So, about 4 weeks ago, we mailed out this sweet little picture along with some basic party information and that was as far as we had gone with the planning! If you want to know details about crafts and food and such feel free to click here to go to my (sarah's) personal blog and read all the the crafty glory! (I really am rather proud of all that went down in under a month and came out looking oh so cute!) But for this blog, we will keep to the big story - THE PARTY! One major thing we didn't plan for was the rain! Bennett's party was going to be a backyard park party! Considering we have play dates back there and that it basically looks like a park - I thought it would be the perfect location! And it would have been if not for the rain!
I mean seriously - who wouldn't want to play there?!
It was going to be a glorious party with flags and balloons and little circles hanging down from the trees.... instead our next door neighbors said "Move the party into our house!" and when we looked at the weather forecast and it said "90% chance of rain" we went ahead and took them up on their offer! So we just took all the decorations to their house and it turned out to be a lovely party despite the yucky weather!
Bennett took a two hour nap just before the party so we really couldn't have asked for a happy boy either!
We try... but you know how family pictures go... sometimes this is the best you can get!
We kept the party pretty low key, not any structured games or anything (There were way too many people crammed in the Prior's house for that!) We did all manage to congregate to sing happy birthday and watch Bennett have his first cupcake! He became very serious while we were singing and at one point I thought he might actually cry!
But really he did manage to stay rather clean (we've had much messier dinners!)
After a little calm down time from all the cupcake excitement, we eventually made it to presents! The favorite of course being the 50 cent pinwheel! It's always that simple things! Bennett has been taking that thing everywhere ever since the party!
One present I would just like to point out - the totally home made monkey! Can you believe how cut that thing is? Some times I think, "Yeah, I'm crafty" that is until I see things like this! I could never even dream of putting something together that is that cute! Amazing!
One constant battle we had through out the party was with the drink "bucket". Seeing as we had planned for an outside party, the drink bucket was Bennett's wagon - cute, right? Well, Bennett was not very interested in his wagon being filled with stuff so he kept throwing the drinks out and trying to get in the wagon! As people started to leave, we finally just let him have his way, and his grandma gave him a wagon ride around the party with all the drinks in tow for a good 20 to 30 minutes! (I'm sure her arms were killing her the next day - those drinks are heavy and Bennett is no light weight either! Thanks Mary Beth! )
By the end of the night, we were totally picked up and out of the Prior's hair by just one hour after the scheduled end time (However I am still doing dishes from the party at my house - yuck!) Adam and I had a great time and we are so glad that we got to celebrate our sweet son with so many of our dear friends and family!
After a little calm down time from all the cupcake excitement, we eventually made it to presents! The favorite of course being the 50 cent pinwheel! It's always that simple things! Bennett has been taking that thing everywhere ever since the party!
One present I would just like to point out - the totally home made monkey! Can you believe how cut that thing is? Some times I think, "Yeah, I'm crafty" that is until I see things like this! I could never even dream of putting something together that is that cute! Amazing!
One constant battle we had through out the party was with the drink "bucket". Seeing as we had planned for an outside party, the drink bucket was Bennett's wagon - cute, right? Well, Bennett was not very interested in his wagon being filled with stuff so he kept throwing the drinks out and trying to get in the wagon! As people started to leave, we finally just let him have his way, and his grandma gave him a wagon ride around the party with all the drinks in tow for a good 20 to 30 minutes! (I'm sure her arms were killing her the next day - those drinks are heavy and Bennett is no light weight either! Thanks Mary Beth! )
By the end of the night, we were totally picked up and out of the Prior's hair by just one hour after the scheduled end time (However I am still doing dishes from the party at my house - yuck!) Adam and I had a great time and we are so glad that we got to celebrate our sweet son with so many of our dear friends and family!
WE LOVE YOU BENNETT BOY!
HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR PARTY AS MUCH AS WE DID!
2 comments:
You have the cutest family ever! And as cute and adorable the birthday boy is, you may just steal the spotlight a bit... you look gorgeous in these party pictures all coordinated with the theme! :)
Ah! I can't pot a comment on your other blog for some reason... I'll try again later. But SO GREAT! Love all the little details and color coordination. And the invite, to die for! Perfect picture and tag line. Oh my, so cute! :)
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