Birthday Party Crashers

This morning, while I ran some errands in light snow, Jude took J.P. to a kids' place near our house - Bounce U.  It's one of those places that essentially a warehouse with playground equipment inside, so kids can run, play, climb, etc., inside.

I kind of raised my eyebrows when Jude told me she was taking J.P. to Bounce U., since we knew some friends of ours - Scott and Rhonda Sims were hosting a birthday party there today for their daughter, Virginia, who just turned four.  J.P., mind you, was not invited to the birthday party, probably because it was going to be attended by four year old girls, for the most party.  I didn't say anything, though, figuring Jude knew what she was doing.

Sure enough, shortly after arriving at Bounce U. (it sounds like a college, doesn't it?) with J.P., Jude ran into Scott and Rhonda Sims.  It was awkward, as you can imagine, on several levels.  J.P. knows Virginia, since our nanny, Carley, has kept both of them at the Sims' house before.  Carley and her husband, Jon, were at the birthday party.  And last but not least, Jude and J.P. were at a birthday party to which J.P. hadn't been invited.  At Bounce U. (I can't stop saying that - Bounce U.).

Fortunately, Scott and Rhonda Sims are two of the nicest people you could ever meet.  They insisted J.P.  stay for the party and even gave him a party bag when one of the invited guests failed to show up.  He had a big time and wore himself out running, sliding and playing on all the equipment there.

When Jude told me about it when I got home, we laughed and laughed.  Just like "Wedding Crashers."  Only different.  We might just start taking J.P. to Bounce U. every Saturday morning and hooking up with whomever is throwing a birthday party for their child.