Right, well, I've got 22 minutes worth of battery left and I'm too lazy to plug it in so let's recap my recipe for a successful 3 year old birthday party:
1. send out evite 2. invite YOUR friends, because at this point your kid's friends should be children of your friends and that's how it would always be if I had any say 3. Little Ceaser's pizza-3 year olds do not discriminate when it comes to pizza 4. make a donut cake, see:
5. have party at splash pad/playground/park saving you from having to referee 3 year olds playing party games and thus pretending like that's actually fun for you 6. have party at 11:30 am so everyone can go home and take a 3 hour nap after, which really happened. It was golden.
You see, with this party recipe, everyone wins. Grownups get to socialize, no one has to cook, cleanup involves throwing things in the trash, children get to frolic and do what it is that children find enjoyable. There are donuts.
I suppose first of all you should make sure that your child has a summer birthday in order to capitalize on this little gift that I have just spoon fed you in the party planning department. So, you know, get to the serious baby making in like September/October and ending December at the latest. All of you mothers of winter and early spring babies? I feel pity for your struggles. Having summer birthdays makes sweating through the swelter of summer heat whilst ginormo pregnant totally worth it.
Low-key and simultaneously awesome is sort of like my own personal mantra, and I feel that translated directly into this birthday party. I think my not-so baby boy would agree.
On a related note: Nubby had his 3 year old checkup today where the pediatrician (I love you Dr. Wilcox) pronounced him as fine a specimen as he had ever seen. Verbal skills? Exceptional! Handsome? No doubt! Potty trained already? Savant! And such nice skin to boot.
To such proclamations I add only one: I KNOW!
*mustaches courtesy of my Wendy friend, every party needs mustaches don't you think?
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You and I should go into party planning together because this is exactly how I do things. Last summer it was rent the pavilion at the local rec center for a mere $40 (included admission for kids). Have sister bring Little Caesar's with a side of bread sticks. Cupcakes for the birthday girl. Oh, and a grownup had to stay with his or her child so I didn't have to supervise more than my own.
This year it's a bounce house thanks to a Groupon complete with sno cone machine. Other than that, snacks on the side (pretzels, goldfish crackers, etc.) Easy peasy. My kind of party. :)
And an awesome birthday party it was!
Love that pic!! Love the doughnut cake! Sad I missed it...looks epic!
what a superb party for a superb little boy! Wish we could have stayed longer for it....:(
I have a lot of catching up to do...and unfortunately I don't have the time right now. Soon I will be back to read about all your glorious summer adventures that I have been missing out on.
Okay, those looks UH-mazing! You have a very cute blog :) happy I found it. Your followers aren't showing up right now (lame blogger) so I will follow up at the top left!
Doughnut cake—I'm totally stealing this idea!
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