The kids had lots of fun battling girls against the boys. They were very happy to discover the basement where they were able to wack each other with swim noodles without causing too much trouble. The girls seemed particularly focused on getting Julien. At one point Julien decided to switch over to the girl side when he decided the teams were uneven. I think the kids found it to be even more fun than birthday parties! We plan to have a similar party sometime in the spring.
We had a party to celebrate the end of the semester and Richard completing his dissertation. We invited neighborhood families with kids of similar ages to ours. It was really fun. A good mix of interesting adults and kids that get along well.