| We can't believe he's already three. The time has flown by. This year, we were able to ask him what kind of party he wanted and, given many options, he chose Buzz Lightyear. Since Toy Story is a 10 year old movie, it was not easy finding party supplies but the Internet came through. Of course, he'll have to have Buzz Lightyear again next year, since we have this fabulous banner that says "Happy Birthday Jacob" that he didn't even notice wrapped around the columns in the dining room! Actually, we suspect he may want a dinosaur party next year (that was an option this year) since he keeps begging to watch Jurassic Park (yeah, totally inappropriate for a 3 year old!) but he has a whole year to go from one obsession to another. We tried to keep it fairly low key this year with a two month old in the house. The kids enjoyed the piņata and watching Toy Story and pulling out all the toys in the family room. The "Decorate Your Own Cupcake" idea went over okay (not as messy as we feared), but would have been better for a slightly older crowd. We'll file that away for the future! Kathie made the funniest observation at the party: I don't recognize anyone! Not completely accurate but there were a lot of new faces. Of the guests from last year, Ryan and Ayden already had plans that day, we haven't seen Milan since last year, and we opted not to invite Aryaan because, well, he was a terror at the last party and every time we've had a playdate since! So we invited a preschool friend, Anthony (and his little brother Liam), a new playgroup friend, Sarah, a new neighbor, Shane, and we had the three long-time buddies, Kirsten, Caldwell, and Maddie. It was quite the group! |
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| Official Birthday Portrait | Other Birthday Portrait |
Pizza and a juice box? I wish my birthday was every day! |
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A few of the party guests (and Jacob) watching Toy Story |
The extra cupcakes which read: Happy Birthday Jacob |
Lighting the stubborn candles |
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Blowing out all the candles (all that practice pays off) |
Anthony chooses red icing | Sarah is a red fan, too |
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| Maddie finishes with blue while Shane puts yellow icing on top of green gel | Kirsten gets sprinkles with her orange gel and Jacob adds green gel to his creation | Ah, the finished product, complete with some sprinkles and shapes |
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| Everyone grabs a piņata string | The loot begins to fall and Mom catches it to soften the impact! | J gets some help opening presents |
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