L and the Birthday Party

Last night was the birthday party for L's friend Layla that she has been waiting to attend forEVER (according to her, but really only about 10 days).  It was at Peter Piper Pizza and we got there right as it was starting.  It was so laid back, with mostly family attending, and the kids that were there were Layla's cousins and children of her parents' friends.  L found Layla right away and mobbed her with hugs, and the two played most of the night together.  I was really impressed with how smoothly everything was run by the PPP people, and it was a really fun time for all the kids and adults.  There was even food for the adults (yay for me!)!  L had tons of fun earning tickets from different games, and she got three toy dinosaurs at the end of the night from them.  Layla had a meltdown right at the end while opening her many, many presents (including a Barbie motorized car!), and L had one at right about the same time from not being able to open presents ("I help!  I help!").  We got home and put her in bed, but she laid awake until almost 9pm before she finally drifted off (normal bedtime = 7:30pm).  I'm so glad that she had such a good time, and I'm actually surprised that I enjoyed it too.  Daddy and E had a good time together here at home, so it seems like everyone was a winner all around.  I may have to consider a PPP birthday for L or E when they get to school age - that was fun!