Today we took the girls to Cool for Nora's 3rd birthday. We went to Larry and Dorothy's house. It was so much fun. The party started off in the house. I had some time to talk video games with Collin and Eric. Collin's favorite game series is Mega Man. I told him about the virtues of Zelda. He and Eric are going to have a "father and son" video game night tonight playing through the most recent Zelda game.
About 30 minutes after arriving, I started up the coals for the BBQ and we got ready for the food. We ate outside around the pool before open gifts. Nora got lots of "princess" stuff - Aerial doll from "Little Mermaid," two tea sets, including a pink Disney princess one from Nicole, a set of arts and crafts stuff from our girls, and more. The grand finale was a pink Schwin tricycle, decked out with chrome frenders and lether tassles on the handle bars.
After opening all the presents, we hopped in the pool. The water was excellent and the girls did great. We brought up their green frog floaters that they sit in to help them swim. Danielle had a great one, similar to ours, but with a small sun shade over the top. Very good feature. When we got out of the pool, Danielle and Eric brought up cupcakes and ice cream for dessert. What a treat!
The final event was a Pinata on the front lawn. Eric was the rope man (until it broke). Our girls got to go first, then Nora, Winter, Collin, and Leah. Then we started over. By that time, the Pinata was on the ground, so everyone was just beating it. I helped the girls, then Eric made a small error in calculation. He decided to try helping Nora. As you may know, she is very independent. Here's what happened...
