THE birthday party

more about the party.

i say THE birthday party because it was for BOTH of our kids since they are only seven days apart {and two years}. {reese's is june 21 and matson's is june 28.} i think i can get away with just one party while they are young, but not so sure when they are older. only time will tell. i made all the decorations {and food}, so i'll share some pics of those too.

reese really wanted a PINK birthday cake, so she got one. i totally botched the first one by trying to take it out of the pan to early :( so we had to run back to the store the day before and get two more boxes, just in case i messed up again. {the less-stress-boxed-cake-mix is totally the way to go!} after reese blew out her three candles she blew out matson's one.
i couldn't very well give matson pink cake for his first birthday, so he got white cupcakes with sprinkles on the top.
he LOVED it. so much so that when reese walked by him with a cupcake he grunted in frustration because he wanted it!


yummy healthy banana-blueberry muffins in wilton silicone baking cups {apparently a new concept to several at the party}. i use them all the time because they are so festive and fun. we have the pink and purple triangle ones too. i'll post the muffin recipe soon - they are delicious.
we had four older kids {ages 2 and 3} and four little ones {ages 4 months to 17 months} at the party. matson was oblivious to "his" friends, but reese loved her friends. the older ones made party hats which were fun, but didn't hold up very well. they were a one time thing anyway. it was a fun activity to get things started. we also sang some songs, ate cake and opened presents. here's the cake eating scene. matson got to join the big kids.

gram + papa got matson this cute little riding car. i think it was the biggest hit amongst all the kids.

don't forget the party favors! these things were a big hit. i don't even know the name of these things, but have been playing with them since i can remember. does anyone know what they are called? do they have a formal name? reese hadn't seen them before, but she got the hang of it real quick.
matson L-O-V-E-S balloons. you should hear the grunting when he sees them! doesn't his face say it all!?



reese's big present was a new bike! dad and papa took her out on her first try. she's learning how to use the peddles. we practice on the back patio.


gram + papa had a great time with the kids...



i had to include a family picture during the june 2009 birthday week.



happy birthday, my reesey boo and matson buddy.