Sunday, February 24, 2013

Birthday Bash

 
 
 
I threw Makayla and Robbie a combined birthday party since their birthdays are only 2 days apart.The party was on Makayla's actual birthday and  I could not be more happier with how it all turned out, it was a lot of work, but it was amazing and looked exactly how I pictured it to look!!
 
This was the gift table 
 
 


 
Maybe I should do a tutorial on the pom poms lol everyone was asking me how I made them, they are pretty easy and look so cute
 

 
 

 
Makayla had a total of 11 friends there, and there were a few that were unable to make it, but it was a good turn out. Robbie had a few friends there too, we had a pinata that had candy and little toys inside, the pinata didn't hold up well, all the kids were unable to have a turn hitting it before it busted open, but no one seemed to care as they were running for all the goodies



 
We also had a  bounce house in the backyard, the kids had such a blast playing in that thing (thanks to my neighbor who let us borrow it)  I set up a table for their gift bags for them to take home it included bubbles, bracelets, necklaces, other little toys and candy from the pinata, and for Robbies little baby friends they got to take home a little stuffed animal dog, all the babies seemed to love them and all snuggled them.  I also labeled the water bottles, they turned out darling



 
the menu included..
 
-Ham and cheese sandwiches (shaped as flowers)
-PB&J sandwiches (shaped as flowers)
-chips
-strawberry yogurt
-blueberries
-strawberries
-grapes
-water bottles
-marshmallow pops
-mini candy buffet
-cupcakes
 
Doesn't it all look so cute! and really it was the perfect amount of healthy and sweets.  I must say I made butter cream frosting for the first time (I usually make cream cheese frosting) and yum it was pretty delish.  I don't really like the butter cream that most places make, but mine was super good



We have such great friends and our kids have such great friends, thank you everyone who came to their birthday and showered our kids with love.
 

 
I decided not to do cakes for them and just do cupcakes for everyone and so glad I did, it was perfect! Robbie was totally loving the frosting, he was in heaven.  Makayla got all shy and her reaction when everyone was singing to her was pretty cute.  The party was a huge success!!!!! Cant believe Makayla is 4 and Robbie is 1!!!!


Birthday Month

 
Wow this month has been CRAZY to say the least.  In my little family of 4 there are 3 birthdays in February, and that is not including my 2 brothers, 2 grandparents, and valentines day.  This month is more busy than Christmas for me.  I threw 2 big birthday parties in 2 weeks, and I am completely exhausted and ready to just relax.  I will post pictures of the party on another post, and I am so sad that I didn't get any pictures of Rob's party but it was so fun.  It was a surprise party for him and he was completely shocked, everything looked great and it was just a blast.
 
This year we decided to take Makayla to Disneyland for her birthday, it was magical.  We left Robbie at my parents house so we could focus on just Makayla, Rob's sister Tonya came with us.  His brother and family were going to come, but we unable to make it, =( It would have been such a blast to have all the cute girls together, but they had more important things to deal with. 
 
 
Makayla wore a button that let the people who worked at Disneyland that it was her birthday, so all day the workers were wishing her a happy birthday, during the parade, the princesses were telling her happy birthday as they were singing and dancing, it was really awesome, makes me want to go every year for her birthday. 

 




She was so excited to meet mickey, but when we got up to see him she got shy, (always happens) but she is happy to tell people she met him
 


Robbie had his birthday too, he turned 1! Cant believe how fast this year has gone by.  He has been able to walk for a couple months, since Christmas week, but it wasn't until the day of his birthday that he decided he wants to walk more than crawl, so fun to see him the day of his birthday to pretty much be walking all day instead of mostly crawling, he must have known it was his birthday and wanted to show me what a big boy he can be.  For his birthday we went to the Rainforest cafe, its a neat restaurant and is like a jungle inside, he was pretty entertained, when we had desert, obviously he had cake and after every bite he would clap, it was so cute.  Gosh we love him!!
 





Valentines day...oh what to say about that day, well Rob was amazing, I woke up to a pancake shaped as a heart, a homemade card, box of chocolate, a balloon and a set of my favorite perfume.  He really outdid himself this year, he made it so special.  The rest of the day didn't exactly mold like the morning, it was one of the hardest days as a parent I have had in a very long time, Makayla was insane, and I had to call Rob to come home to help me take care of the cranky kids and myself, but he let me go get a break and I ended with the night of some shopping, getting a spur of the moment hour full body massage, and a steak dinner that rob had made.  Do I have the most amazing husband or what! Being romantic has never been his forte, but he really made me feel extra special and I definitely needed it that day, love you babe, you are simply the best!
 

 
I will never get sick of looking into my kids gorgeous blue eyes, they are unreal
 



Kisses for the birthday boy
 

 
is this picture not the best!! I have the best little family ever!! No really they are amazing and I can not thank my heavenly father any more for blessing me with these 2 awesome kids and amazing husband.  How did I get so lucky to have them in my life.