind to wander away and think that things could have been a little different if I wasn't so lucky in the hospital.

Children love it when there's a birthday cake around and all want to blow out the candles.  As there were 2 or 3 birthdays we had 2 cakes which meant a double blowing of candles.  When it was time to sing happy birthday it sounded a bit out of tune when it came to the names as everybody said the three names in a different order but the children didn't seem to worried!

Our little one is 3 on the 29th October so it's our party soon.

Girls and Boys birthday cakes