a few notes about our week before the festival season official starts

[miriamjoyce]

I don't have time for a full recounting, but here's a few notes:

--Nadia turned two this week, is very proud of it, and enjoyed herself mightily.
--For a toddler birthday party, all you *really* need is a massive room full of balloons.
--For you doubters out there, a helium mylar balloon can in fact be retrieved from a cathedral ceiling by means of

Comments

[newyorkpoet]

congrats on the successful parenting, and best wishes for fun festivals.

from Erin O'Brien

[anonymous]

My daughter is 11 and balloons aren't the end-all-be-all they used to be, but you are right about younger kids, they LOVE them.

However, I should note that during those years, watching Mom trying to get 20 helium balloons into her Mini Cooper was almost as much fun as the party.