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Leah’s 5th Birthday Party

Because birthdays are a big deal, this is the second post about Leah’s birthday this year. Here’s the first.

Leah chose Puppies as the theme for her party, which worked out well, since we still had some leftover supplies from the maybe-a-bit-too-much Puppy Party that we threw Aly when she turned six.

Thanks Meg.

Leah’s party was on a Monday night (her actual birthday) at a newish place in Holland called Meg’s Playhouse. A converted retail storefront, Meg’s has lots of toys, a party room, and a large fun house.

Playtime!

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The trampoline got tons of action

The trampoline got tons of action

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And a ball pit...

And a ball pit…

...at the bottom of a double slide

…at the bottom of a double slide

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A tire swing

A tire swing

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Aly and Hannah got a bit feisty throwing balls at each others' heads

Aly and Hannah got a bit feisty throwing balls at each others’ heads

Being near the ball pit was a bit overstimulating - for me

Being near the ball pit was a bit overstimulating – for me

Leah took some time to herself and checked out the toys

Leah took some time to herself and checked out the toys

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A rare non-fighting sister moment. Don't worry, that ended when they got to the bottom of the slide

A rare non-fighting sister moment. Don’t worry, that ended when they got to the bottom of the slide

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Let them eat cake

So we did.

A puppy cake, of course

A puppy cake, of course

Each kid got a puppy

Each kid got a puppy

And a doghouse

And a doghouse

And a puppy cup

And a puppy cup

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Let’s open some presents!

Back in that post about Aly’s Puppy Party, you can see that the kids compressed into a four square-foot space while Aly opened presents, which was pretty hilarious.

It didn't look like that would be a problem this time around. The kids self-organized themselves onto the rug.

It didn’t look like that would be a problem this time around. The kids self-organized themselves onto the rug.

This picture was taken 15 seconds later - I'm not kidding.

This picture was taken 15 seconds later – I’m not kidding.

And this was six seconds after that

And this was six seconds after that

So that’s twenty-one seconds from neatly self-organized to swarming chaos. Impressive.

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Note how the space between Leah and the table behind her is decreasing. She retreated several times and Rachel had to ask the kids to spread back out several time. It was hilarious.

Note how the space between Leah and the table behind her is decreasing. She retreated several times and Rachel had to ask the kids to spread back out several time. It was hilarious.

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