Children's birthdays: How good it is to have an alpha mother on hand to organize a party of 100 people!

My daughter was born on June 22, which means, in school terms, that her birthday coincides with the last breath of the year.

This usually means that her party is almost always done together, come on, that she shares the celebration with more children in the class, a singularity that her father and I find wonderful.

In addition, this year was special, since due to the pandemic, Carlota, who has turned seven, had not been able to celebrate her party with her friends for the last two years.

And we have given the bell.

It all started last March —yes, March—, when the mother of a classmate of my daughter launched a call on WhatsApp that said:

.

Three months to go.

Ana, that's the name of this mother and she's wonderful, summoned her son's classmates, including Carlota, to the party of the year.

With the invitation in hand and after much discernment about it, we decided that Carlota would also celebrate her birthday.

The dates left us little choice and, furthermore, Ana's son and my daughter get along very well.

We talked to her, and in the end we decided to share her celebration.

Another girl, a little older, also added hers to that day.

In total, three were the hosts for the long-awaited event.

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Organizing a birthday for three children means that each one invites their friends and that each child comes with their parents and siblings, so the number of people was considerable.

Ana, the organizer, already had two WhatsApp groups, for adults and children.

And she created another, which the three mothers shared, called

in which we could become aware of everything that was necessary.

Samu, Carlota's father, would join this debate a few weeks later.

The organization

What do we need?

Food, drinks, snacks, plates, glasses, cutlery?

How much do we buy?

Who is in charge of what?

Ana had everything super organized.

First of all, she wanted the party to be a surprise for her son, so no one could tell anything about what was happening there.

Second, she wanted the children not to have a joint gift, "because the most important thing is the experience."

In this way, the three hosts would choose a shirt of their favorite color and there the attendees could sign them.

And, third, and no less relevant, that there were many water balloons.

Why?

Because the party was going to be held in a park and June 25 is summer.

The fun was guaranteed.

Ana, or the alpha mother, as I call her with all the love in the world and gratitude, had everything more than structured.

It was not the first time he had entered this garden.

She would be in charge of the food, buying the t-shirts, receiving the 10 euro Bizum from the attendees and all the liturgy, balloons and

?

Yes, a dinosaur

, in honor of the group of parents and children that Ana has enjoyed for years.

Our family would be in charge of buying the appetizers, the filling for the piñatas and picking up the cake, a chocolate

about 30 centimeters in diameter.

During the first few weeks, WhatsApp messages dropped dripping.

Ideas arose and were discussed.

Suddenly it occurred to us that maybe an animator would be a good idea.

We voted, there was consensus.

We had it.

Ana hired him.

But, as she got closer to the date, the emotion made the messages more and more numerous.

Normal.

Knowing the number of attendees, about 100, between parents and children, the amounts seemed clear: you had to buy a lot of everything.

And then there was the logistics.

It's amazing how many tables, chairs and refrigerators there can be in a house.

Here Carlota's father was fundamental, it seems that he always has the car ready to go

at any time.

And the tent was not missing either... CG

The day D

At 09:30 on D-day, the starting gun was given for the birthday of the year.

After collecting the cake and buying the last snacks, we arrived at the park.

Ana, of course, was already there.

The chosen place was simply perfect, equidistant from a water source, a castle with slides and swings... and a public bathroom, which also had its own disinfection system that she carried out in a minute and a half.

When we arrived, the balloons were already inflated, the

garland perfectly aligned and the site marked off to avoid intruders.

In that park, that day, was the official birthday day: about eight celebrations I got to count.

We help where we can.

Way to the car upstairs, way to the car downstairs.

Around noon, Ana began to take out food, made by herself.

Sure, she was very rich.

The menu was huge: tortillas, dumplings,

, croquettes, hamburgers….

Of everything.

Accompanied by water for the little ones, and beer and Tinto de Verano for the older ones.

And the party started.

In short, the children ended up soaked, some parents too;

the music did not stop playing;

we all danced with the cheerleaders, two hyper-nice little girls;

the little ones enjoyed the piñatas —handmade by Ana, by the way— and the parents were able to chat and enjoy some time together… Nine hours of perfect event, which would not have been possible without our alpha mother.

I hope that something has remained of this ability to organize events.

To repeat.

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