Bar’s 5th birthday party was held at a gymnasium late Saturday afternoon.  This was the same gym we visited for Marcus’s birthday a month ago.  Logan was excited to do the activities while we were driving to the gym.  When we arrived, there was another party finishing up, so we had to wait for awhile.  Some of the the kids were getting restless, but fortunately I was able to contain both boys with me.  Connor was so excited to see Raz and kept looking around for her.  Apparently Raz had been looking forward to seeing Connor all day before they arrived to the party too.  The party finally started; our group was huge, almost thirty 4-5 years old kids plus the two little ones Raz and Connor.   Both Logan and Connor were happy to follow the instruction to go line up.  After orientation, Connor signaled me to come join him, and I agreed quickly as I didn’t want him to be crushed by the big kids.  When Logan saw me, he almost wanted me to hold his hand too, but he agreed to participate on this own with just a little convincing.  He did quite well the rest of the hour, following the leader and participating in everything.  Connor wanted in and out of the group activity a couple of times, so I finally gave him an ultimatum and he chose to opt out. 

     Connor just hung out at the party table while we had a chance to chat with our friends and catch up with some parents.  When the kids finished with the exercise, they took a group picture, then the pizza party began.  With the large group and small space, it was quite hectic but eventually everyone sat down and enjoyed the food.  The kids were happy when the cake was served.  Logan declared done after eating 1/3 of his piece while Connor ate his entire share and even attempted to ask for Logan’s leftover.  Logan played with Rohan while they ate and afterward too.  Then it was the end of the party.  The boys were happy to receive the “big egg” as a party favor, and they said thanks and goodbyes.