One last birthday party

We had yet another birthday party Saturday morning. This was held at a local mall's carousel. We were a bit anxious because the boy's first carousel experience last Christmas wasn't a big hit (to put it mildly). He loves to watch them go "round and round" (as he says) so we decided he needed to try it at least once. He was all excited waiting for our turn, but got a bit hesitant once on a horse. It helped to have his good buddy nearby. As soon as it started moving, he was in heaven. Then came our next problem - getting off. Fortunately we had an all day pass so we were able to stay on until it was time for cake. I'm not sure how the boy didn't get dizzy, but he loved riding different horses and an ostrich.












We didn't think twice about the girl's reaction to the carousel. We should have. She didn't want anything to do with it. Being the "nice" mommy I am, I forced her to try it. Our first time we simply rode a bench. Then Clay decided she needed to try it once on the horse. I captured her disdain of the whole thing, then her protest and hurt feelings that we would be so mean. Funny, she eventually began to enjoy herself; however, she didn't want to return after cake.




The boys returned to the carousel after cake. Clay couldn't let the boy have all the fun...but he did get stuck with a "girly" horse!








One of the best parts about birthday parties - the HOURS of fun the kids have with the balloons the rest of the day!