Pump It Up!

So yesterday marked another milestone for the Parks twins.  Our first birthday party!  We have been invited to several of these events, however there is ALWAYS a scheduling conflict.  So we were super excited to get an invitation to our classmate Jolie's 3rd birthday party at "Pump It Up" and realize that we could actually attend!  Terry had basketball lessons in the early afternoon so I was left at home to get the kids down for a nap, eat lunch and prepare for the party.  Well, of course, the kids did not get a nap, which meant that I had little or no time to wrap Jolie's gift (which luckily I bought the night before while out and about with my friend, Jen).  So in the course of 35 minutes, I fed the kids, wrapped the gift and actually got them loaded into the truck so we could get to the party on time, which was an amazing feat.  They slept on the way to the facility so I thought they would be good and ready to have fun!  Not. So. Much.  Despite it being a private party full of very familiar faces of current and former classmates there at the Montessori School, they did not want to play on the inflatables.  It was as if they were attached to my arms and hip.  Terry got there a little late, but when he got there he thought that if he got in one of the inflatables with them they would be more comfortable.  Again...Not. so. much.  In the slide show you will notice pictures of TJ attached to Terry's leg inside of one of the inflatables.  By the time he got out of it, his entire body was shaking in fright and he was no good.  Olivia did not even allow me to take off her shoes, which is why she is not in many pictures.  Luckily we were not the only parents dealing with this, out of the 25-ish kids that were there, I'd say 4 or 5 were hesitant to try, although only one was as hysterical as TJ was. We'll give it another try one day, but for now...no more "Pump It Up" for the Parks twins!  And how funny is it that a day later, upon seeing these photos, TJ is exclaiming that "we went to a party!"  Sure wish he was this excited YESTERDAY!

Luckily the day wasn't completely lost because our FAVORITE teacher from the Montessori came over to visit.  She is just so wonderful...I mean, you would think after being around kids all week she would cherish her kid free weekend.  But she was so excited to spend some time with the kids and the kids were equally as excited. She brought them books and kiwi fruit and little organic cheese puffs.  Olivia did not leave her side the entire time.  She stayed through bathtime and then had to leave :(  We love Ms. Kim!

That's all for today.