ngg_shortcode_0_placeholderA couple of Snowballs with candles wasn’t going to cut it for the twins’ first birthday, so Saturday was their big party.\u00a0 Shae found a park with pirate ship slides and a “sprayground”, so obviously we had a winner (Hilton Head Park).\u00a0 Shae’s parents and my mom came into town for the party and helped get everything ready for Saturday.\u00a0 It would be great to say that everything went smoothly, but what fun would that be?\u00a0 We all managed to wake up early on Saturday and get ready to head over to the park, but that was about where the smoothness ended.<\/p>\n
Because we couldn’t reserve Hilton Head Park for our party, Tom (Shae’s dad), myself, and Lunchbox (wearing his best pirate bandana) headed over to the park about three hours early to grab a gazebo (hopefully) or at least a few tables (if all the gazebos were full).\u00a0 As we pulled up to the park, it became apparent we had a problem: all of the gazebos and tables were reserved.\u00a0 There were at least five other birthday parties going on at the park that day.\u00a0 Apparently we weren’t the only ones who thought this was a good place to have a party.\u00a0 It was too late to change locations at this point, so I set up a lawn chair in the middle of a nice open area and Mr. Box and I sat down and reserved our space while Tom headed back to the house to pick up a table, some chairs, and our BBQ.<\/p>\n
ngg_shortcode_1_placeholderSince we didn’t get a gazebo, Shae and my mom tried to track down a canopy to provide some shade (while I sat in the sun and got a nice sunburn).\u00a0 I called Costco to find out if they had any canopies, but was told “canopies are a summer item, it’s winter.” Pointing out that we live in San Diego and it was 80 degrees outside didn’t help.\u00a0 Eventually, Shae and my mom tracked down a canopy, and while waiting for them to get to the park Shae’s parents and I watched a guy next to us try to set up his canopy.\u00a0 I really can’t do the scene justice, but basically every time he tried to put one side of the canopy together the legs on the other side fell off .\u00a0 The fact that he his shorts were falling off and he was sporting a Hall of Fame plumber’s crack pushed the entertainment value even higher.\u00a0 This went on for about 30 minutes until he finally got the canopy up. We were a little disappointed that the show was over until our neighbor pulled out another canopy and started all over.\u00a0 Somehow, he learned nothing from his problems with the first canopy and was just as entertaining the second time. (Hours later, after several beers in an alcohol-free park, canopy-man would take his frustration out on the guy who was supposed to help him set up. That was fun too.)<\/p>\n
Anyway, Shae and my mom showed up with the canopy and the cake and we got everything ready for the parrrty (get it..because it’s pirate themed…Arrr!).\u00a0 Once everything was set up, things went pretty well.\u00a0 We fired up the BBQ, people started trickling in, and the babies turned on the cuteness (not that they can ever turn it off). Before long, we were chatting and chowing down on dogs and burgers.<\/p>\n
ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder ngg_shortcode_3_placeholderOnce everyone (including the kiddos) was done with lunch, it was time for the cake.\u00a0 We thought that Jack and Ella had fun with their birthday Snowballs, but that was nothing compared to the mess they made with their birthday cake.\u00a0 They loved their cake, so of course they took turns smearing it all over each other and making a nice mess.<\/p>\n
After taking the birthday babies over to play on the swings (their first time, they loved it), it was time to open some presents.\u00a0 The little ones got lots of great stuff, but their favorite part was the wrapping paper.\u00a0 It’s only a matter of time before Jack and Lunchbox start fighting over cardboard boxes.<\/p>\n
It’s hard to believe we made it through the party without anything too disastrous happening, but we did.\u00a0 We had a lot of fun, and I hope everyone else did too.\u00a0 I’m sure the next birthday party will be even crazier since both kids will surely be running in different directions.\u00a0 We can’t wait.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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