Have you ever noticed how parents seem to go ALL OUT for birthday parties once their children reach school age? (Um, everyone but ME, I should say. I had grand plans for this year, but we didn’t get the playground put together in time. Maybe a Halloween party, instead?) I see birthday invitations in my kids’ backpacks every other week, it feels like!

A few weeks ago, Pablo and Mallory went to a birthday party for a boy they both knew – Pablo was in his class last year, and Mallory is in his class this year. His mommy was kind enough to extend the invitation to both of them, which was awesome. That’s the thing about having twins – there are lots of opportunities for only ONE of them to do something fun. But I guess that’s part of growing up – learning that life isn’t fair, kid.

I just finished RSVPing for what I can only imagine will be the best party EVER, though, because this mommy invited ALL of my kids! Nikki and Lexi have a presence on the school playground, because we stay and play every single day, long after school ends. There’s like a whole gang of younger siblings running around, who haven’t started school yet, and they’ve all sort of found one another. This mommy made sure to tell me that ALL the kids were invited, so of course, they’re totally stoked.

I guess that means I need to brainstorm now about the best present EVER, so she won’t regret letting us crash her party!