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Kids' birthday parties are a blast!

3 p.m. - I'm at a birthday party for one of Emmie's classmates. I don't know any of the other parents. But the idea of a gymnastics party at the Family Y is about the cutest thing ever! The preschoolers are learning to do flips, use the springboard, walk on the balance beam, jump down the trampoline, and keep a giant inflatable octopus in the air. Okay, I'm not sure how that last one relates to gymnastics, but they're having fun.

3:30 p.m. - I think someone might get killed soon. They've all lost their minds. There's a fight for dominance on the trampoline, several children doing flips right on top of each other, and one little boy keeps knocking down the foam block house so the kids on the springboard have nowhere to spring!

3:40 p.m. - Emerson is bouncing down a trampoline & her pants are falling down.

4 p.m. - They have spotted the cake, but it's not time to eat yet! Who will survive the stampede?!

4:03 - Oooo, saved by the foosball table... for now. Watching kids in packs is like watching a flock of birds fly. They all turn as one, seem to think as one.

4:08 p.m. - I laughed at the abundance of identical gift bags. Everyone bought the bright pink bags @ Target.

4:20 p.m. - Em has kicked me out of the party room. "Das enuff, mama. Yoo go ober der." Dang. I want some cake.

4:35 p.m. - Ah, the presents. 3 yr olds love 2 give them... But they insist on getting them back!

5 p.m - Like clockwork, it is over. Gabby got quite the haul! I'm impressed with the generosity of the parents who came, and the manners of the preschoolers who attended. They were excited, but mostly controlled, and said please and thank you. Most of them waited until everyone had been served cake to dig into their own, and they all openly appreciated the treat bags and balloons at the end. All in all, a great party. Thanks, Gabby's mom!