Day 179: Party Hardy

Twice a year, our little section of the base housing (3 buildings, 8 families per building) have a big block party in our parking lot. It's basically all day and involves a ton of food, a bounce house, cotton candy, cornhole and hours and hours of adults hanging out while the kids run rampant (and barefoot) through the neighborhood. It's a fun way to really get to know everyone that's just moved into the block. 

As per usual with our block parties, something mildly catastrophic happened to Camden; this time he smashed heads with someone in the bounce house and split his lip and knocked a tooth loose. 

Party hardy. 

Calen was allowed a very RARE can of pop, which he chased down with cotton candy and a cookie. He asked for more and told him he'd get sick, so he ran off to bounce in the bounce house (imagine, bouncing around with all that in your stomach). He came back at one point and said "I don't seem to be getting a stomach ache. Can I have another cookie?" Of which I said "You don't seem to be understanding that you WILL get sick. No." And sure enough, ten minutes he comes over saying his stomach really hurts. So he went home and laid in his room for a while and came out later after he felt better (no more sugar for him!). 

Stomach aches and split lips aside, it was a successful block party. And you know it's a good night when your kid's feet are BLACK by the end of it. 

What happens when you run around for 8 hours barefoot. GROSS. 

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