Ice Cream Party

One of my fondest memories of my childhood is going to my friend Meghan's ice cream parties.  Every year she and her two siblings would invite all of their friends over and run around and play and make awesome ice cream sundaes.

Since she has an older brother and a younger sister who also got to invite all of their friends it was an interesting mix of kids.  I remember watching and hanging around the older kids-- mostly boys, ooo, la, la.  One year we made a huge tunnel out of all their moving boxes. Lining up was a major part of the party. We had to line up from youngest to oldest and by darn we figured out when everyone's birthdays were and got it right to the day! What a commotion that was! I have pretty vivid, albeit disconnected, memories of these parties...the invitation from one year, standing in line another year, the noise, the excitement in the air as we all anticipated going back to school. 

Now, as a parent, I can really appreciate what a lovely tradition this is and what wonderful memories Meghan's mom, Mary, was creating for her and her siblings. So, I totally stole the idea and started our own tradition before Evan's first day of Pre-K.

Plus, it seemed like a nice, easy way to throw a party.  The adults enjoyed themselves just as much as the happy, sugar high kids.   Thanks Mary!