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Yesterday was M's 11th birthday; today he had his party at Laserquest. All week Mrs. HTC & I were wrapping presents, baking & icing the cake, making sure we'd bought everything we needed, and so on. On the day, everything went smoothly and all the kids enjoyed themselves.
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meltroid for helping out. He and I joined the children in the Laserquest arena - purely to keep an eye on them, you understand. Untortunately the 10 and 11 year olds were too small and too quick for us oldies and we were definitely outplayed. I tried the Clint Eastwood trickk of walking into a nest of opponents and shooting them all, but that didn't seem to work; they all shot me instead.
meltroid was particularly impressed when, after the food, most of the kids spontaneously burst into formation dancing, doing a disco dance of some sort and following it with shake your tail feather. I suppose it was a bit like suddenly being thrust into a mini version of Fame. Stil, at least they'll appreciate the Blues Brothers film all the more when they're old enough to watch it.
As is my wont, I made and iced the cake. Last year I made one in the shape of a burger. This year we went for a healthier option.
Another change was in the presents that people gave. This year saw several people give money instead of actual gifts. I guess this reflects the kids growing older and having more diverse interests, which makes it more practical to give a cash pressie and llet them choose what they want.
Many thanks to
meltroid for helping out. He and I joined the children in the Laserquest arena - purely to keep an eye on them, you understand. Untortunately the 10 and 11 year olds were too small and too quick for us oldies and we were definitely outplayed. I tried the Clint Eastwood trickk of walking into a nest of opponents and shooting them all, but that didn't seem to work; they all shot me instead.meltroid was particularly impressed when, after the food, most of the kids spontaneously burst into formation dancing, doing a disco dance of some sort and following it with shake your tail feather. I suppose it was a bit like suddenly being thrust into a mini version of Fame. Stil, at least they'll appreciate the Blues Brothers film all the more when they're old enough to watch it.As is my wont, I made and iced the cake. Last year I made one in the shape of a burger. This year we went for a healthier option.
Another change was in the presents that people gave. This year saw several people give money instead of actual gifts. I guess this reflects the kids growing older and having more diverse interests, which makes it more practical to give a cash pressie and llet them choose what they want.
