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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Mason's 3rd Birthday

Mason celebrated his third birthday on July 10th. Because we knew that we would be in Houston on his actual birthday, we had two parties. For the first party we had Mason's friends over to our house back in June. Since Mason loves all things Toy Story, I thought it would be fun to take all the kids and parents to see Toy Story 3, the weekend it came out in the theaters. I had no idea how Mason or Taylor would do at the theater, since they have never been to the movies before.

All the kids came over to our house that morning for cupcakes and to open presents. Afterwards, we loaded up and headed to the theater. I chose a morning show to avoid getting in the way of naps or lunch. It worked out perfectly. The entire time Mason sat on the end of his chair with his mouth open with excitement. He was thrilled and loved every minute of it.

Since Taylor is quite the wiggle worm these days, I was more worried about her more than any of the other kids. We decided to bring in her car seat and buckle her in during the movie. I recommend it to anyone with little kids. She was so comfortable that she slept through the entire movie. I was able to watch the movie in peace. By the way, if you haven't seen Toy Story 3 yet, go see it! It's a great movie.

For Mason's party in Houston, we rented the clubhouse in my parents neighborhood. We had Mason's party there last year and enjoyed the convenience of the space. Since we already had a party, we kept this one mostly family and small. Adam's grandparents came in from Frisco for the occasion. It was so great to see everyone and we are blessed to have so many friends and family love on our little boy. Thank you.

Taylor dancing

Mason got a Woody doll

Toy Story DVD

Opening presents

Tried to get picture with the birthday boy, but he was too budy having fun with the balloons.

Mommy & Daddy with Mason

Blowing out the candles

Mason loves candles, so we put all the candles on the cake.

Playing with the balloons. Best entertainment for the party, kept the kids busy for hours.

Yummy cake.

The Kaye's with Katelyn

Guests

Mason's cousin Faith playing hide n' seek

Mason holding his Toy Story plates at his friends birthday party. He really needed a haircut.

Mason & Daddy

Mommy & Mason

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Adam's 30th Birthday Party

Adam celebrated his 30th birthday this weekend. Although his actual birthday wasn't until Sunday, we celebrated with our friends that Friday. I asked Adam a long time ago what his ideal birthday plans would be and of course it centered around watching March Madness.

I love entertaining and I love making my husband happy. I made a few of his favorite dishes and few new ones. The BBQ Jalapeno Poppers were on the list to make, because he couldn't get enough of them the last time. I also had cream cheese topped with Blueberry Chipolte Sauce. I normally prefer Raspberry, but it was gift and I had it in my pantry. I also made my Smore's Mix. It's a mix that tastes like you are eating smores, but without the mess. Tortilla wraps with cream cheese and picante sauce spread, and artichoke dip. I added a few fruits and veggies for those that weren't interested in everything else. I didn't realize that almost all of my dishes revolved around cream cheese until after I placed them on the table.

I also made my Adam's favorite dessert, my dad's Banana Blueberry Cream Pie. We ate, chatted, watched basketball and had a great time. Thanks to all of our friends for making the party so special.

The Food

Singing happy Birthday to Adam

The Birthday boy

Our friends

My Dad's famous Banana Blueberry Cream Pie. I made two pies, and I'm glad I did. The first one went really fast. Some even took an extra slice home for later.

With the Birthday Boy

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Taylor's Candyland 1st Birthday Party

Back in November, I was watching an episode of the Cake Boss on TLC and it centered around them creating a cake for Dylan's Candy Bar. She needed a cake that represented Candyland. They did an amazing job with the cake and I was so inspired. I looked over to Adam and said I think the theme for Taylor's first birthday should be Candyland. I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was thinking of the possibilities for her party.

I decided that I wanted to hand make all of the decor for her party. Sure it would be much easier to go buy it, but where is the fun in that? Being creative with my hands is something I love to do, so I was especially eager for the challenge. A child only gets one first birthday and I wanted to make Taylor's very first birthday party a memorable one.

I created a DVD for her first year and played it continually throughout the party. If I can figure out how to post it, I will, but it's a rather long video and a large file.

The Birthday Banner on our new, empty entertainment center.

The Candy Buffet

I took painting classes as a child and it was the first time I lifted a paint brush in 20 years

The table is all set and ready for the party

The Invitation Table. I had each guest at the party guess how many pieces of candy were in each jar. Whoever was closest without going over, took the jar home.

Taylor's Invitation

We also asked each guest to leave Taylor a sweet message on her picture collage.

Picture Collage

Lolly Pop Ball. I stuck Dum-Dum suckers into a styrofoam ball. This was Mason's dream and I had to keep an eye on him the entire time. At one moment I caught him taking the suckers out one by one, licking them and putting it back in. Good thing it was just for decoration.