Ethan: Mom, Guess what?
Me: What?
Ethan: My birthday's over! and Guess what?
Me: What?
Ethan: I'm 3 years old! and Guess what?
Me: What?
Ethan: I'm big and strong!
Its pretty funny (and a little annoying) but he literally says it over and over everyday. Ever since Ethan's birthday Dayna has also been telling me quite dramatically that she just...can't...wait...to be 5. I have to remind her that her birthday isn't until February but she doesn't care. She wants to be 5 and she talks about it all the time! I'll say something like, "Dayna, I don't know if you can reach that." and she will say "Maybe when I'm 5, I will be able to reach it." Like turning 5 is going to solve all of her little 4 year old problems! Anyway, the reason for this post is actually to show some pictures of Ethan's birthday party. We had a racecar themed party. We had it in the church parking lot. We sectioned off an area for the "racetrack." We brought our power wheels jeep and some other friends brought theirs and a lot of people brought just bikes or scooters or whatever. Evan put some cones out, a ramp, little obstacle-like things and we just let the kids ride around to their hearts content. We also rented a bounce house which was a huge hit. We invited families, not just 3 year old kids so we had a BBQ too. We got "Cars" cupcakes from Sams Club and gave out little Cars puzzles (from the $ Store) as a "thanks for coming" gift. I tend to go a little overboard on these things and really, the stuff I put so much time and effort into don't even usually work out. This is all stuff that the kids and Ethan didn't even care about. I guess I am writing this to remind myself to keep it simple next time. (And to maybe get a little appreciation for my work!)
1. I got tablecloths and little decorations for the tables. It was too windy and they didn't stay. Even with tape. Waste of time.
2. I made these really cute posters. One said "Racetrack, Home of Ethan's 3rd Birthday Bash Grand Prix" This poster never even left the car. One said "Pit Stop" for the food table. Like the other decorations, it wouldn't stay up. One said. "Winners Circle." We hung that one on the table where the presents and cupcakes were. Anyway, waste of time.
3. I had a little craft that the kids could do. Didn't work! I printed off little cars, animals, etc on shrinky-dink paper and let the kids color them. The craft was to make a "keychain" to keep with the theme. We didn't have access to an oven so we used a heat gun (like for stamps) to shrinky-dink them. I tried it before to make sure it worked. It did. But for whatever reason it did not work at the party. Waste of time!
4. I had a little treat table with "spare tires" (doughnuts) "dip sticks" (licorice) "nuts and bolts" (nuts, m&ms, mike & ike) I had little signs that labeled everything. Once again, didn't stay, and people didn't really get it. Waste of time.
5. I had little tags that I put on all of the puzzles that said something like "thanks for coming to my party." I put them on with hot wheels stickers I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby. The kids pulled them all off before the party started. Waste of time!
Anyway, I could go on and on. I'm sure there was a lot more that I spent time on that DIDN'T MATTER! The most important thing, of course, is that Ethan had fun and he felt important and excited that it was his birthday. He is such a handsome, sweet little boy, and we love him so much!
The Craft.
This was Ethan's favorite car to drive around. I'm not sure who brought it, but for one night, this was his ride!
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