Gemma Finally Has a Birthday Party

Ah, the third child syndrome. No extracurricular activities, hand-me-down clothes, child barely learns how to write or color, and - oh yes - mom tries to "forget about" birthday parties for as long as possible. This year, when Gemma turned 4, my guilt finally found me and looked me straight in the eye, and made me realize that Gemma deserved a proper birthday party for a change. It took me another 6 weeks to pull it together, but it happened!

We invited some of Gemma's preschool friends to a yoga party led by their preschool teacher from last year. It was a nice, quiet party and not too taxing on this tired mom!