“You guys go, too.” Hazel shooed Lincoln and us away. “We’ll finish stuffing the goody bags, and they’ll announce when it’s time to eat.”
“Okay,” I agreed readily.
I would never admit it out loud, but I really wanted to go on the zip line. It spanned the whole complex, and it looked like so much fun. It was the first thing I noticed when I came into the building.
“I’ll pass these out as they get their wristbands and cards,” Lincoln smiled as he picked up the box with GoPros in them.
We walked back out to the lobby, and it looked like pure chaos. The children had already seen the activities provided for them, and they were chomping at the bit to get to them.
“Okay, everyone!” Jace clapped his hands.
Barely anyone seemed to take notice until a shrill whistle sounded. I placed my hands over my ears and looked behind me. Lincoln had a smile on his lips, his fingers still in his mouth.
He shrugged as he looked over at us. “Hey, it worked,” he smirked.
Jace chuckled. “Guess so.” He then turned back to the crowd. “Remy will be handing out wristbands. Don’t remove them. You can only participate in the activities with these wristbands. I will be handing out the Amusapalooza cards. Don’t lose them. They are already loaded for the arcades. Don’t go too crazy, though, because there is a limit on them.
“Lincoln will be handing out these GoPros. At the end of the night, we will be collecting them and downloading the content, but we will return them after we do. Do not lose them. You will only get one. Dinner will be served within the next hour. Please listen to the announcements. Pay attention, but most importantly… have fun!”
The excited chatter began once again.
“Where’s the birthday boy?” Remy yelled.
“Right here!” Terrance hollered back as he lifted Alex up and over his head.
Alex let out a loud peal of laughter as Terrance ceremoniously carried him through the crowd.
“What about me!” I heard Ella yell.
“Just the birthday boy. When it’s your birthday, I’ll hook you up.” Terrance grinned.
“Oh man!” she whined.
Terrance brought Alex up to the front of the line. “One eight-year-old reporting sir,” Terrance joked.
“That’s not my eight year old,” I teased. “My Alex is seven. He’s not allowed to have any more birthdays. Let’s cancel this party. Is the bus still here?”
“Noooo!” Alex cried out plaintively. “I’m eight!”
“Oh, all right.” Remy laughed as he placed a wristband on Alex’s wrist. “I guess since we’re all here, might as well make use of this place.”
“Yay!” Alex cheered happily.
Jace handed him a card with a lanyard attached to it. “Don’t lose it,” he reminded him.
“I won’t,” he promised.
“Give me some of those cards,” Gavin insisted as he made his way up to the front of the line.
“We’ll help with the wristbands,” Drake said, coming forward with Jemmy.
Noah said, “We’ll help with the GoPros.” Dawn and Noah grabbed a few cameras and began to open them up.
Terrance, Marcel, and Sierra came forward and began helping out as well. Soon we had everything handed out.
I noticed that Victoria, Patrick, Micah, and Kade were standing by the desk.
“We want to play laser tag,” Micah stated.