May The Birthday Be With You
Today my son celebrated his seventh birthday. We planned a big party for him, the first to which kids from his school were invited.
My son was very picky about who he wanted at his party... "Only the good kids," he said. Of the five invitations mailed out, one mom called us last week to RSVP. A second mom responded this morning, two hours before the party, and also asked us if we could drive her son home afterward. The other three invitations went completely ignored.
I was very disappointed, but I refused to pass that feeling on to my son. We made sure he was more than satisfied with the party. The atmosphere was extremely positive and we did not dwell on the no-shows. I doubt he even noticed the other three boys weren't there.
The party itself had a Star Wars theme, with Darth Vader masks, Yoda balloons, Anakin Skywalker napkins and plates, light sabers for the boys to battle with, and various games we made up, like "Death Star Soccer" and "Jar Jar Sponge Fight." A good time for all. The favorite was the pinata, which was a big yellow star covered with pictures of Darth Vader. The kids donned their Vader masks and for twenty minutes whomped the living heck out of that thing. Vader vs. Vader! The kids didn't stop to contemplate the paradoxical aspects of that.
Later we brought out the Star Wars cake, courtesy of Wal-Mart, and opened presents. My son increased his Star Wars figures collection by seven, including the most dearly sought-after Destroyer Droid, which he later brought to the table as his partner in a game of Cadoo (they won).
They made lots of noise -- the elderly neighbors remarked that they thought we had a dozen or more kids in the backyard. Much running, jumping and bouncing was enjoyed. We had Meco's "Star Wars Disco Theme" on the boombox, set on repeat. I'll be hearing that song in my dreams for a week.
A great day for my son. And that's all that matters. I'll probably never understand what goes through the minds of some of my fellow parents. I just have to make sure that their low standards do not infringe upon my child's well-being.
Next week my son gets another birthday (with the grandparents). I have a feeling there will soon be more Star Wars figures coming to my house.
Permalink posted by Phil at 12:49 AM
5 Comments:
Happy Birthday, little man! I'm loving the Vader pinata pic.
I'm sorry that more kids didn't show, but it sounds like it was "only the good kids" that had a great time.
I want a Star Wars themed birthday party. Is that weird if you're 32?
Sounds like he had a great time. He is very lucky.
I was 7 yrs old in 1977 when Star Wars came out. I dont thibnk themed birthday parties had ben invented yet, but I got my first action figured for bday/Xmas (both in Dec).
As much as Logan is into Vader, I think I will follow your lead, and make it a SW party. (He'll be 3 in Dec).
May the Force Be WIth You
Shannon
Nah, I was loving the Star Wars theme too. And the kids that didn't show up just meant that I got to keep some of the cool Star Wars prizes in the goodie bags for myself!
I'll also confess that for every three Star Wars figures I bought for my son, I bought one for myself.
I've felt that anxiety myself --- I guess that's why I've always invited a few more kids than actually desired. I've found over the last few years that when invitations have come home in the book bag, they sometimes don't make it to me in time for the party.
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