At last, done and over!

So Jayna's party is over, but not flawlessly!
I ran around like a crazy person!! Starting by getting the kids to school at 9, baking the 2nd cake, running a BK errand, went to pick up my Easter pics only to realize that I forgot my debit card- DANG IT! Went home, baked my third cake and iced the first... go figure I buy some overpriced icing and it's no better than my normal stuff--- oh well, lesson learned! Got5 the last cake out the oven, got J a barbie balloon, made party favor cups with stuff within!
Had to be at the kids' school at 3:30pm for the school dance as a volunteer.... That should be a post all it's own...
It's basically 90 minutes for the kids to play tag, dance around, be kids--- not really a dance dance- yet with "party" music and then a snack by age/grade. I am continually shocked by how these preK and kindergarteners know these song and song moves I do not--- especially considering some of the lyrics.... Superman song, Go down down down song, and other songs I'd be iffy with my middle schooler dancing to... ya know what I mean? SO for the first 1/2 Tony sits miserable bored and then starts playing tag with some friends and even joined a train with a group... it was cute. JAYNA IS MY SASSY lady... she made up her own headbanging jumpin moves.... she was funny to watch. Her and her buddy Corine kept chasing their buddy Elijah and tackling and tickling him... yeah I stopped them after taking a picture;-)
After the dance I hurried home to ice the last 2 cakes and all 3 dolls. I wasn't too impressed with how they turned out but the house was hot from the oven and this over priced icing wanted to be runny--- ohwell!! Brandy came over and helped decorate the last cake.
We left for the party at 6:45pm. I got there at about 7 and start setting up--- annoyed they didn't allow me an earlier time slot since no one was there- but oh well! Then we realize there are tables closer to the outdoor playground so we move all the stuff down there. The outdoor playground is locked!! I go to the front and they say they are sending someone right away. Right away was 7:46pm... the party started at 7:30! The security chic said to keep the doors open or we would have to call to get them unlocked! Seemed rather unsafe, but we worked with it!
Kids kept showing up. Remember I only knew of 5-7 kids yesterday... Well she ended up with 8 school friends (Corrine, John, Josier, Andrew, Jada, Elijah, DJ, Jamal), 9 non school friends (Tabi, Mateo, Angela, Shania, Diamond, Lil Will, Alexus, Devin, Ta'sha), 4 cousins (Arielle, John, James and Anihe) So that's 21 kids, plus 13 adults... oh yeah and us 4!!! I only knew for sure of 7 adults! Kinda crazy going for a party of 12-14 (plus us 4) to a party of 38 including us!!!!!!
The party was good. We let the kids play outside til 8:15, ate pizza, chips and srank soda. Let J do her cake quickly and open presents which felt very disorganized and I missed most the present opening dealing with cake and my new camera wasn't on the best setting and my friend taking pics didn't know any better so the quality of gift opening pictures is ehhh... cell phone-ish!
Anyhow gave away all the party favors... had to divide some up to have enough, but it worked out well enough!
So Marko's fam and us are still there cleaning up. Apparently I missed where my bro was telling Tony to go outside and play... we had told him NOT TO previously as I had checked the grounds and cleared it of ki8ds and belongings. He was bringing in the last propped open chair as I was loading the van and you got it.... my 6 year old is LOCKED IN THE PLAYGROUND!! He's crying hysterically, it's after 9 the front welcome center volunteers are gone. The remaining church people are not familar with the church. I see the Cafe' girls leaving track em down and they walk back to the cafe' to get me the security number for the police to come unlock the doors so I can reclaim my kid! The security giggled when I called but they did come in only 10 minutes this time!
Overall successful... def more stressful thyan Tony's and a bit bigger than I like but J was happy! Pictures will be posted tomorrow!