Eva's 5th Birthday

Saturday was Eva's 5th Birthday and she invited me to her "Frozen" birthday party at Romp 'N' Roll.  It was joint birthday party for Eva and her friend Luie who was turning 3.

Eva's favorite person, Elsa

There were about 20 kids, from age 1 to 8. Romp 'N' Roll is a gymnastic area where basically the kids can go wild. And they did!

Swinging

climbing                                              

hugging her best friend                                                 

jumping                                

Sliding with Ann-Marie

At one point, three of the girls were being princesses in their castle, when the big bad wolf (aka. Steve) invaded. The ensuing mayhem really was his own fault!

Attaching the princesses

"Are you going to help me?"

"Nope"

There were a few tears throughout the event (I was honestly expecting a lot more!) but mostly they just had fun. Some of the kids had no fear and were leaping between things like monkeys! Scaring parents each time!

They had great fun with the little parachute and wool balls which they basically shook and threw.

                                         

                                         

Then it was back to chaos for a time...

Hiding

Monkeys

There is no way this could go wrong                                              

... before time for food and cake.

The birthday kids shared a Frozen cake and everyone seemed to really enjoy their treats.

Birthday boy

Birthday girl, blowing out the candles

Cake!

Then it was back into the play room. Personally I was amazed this didn't end with a LOT of puke. But I guess the kids had stronger stomachs than I thought as thankfully that didn't happen. Of course, with sugar in their systems, the mayhem was magnified.

Cuddles with mom and dad.

Then the helpers organized a snowball fight, girls vs. boys, with soft toys. (Again no way THAT could go wrong!)

Snowball fight, pre-injury

Eva got hit in the eye :-( and started screaming. I don't think there was a winner to the fight.
Then there was a bear hunt, which most of the kids go into.

Inventive way down the bridge

Looking for the bear - Eva looking a bit bemused.                                    

Totally unimpressed kid!

I was exhausted by this point! Luckily all that was left was dancing with the bubble machine and getting goody bags.

It was a very tiring 2 hours! By the end I think most of the kids were over-stimulated and either hyped up or over-due for a nap. But I think for the most part Eva enjoyed herself and she liked her presents.
I spent the rest of the night and weekend working, except for a Skype home to catch up with my parents who have been on holiday so there was a lot to catch up on. My life is pretty much work at the moment. But I have a weekend away planned soon so hopefully I'll get a break then. :-)