Birthday Party

On Tuesday afternoon we went to a birthday party for Dominic, Sofia's friend from school. The entire class was invited so there were a lot of kids but they all get along so well that there was never a problem. They all had great fun jumping around in the bouncy castle, running around the yard and eating cake, ice cream, and other snacks. They also had a pinata which seems to a standard activity for birthday parties here. The all had fun wacking the pinata with the stick but after everyone had gone a few times and still had not broken the pinata we changed tactics and had the kids pull the ribbons at the bottom to open the pinata. It was funny to see the difference in candy gathering ability. Some kids were really good at getting a lot of candy by making large sweeping motions with their arms and gathering a big pile in front of them to put in their bags and others , like my girls, pick up one piece at a time. As a parent I'm torn between what I want them to do. I want them to get a lot of candy because they would like it but as a mom I don't want them to have too much candy. In the end I just stand back and let them get however much they can and that is it. By the time we come home and I put it in the cabinet they forget about it anyway. The party was fun and it was nice to see all the kids playing so well together and having a great time. The moms also had fun sitting and chatting too.