Well, 3 months later, here are the details for posterity.
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| Auntie Hannie |
It was very important to me to have a party for Jonas in Abilene because I want to set a precedent early of celebrating his birthday separately from Christmas. Even though Jonas has several baby friends, we decided to keep his party to just family. I think it was a good decision for us. I tend to get overwhelmed when we have large groups over, and each toddler counts for about 10 people, I think. I was much more sane with a smaller group. My parents, Hannah, Matt, Leila, and my Uncle Al and Aunt Lea came. Unfortunately, Darby's parents weren't able to make it because of a previously scheduled trip, but they gave Jonas his presents over Thanksgiving.
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| Uncle Matt and Aunt Leila |
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| Uncle Al and Aunt Lea |
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| G-ma and Papa |
Although I didn't want to go overboard, I did have to have a few decorations. I chose sock monkeys as the theme because Jonas has a few sock monkey toys, and Darby and I like them. I made a little banner with Jonas's monthly photos and another little banner for Jonas's high chair. I ordered a $15 downloadable party pack that had invitations, labels, etc.
We had a grilled cheese bar, which was really delicious and fun. And super easy for me. I highly recommend it as a party menu. I just got a bunch of meats and cheeses and provided different topping options (pear, apple, caramelized onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, pesto, bacon, basil, etc.).
For dessert, we had red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. While I thought about somehow trying to create a monkey face with frosting, I decided that would most likely end up as a Pinterest fail. Instead I used the picks that came in my party pack. Best decision ever. I spent 10 minutes decorating the cupcakes, and they looked way better than they would have.
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| Jonas was a bit skeptical of his cupcake. |
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| But once we mashed it up for him, he got into it. |
Jonas got lots of great presents. He wasn't too into opening them. And he was a little scared of the rocking horse G-ma and Papa gave him. :) But since the party, he's enjoyed playing with everything.
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| Auntie Hannie rode the scary rocking horse to show Jonas it was ok. |
It was such a wonderful afternoon celebrating our little boy. I really don't think the party could have gone any better. It was the perfect mix of low-key yet still special. I'm so thankful for everyone who loves Jonas.
1 comment:
Ohhhhhh my gosh, this party! First of all, your decorations are adorable, and I'm super-impressed with the cupcakes (Those frosting swirls! I know where you learned that, ha!)!
And ahhh, Jonas, that little belly and his big eyes. He is such a cutie! That being said, I read an article once about how we shouldn't just comment on children's (in the article, little girls') appearances. Reading these posts is really neat because I get to see little snippets of his personality, like his being weirded out by the cupcake until you broke it up for him. Babies are so interesting!!
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