Birthday Party

Looks like it will be a fun party!

Coloring hats and aprons

Not such a happy face

Now he's there...

Now he's not!

I took little Dallas to his first birthday party today and things started off way better than they ended. The party was for a girl in his class and they had it at a place called The Young Chefs Academy. They were to make their own pizzas to eat with no help from the parents. They even have a seperate area for the parents to wait in. We were the first to arrive and Dallas was all smiles and friendly. While we were waiting to get started the kids were running around chasing each other and suddenly we heard a bump and here comes Dallas crying. He told me the birthday girl had pushed him and he hit his head on the wall. He yelled, NO! at her while pointing his finger at her and I wanted to dig a hole and crawl in it. No one said anything and it was very quiet as I told him that was not nice and to say he was sorry. The birthday girl's parents did nothing about her supposedly pushing him so I had to let that go and hope he would get past it. They colored their chefs hats and aprons and I was able to snap one photo in the 2 seconds he left it on. He then managed to get out of the apron that had been tied on like a straight jacket and refused to wear it or the hat again. Finally the pizza making started and just as the lady was explaining what they were going to do, Dallas hopped off his stool and planted himself in my lap. I tried everything to coax him back to participating but he refused. They had to make an extra pizza for him so he would have something to eat. All he said the whole time was how he wanted to go home and if I got close to another child he would tell them, "No, My Mommy!" I wanted to go home too but I was determined to make him stick it out. They watched her open presents while the pizza's baked and most of the kids were crying because it was past nap time and they wanted to open presents too. I did not think he was going to eat but he did and he had a little cake too. We said our thank you's, Happy Birthday's, and good bye's and we were the first to leave. It just wasn't his day today. Next week is his last week at this school. I am going to keep him home for the summer and get him in a school that fits our needs better in the fall. It has been very difficult to locate a part time, part week school here. In Columbia the churches offer great programs and there is a great Mother's Morning out as well. In Shippensburg we had the most wonderful school and that is what we miss most about not being there anymore. Now that he will be 3 in August we have a few more options here but I think I am in for a long summer!