bryan's 3rd birthday party

yep, we had a blues clues birthday party as requested by the birthday boy himself! we had it at the same place as last year but did things a little differently.have to please all the party goers by having 2 flavors of cupcakes! i DID not make these cupcakes but if you want to think that i did, that's fine! i only requested that the cupcake frosting be all blue. i did make the cupcake picks though!

this plain little cake naked (another request i made so i could decorated myself)

all i added were blues clues upcake rings and a #3 candle later w/ a little bit of confetti sprinkles

instead of messing with food, i did treat jars. filled were bryan's favorite treats: goldfish, dumdums, smarties, circus animal cookies, gummy lifesavers, and chex mix. i also had some kettle popcorn, baby carrots, cheese & crackers, chips and fruit. the big hit were those animal cookies! i made all the little tags to identify the yummies in the jars.a collage of the party (click on the pic to get a bigger view)[cup]cake time!!

sneaking some frostinggotta love that frosting evidence!the best i could do getting a pic of all the kiddos outsidedon't you just love little kids reactions during cake time?happy birthday bryan!! love your smile! love your laughs! love your personality! love that you talk so much! love that you are so sweet! LOVE THAT YOU ARE POTTY TRAINED!!!! love you brybry!!had a little time to make thisthanks for stopping by!

a quickie

this year, bryan's invites are simple. we are having it at yogurtland again [his 2nd birthday was there also]. we can never predict weather in january. too cold for the park or it may even rain so better to be safe and have it indoors.
i asked the manager if i could have some spoons and he gave me a bunch and i incorporated them into his invite. i decided to keep it very simple this year by just serving snacks at the party instead of food food. less hassel and less cleanup.
again, these tags came in handy and were perfect for this fast & easy invite. another valentine/friendship card. i did some sewing on it. only my 2nd time sewing on cards and i am getting the hang of it.

this one took me 5 minutes to do. using scraps i already had lying around. again, i sewed on the card

we're off to vegas friday for a quick getaway. meeting my sis & BIL there! the boys will be so happy!! they don't know yet that we are going on a trip and that they'll be there!!

bryan's 2nd b-day party (TON of pics)

bryan loves blues clues so we had blues clues themed party. do you know HOW hard it was to find party decorations?? (got everything on line) apparently, blues clues is not that popular these days!

i had a feeling the weather was not going to be nice & it's been raining a lot so i am glad i planned for an indoor party. location: yogurtland! yummy............

party decorations. we didn't go too overboard since the owner let us use the shop for free & during open hours.

bryan making fun of blue's floppy ears!

sitting w/ ah mah. thanks to my sis and unkle matt for flying in from SF to help us celebrate bryan's birthday and to help prepare 75% of the food (the 25% was me making the cupcakes but if anybody didn't like the cupcakes, then she can take 100% credit!)

having a moment with brybry

snuggling with ah mah!

some pics of family & friends.........

while singing "happy birthday" to bryan, i had to relight the candle 2 additional times. bryan was good & ready to blow that candle out!

brandon just ate the top layer aka the frosting
now he moved onto bryan's cupcake......just the frosting is what he wanted!