It's party season!

Last weekend was the official opening of "Party season"... in my world at least. We had a pre-season warm up when LittleMissIz had her first birthday party on June 14, then things really got underway last week. Here's the birthday schedule for the coming few months:

• DesignerSis - 25th birthday dinner on June 25,
  
• LittleMissP - 3rd birthday party on June 27,
• MasterS - 1st birthday party on June 28,
• FunkyOrganMan's daughter - 1st birthday party on July 4,
  
• GrandPaul - 60th birthday party on July 4
• LittleMissL - 3rd birthday party on July 19,
• Gran - 61st birthday on August 1; then
• BallFiend - 3rd birthday party on August 9.

There are a smattering of other birthdays for family, friends and playgroup mums and and bubs in August and September, but the majority are in June and July. Then there is a bit of a break before xmas brings on the next round of festivities.

Of course, this party-season phenomenon is hardly surprising, given that our 'mothers group' was set up by the maternal child health nurse specifically for mums who all had their babies within a 6 - 8 week period. The addition of second babies also born at this time of year only increases the party-season atmosphere!

It's all great fun - especially for BallFiend. Unfortunately he overdosed on party food at MasterS's party and was incredibly hyperactive for hours afterwards. He also got itchy rashes all over his body. So clearly something in the food wasn't good for him. I suspect it was food additives added to things like chips and 100s & 1000s (on fairybread).
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