So...there is a newly minted two year old running around the Hauck's Nest...you may or may not have heard ;) To celebrate this momentous birthday - we decided pretty early on to have a donut themed party. It was kind of a no brainer given Max's love for donuts! I went into the party this year determined to keep it more low key than his one year old party (where I spent many late evenings stressing about musical notes, favors, the weather, and how to fit everyone in my tiny house). I think I was quite successful and if you don't mind, I'm going to hit you with all the details below.
First up - no matter how big or small the party - I love a good theme!
We had already established donuts as our theme (in particular, Krispy Kreame), so with a little
help from Pinterest and Etsy, I was able to find the perfect invitations.
Working with the seller on Etsy was a breeze - I just provided her with all the details
and she formatted it into a digital file. The digital files ended up being free
because she did not meet her three day promised turn around time (even though I could have cared less) - but hey, I do like free! The invitations went out a quite early help accommodate all of the grandparents what would be traveling from out of town. I also ended up purchasing the plastic cups to go with the corresponding stickers and the green straws were free too!
Then, I literally did NOTHING until about a week before the party.
I hit up Party City for all the paper goods and giant balloons (I'm obsessed with those
number balloons and plan to have one at every party until Max is like 18).
Rob and I also worked to put together a donut garland I had purchased from Paper Source.
(If you are going for a low key party, do not purchase this garland, it was a pain in the butt to make).
Saturday was really Max's actual birthday - so we got up like we
normally do (around 6:45). We ate breakfast (eggs and toast) and then
played until about 8:45. I unfolded all the Krispy Kreame hats that I had pilfered from the store on our various visits, put on a tablecloth and arranged the cups for orange juice. Mema (Rob's mom) put on a pot of coffee and Pops iced down the champagne (for mimosa's!). Papa Rob left to get three dozen donuts from Krispy Kreame and a 40 pack of Tim Bits from Tim Hortons...meanwhile I quickly (and I do mean quick - it has four ingredients) prepped a breakfast casserole and popped it in the oven. Our door bell rang just before 10 and it was grandmim and grandpa with the fruit salad.
I set all of this out and the party began!
The birthday boy was in heaven with all his guests and helped us
blow out his candle. There is really no good place to put a candle in a donut (because it was shaped like a number two and kind of bulky) - so I ended up just holding it while everyone serenaded him. It should be noted that Max was wearing his special donut tee and I was wearing my "donut stop believing" tee as well - I told you I loved a theme!)
(from left to right: Max's tee, mama's tee, and the one I wish I would have bought Papa).
We were so fortunate to have all his grandparents, a great grandparent, auntie Stacy, and even god parents there to celebrate with us! He was loving every minute of the attention being showered on him. He ran from person to person...literally looking over his shoulder to see if you were going to "get him!" . We did end up letting him open his presents. Some of them were hard to wrap (like the easel, tricycle, and train table) - so we just kind of hauled them out and Rob had put together some of them beforehand. He received so many wonderful gifts - a t-ball set, cabooses/engines/train gear, Mickey tshirt, Thomas the Train blanket, Mouse -ka-tools tool belt, and cutting board with fruits and veggies.
I have to say his favorite is probably the big train table (I knew it would be!). It's currently serving as our coffee table in the family room but we do plan to move it up to the living room/play area soon!
All in all the day was great! The time went by quickly and everyone was so respectful of his nap time. All the guests had left by 1:15 and Max was worn out! He went right to sleep (after declaring he did not want to wear his pants) and we had to wake him up around 4!
Thanks to everyone for coming out, sending your birthday wishes, and generally just
being the best friends and family to us over the past two years!
We love you all and wait to share more of Max's antics over the next year!!
No comments:
Post a Comment