We had Jackson's 6th birthday party at Leapin' Lizards on Thursday. If you are not already familiar with Leapin' Lizards, it's one of these places that is full of the blow-up moon walks and the kids love them. They also have costumes, games, puzzles, etc... We had a good time. Jackson and his crew were pretty wild. They sheer madness of the moment as the ran from one moonwalk to the other and back again, screaming and laughing all the way, reminded me of a sceen from a cheesy comedy movie (like Kindergarden Cop or something like that). Meanwhile Alex and his buddy Carson were playing it up at a slighly less manic, albeit wild, pace of their own. We always let the non-birthday brother invite one friend to the birthday party. That makes for a good party for all involved.
Jackson's mix of friends included kids from his old daycare, kids from his new school, and even one from his summer camp at JCC. They had a grand time every second. The only rest of the 90 minute party, was for a quick bite to eat: chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A, chips, cake and icecream. Then it was back to the wild and crazy time on the moonwalks. When we left we went home to open presents. I do find it strange though, going home and opening presents with just the family around, since when I grew up we opend presents at the pary, but these days we have partying down to an art. Opening presents at the party would only cut into play time and Jackson wouldn't have any of that. By the time we were done, Jackson was on clound 9. He loved all of his presents. One was even a Books-A-Million gift card, which he used 10 minutes after opening.
After all was said and done, my kids crashed and slept all night. I'd be willing to bet every other kid at the party did the same.
Check out a few pics from the party.
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