We all attended Peyton’s 5th birthday party at a gymnasium on Sunday.  Connor was excited to bring the presents in to the birthday girl while Logan caught a cat nap in the car.  Right when the party was about to begin, since Logan had just woken up, he initially did not want to participate.  But with just a little encouragement, the boys went into the gym area without much hesitation.  Having each other was definitely helpful, and they stuck together the entire time during the warm up and the parachute game.  All the kids had a great time as the instructor was quite entertaining too.

    Afterward, the group was divided into two based on ages, so Logan and Connor were then separated.  I watched Connor first and he did quite well.  He was even the first pair to do the long run and jump into the foam pool.  He was smiley the entire way.  Later I went to check on Logan and he had fun running down the trampoline.  The groups switched later and so the kids had a chance to try both activities.  Connor ran down the trampoline quite fast the first time and fell down at the end of the run, but he did not seem to mind at all.  He climbed back up and continued on. 

    Later the entire party rejoined to watch the birthday girl Peyton demonstrated going through the obstacle course.  Peyton did a great job.  The kids were then encouraged to try out the course.  The difference between the two boys is evident in how they approach new things.  Logan immediately went back to his favorite part, the trampoline, and he basically stayed there doing that loop the rest of the time.  Connor however was interested to explore everything, and had fun doing so.

   After an hour at the gym, it was time for the pizza party.  All the kids got washed up and sat down at the long table.  Both Logan and Connor were hungry and enjoyed the food.  They both were quite self efficient, asking for what they wanted from the hosts at the party.  Everyone then gathered to sing birthday song to Peyton and Connor was ready for cake.  Logan initially did not want any cake as he was full, but after seeing how delicious the chocolate cake looked, he asked to share a few bites with me.  The boys were happy to receive the party favors from Peyton and they claimed that they had thanked her for the great party too.