Birthday Parties

This last weekend was filled with parties. After having a great time trick or treating on Friday night we got up on Saturday and continued the fun. We hopped on the bus out to Hostivice, a town just outside Prague, to go to Natalie's birthday party. The girls don't get to see Natalie much anymore since they are in school full time so it was a nice opportunity for them to play. They really enjoyed the food too. You would think that we hadn't fed them a big breakfast by the way they were eating. They ate a lot of fruit and bagels as well as cake and candy. It was funny to see their progress with pinatas. They use to come away with a couple pieces of candy from a pinata but now they come away with large amounts. They have really learned how to maximize their candy take! After the party we decided to ride the train back into town. It was a very quick ride and the train station is very close to our apartment. (Usually the bus would be close as well but they are doing construction on the main road so the buses are a little further away now.) We relaxed for the rest of the day on Saturday.



On Sunday we picked back up with the partying. We headed out to another birthday party. This one was for Anna, a girl in Sofia's class. Sofia and Anna are very good friends and really enjoy playing together. The party was at a hotel in Nebusice. We could have taken a bus there but my friend Kelly offered to give us a ride which was nice. The kids had a great time. All the kids from Sofia's class were there so it was quite crazy (in a good way). Two of the older girls from school, whom Sofia's class know very well, were in charge of the games. I couldn't believe how many games they had for the kids to play. It was great since it kept the kids occupied. One of the games had the kids go barefoot. They had to put their bare feet in jello and try to pick out marbles with their feet. It was very funny to watch. Ali just couldn't bring herself to do it though. Her foot barely touched the jello and she pulled it back and refused to put her foot in. I guess she is just not a kid for messy things. After many games as well as , chips, cheese sticks, popcorn, hotdogs and cake the party came to an end and we headed home. Our friend Kelly gave us a ride home and Sofia was so tired she was almost asleep by the time we got home and it was only a 10 minute drive! She was exhausted. It was a fun filled, tiring weekend. We have two more birthday parties next weekend as well and we are looking forward to the fun. Here is a video of the girls dancing at the party.