a birthday party
Today we celebrated the culmination of O’s third year on this planet with a party.
Almost 2 weeks after her actual day, she was more than ready to celebrate with her friends. We have been talking about it for at least that long.
It was a great day. Beautiful So Cal weather… warm, a slight breeze, sun. Ahhh. The endorphins and vitamin D are flowing once again.
It’s funny how we had every intention of making this a simple party. Just the essentials. And it was, really, pretty simple, but I still found myself in PJs 30 minutes before the guests were supposed to arrive. But with the help of amazing family and friends who came early, we made it.
This time we opted for make your own sandwiches, Costco cake (because it’s yummy, and cheap and the hubs talked me out of making two two-layer cakes on my own —- good call hubs, I’d still be frosting them). Since the kids are getting older, I decided I needed a craft table. An accessory that the hubs also tried to talk me out of, but I could not be dissuaded from this one. And I’d say it was a hit:
I also couldn’t resist staying up late to make my own craft:
Anyway, I’d say the party was a success. There were no injuries, everyone had food and cake and I was only left with 4 extra favors.
It was a good day. I hope O had as much fun as I think she did. Lots of fun new memories to take into another year of growth, love, and balloons. Some you get to hang onto, and others that would prefer to take off into the sky :)
Cheese. I am pure. Cheese.
