Sam's Birthday Party

We're off to Sam's first Birthday Party. Sabina is wearning her sparkling party stockings. She does a toy headcount: bear, lala (doll), fire truck ... Tornado? Yes, Tornado is coming to the party as well. "Is he in the trailer?". Yes. Half an hour down the road, "Is Tornado in the trailer?" Yes. One hour down the road, "Is Tornado in the trailer?" Yes. We get to Sam's. Maddie (Tornado's previous owner) runs out followed by a bunch of curious children. In the frenzy of children and a dog, Sabina hands over the lead rope. Just like the piped piper, Maddie and Tornado lead the children away.

We join the party, and manage to get some food into Sabina between goes on various swings, hand swipes into the lolly jar, and blowing bubbles. The trampoline ... the last frontier. I climb in with Sabina, but after a couple of minutes I am disposable. It's great to see children jumping up and down and laughing.

It's almost time to leave, and we explain that Tornado will stay here for a bit of a sleep over. "But why is he staying here?" the little voice is puzzled, and the question keeps ringing out all the way to the Yarrambat vineyard.