My children all recently celebrated their birthdays. The twin's birthday was the 10th and Shy Fry celebrated hers on the 17th. So Naturally with the dates being so close, I planned ONE (1) extravagant party. I toyed with the idea as early as September. Made contact with those really good friends of mine who I know I could depend on to contribute willingly to this process. I then called on God-parents to fill in those gaps.
This party was to be the party of parties!! It was to surpass anything Shylah had enjoyed previously. I always knew my kids would have parties for their birthdays. As a child I can remember a few, and for those I cannot recall, my mother brags ocassionally on how many there have been. Why should my child(ren) experience any less? 
The only birthday which fell short for Shylah was her fourth. This was the same time as the birth of the twins. Being emotionally and physically drained did not make me the best events planner. Somehow, those good friends of mine came through once more. Michele Gray, Shylah's God-mother, provided the cake, I wrapped the gifts I had previously begged and proceeded to decorate my mother's kitchen. It was immediate family only so I didn't need that much space.
This year's party I dubbed "3-in-1" And it was a blast. Special shout outs to Juileen Baker, Teresa Martinez, Sasha Dixon, Kenesha Miller-Simpson, Horace Reid, and especially Nicole Strachan. I shopped for the loot bags with her and I only hosted the event, pretty much. Thanks to Georgette for dressing the kids right before the party. (Like I said, I hardly did anything.)There was face painting, sandwiches, hot dogs, fruit juice, cake, ice-cream, and let's not forget the all important bounce about. We had street races for prizes, games and competitions. Kidz Bop collection blared through the air and it was F-U-N. The pictures came out ok, allowing my kids, way down the line to see the effort put into giving them a memorable time.
I still can't believe it's been a year. One whole year. Twelve full months. Fifty-two weeks????? They're talking, walking, running and pulling down items from furniture. They call to strangers as they pass the house. Follow Shylah to an fro, make believe read books and colour pages. Just a ball having them around. Shylah is reading, much better than last year, her math is on point and spelling has improved dramatically. She still watches Nick Jr. and dances to anything musical. Bright, happy kids I have I tell ya.
