The climbing wall- G's birthday party

At long last, Giuliana's birthday party. I had expected things to come together a little easier than they did- ie. we thought we would have a Michael's craft party- but they don't do them anymore. Then, we thought gymnastics would be fun, but those parties are only on a Sunday. Oh, how about a pool party? Uhm, no. How on earth would I bribe other parents to help chaperone? The Y doesn't allow beer. ;)

So, we started in the party room...a little less structure than I expected, but fun. By that I mean I don't know who gave her what- challenge when working on thank you notes today.

Ali was thrilled- BALLOONS! She was also rather tickled with Heather, our party gal. She apparently knows Heather from the KidsZone. Clearly spoiled by her, Al thought Heather's job there was to hold her.

The balloon promptly floated to the ceiling when we went out to the wall.

Bill. Total rockstar. Patient and extremely good at what he does.

And up she goes!

The rainbow harnesses are for the littler guys.

And again, showing just how awesome Bill & Jenny are, they even belayed Ali.

With the rate of speed at which he climbed, I could have sworn there was a cache at the top!

Yes, those glowing legs are mine. Fear of heights be darned. If Candace and Angelo are climbing to the top, I darn well better too. (Edited to add: where you see Angelo is where I am.)