anecdotes of a mom: party

Showing posts with label party. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Turning three

My son turned three last week! I cannot believe how time flies. Once upon a time all he did was babble, could not blow a candle, and could not even sing "happy birthday." Now, he gets so giddy whenever he would hear the Birthday song and delights in blowing candles. Sometimes I want to tear up seeing how much he has developed.

He started going to school mid Februrary. I had to see first if he we will have struggles in attending a three hour class everyday. I was apprehensive and was quite sure we would have some difficulties. But he surprised me when during his first day in school, he just happily went with the teacher and stuck it out for the rest of the class. Of course there are days when it gets a little hard to make him take a bath and dress up because he wants to play. But once he sees we are infront of his school, he suddenly lights up, hands me his toy and happily goes down the car. I hope and pray that he will always have a good disposition towards school and learning.

Anyway, since this school year, I would say he is officially in school, we decided to hold a party for him with his classmates. The school has certain policies with regard to throwing parties. They want it just to be a simple one, as if it was a normal school day. I totally agree with that because I am not a fan of lavish celebrations. I appreciate intimate and simple gatherings more.

This was officially my first time to frost a cake! I originally planned on making a fondant cake but was too tired to knead. So, last minute I decided to make a simple cake with gum paste airplane toppers. R was so happy to see his cake since he is so into airplanes nowadays. It may not be the best frosted cake, but it was made with pure love.

The snack box contained homemade baked macaroni and a chocolate cupcake.

The DIY loot bag contained a yogurt drink, chocolate filled cookies, mini chocolate chip cookies and Airplanes themed bubble maker. I was so happy to score those Disney Airplanes bubble makers at Toys R'Us.

The expression on R's face when he saw us in school was priceless! He looked so proud and happy. We only stayed there for around thirty minutes and we witnessed how comfortable he is with his teachers and classmates. Now, if I can only slow down time and just cling on to my little one for a longer time.

Happy third birthday to our little pride and joy. We will always be here for you and we love you so much!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Party Pictures

Sharing with you some of the pictures from the party by Ibaby Photography. I just got the basic package, which was for P3000. I loved how the pictures turned out, although I wish we had more family pics.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.441808992505720.103747.218039914882630&type=3

Friday, June 15, 2012

Turning ONE

Finally, the party is over! My anxiety was heightened as the day to my son's 1st birthday celebration was nearing. I was a bit worried about two things. First would be the attendance because the celebration coincided with the Pacquiao fight - and you know how people are during a Pacquiao fight (everyone is glued on the television, no one is out on the streets). But we are very blessed to have wonderful family and friends who prioritized the party over Manny - no vacant tables and we were full house! Those who watched the fight still made it to the party. We truly appreciate everyone for coming! It was a true test of family and friendship (those who didn't come were the usual suspects). The second reason was because it was my first shot at planning a party and I was nervous how it would turn out. We didn't want an extravagant one with too many balloons and shows. Our top priority was the food and out caterer (Tjioe) did not fail us. We received very good feedback from our guests how delicious the food was. My FIL, who is a very picky eater also commented that the food was great. That's was indeed a good sign, whew!

It was truly a dream come true since I have always wanted to plan a party all by myself. I had a lot of fun planning and executing everything, even if it was a bit tiring. Anything for my son!

The pictures below were all taken before the party. I'll post the official photos from Ibaby once I get them.

DIY Sweets Station was a hit! (M&Ms, Flat tops, assorted candies from S&R and Popcorn)
Eco Loot Bags in red and blue from Robinson's supermarket.
Loot bags contained a bag of sweets, oreo and M&M cookies, a bubble bottle and Toy Story toys.