tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986064398263094745.post-56261379651078950472008-04-27T13:06:00.007-10:002008-12-09T03:37:44.838-10:002008-12-09T03:37:44.838-10:00I am all for the stress free birthday parties. A little friend celebrated his birthday at a popular kid's gym. It was very similar to <a href="http://www.thefarmerfiles.com/2007/08/big-three.html">Son1's third birthday</a>. Here are the reasons I love these types of parties:<br /><br />1. I don't stress finding a parking spot a block away from the house where the party is held.<br />2. I know where to go.<br />3. There is a start time and an <em>end time</em>. That means I know going into the party when I am leaving.<br />4. Someone besides a frazzled mother is running the show, which means I don't feel obligated to pitch in and help whilst holding a toddler on my hip and corraling my preschooler. I don't mind helping but I am sure I am inefficient.<br />5. Someone is paid to entertain the children and include everyone.<br />6. It is organized and the adults relax.<br /><br />YES I do give a very nice gift at these kind of shin digs because I know the parents are shelling out to make sure peace reigns.<br /><br />Socks were mandatory for adults but optional for kids. Hubby suggested maybe children don't have foot fungus. Oh <em>no</em>, I corrected him. They most certainly can have foot fungus! HA! Hubby then insisted I bring socks for our children to wear! They were not going to go barefoot!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194066213278285010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ij2DN91Oni4/SBUHs55PfNI/AAAAAAAABoI/WD9o_lVynp0/s400/yard+023.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194065805256391858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ij2DN91Oni4/SBUHVJ5PfLI/AAAAAAAABn4/qklQquPuzTk/s400/yard+039.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194066032889658562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ij2DN91Oni4/SBUHiZ5PfMI/AAAAAAAABoA/FrtHIPPuG-I/s400/yard+038.JPG" border="0" />The Farmer Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560236942591463886noreply@blogger.com3