The birthday party was a success. Merrin is already planning her 5th. While I keep not-so-gently reminding her that she isn’t even actually 4 years old yet.

Her actual birthday is on Wednesday. We are making chili for supper and only blood-related family are coming. Sorry everyone else, our house – and my patience – just isn’t big enough for more than that.

So the big question from the day is “Did the boy come?”

Well, he didn’t.

But we knew beforehand and had prepped Merrin, and it was okay.

Nathan’s mom let me know as soon as she received the invitation that he couldn’t come because he was having surgery the day before and would still be in the hospital on the day of the party.

Sure she was disappointed, but after explaining it to her several dozen times over the course of a couple of days she seemed to understand. Or at least she stopped talking about it so much.

On the day before the party Nathan’s mom had dropped off a gift for her. We brought Nathan’s, and his younger brothers, loot bags to daycare for them today.

On Wednesday, the real birthday, I will be bringing cupcakes to daycare for their snacktime. I don’t know if Nathan will be back at daycare then or not but if he is I’m sure Merrin will make sure that he gets the biggest, and/or the best decorated, cupcake of the lot!

EDIT:
I’d forgotten earlier when I wrote this that I’d wanted to tally up the cost of the party:
$45 Space Rental
$100 Facepainter
$100 Loot Bags, Prizes, Decorations & dishes/cultery
$30 Cake
$48 Pizza
$16 Coffee
$10 Cheese & meat tray
$20 Snacks
=
$370

I think it’s alot. And we had a pretty basic, even low key, party compared to some.

So I can just imagine how this stuff is gonna gut us in a couple of years.