Flipside Fun

Natalie got a new dress and new pretty white sandals from Grandma Becky a month or so ago but, with a little encouragement from mommy, decided to save it as her "pretty party dress" and her "fancy shoes" and only wear them on special occasions.

Now, if only we had a special occasion or party...

Thank goodness her friend Julia had an indoor (dress appropriate) birthday party and invited Natalie.  The party was at Flipside, which is a world of chaos beyond my wildest imagination and required both mommy AND daddy to manage it.  It's the kind of place where if your kid:parent ratio is greater than one, you're pretty much screwed. Thankfully, ours was equal to one. 

There was pizza, bowling, purple Frozen cupcakes, billions of loud arcade games, lazer tag, a giant maze and most importantly, there were "bumping" cars.

The video below is a very brief glimpse into the "bumping cars" experience.  This was her second time on the cars.  She smiled the whole time and giggled almost as much.  It was great to watch her brain trying to figure out the skid steer handles (that she can barely reach).