Cally, I hope your DH is feeling better. Good that he took the day off - no point being there if your mind is elsewhere and it is very understandable that he would be thinking of his dad. I hope your FIL is alright and if it is cancer that it is treatable.

Not sure what we are doing about birthday parties. A really wants one, but it is hard to have one for one kid and not the others. In hindsight, it might have been better to spread the birthdays throughout the year lol. I don't usually do a theme - just party food and a couple of games. And my pass the parcel doesn't have a treat in every layer and not every kid gets a turn *evil laugh*. Life isn't fair sometimes kids, get used to it lol.

I spent about an hour up the mountain watching W. He was going really well for a first timer. I bet he is going to be very grumpy and tired when he gets home - he left at 7.30 this morning and won't get back until 4.30ish - that is a really long and physically exhausting day for a 5 year old.