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I can't believe I was doing this... this time last year! OY VEY!

When do I start? 3-4 weeks before!

A party planning guide and planning is the key to successful birthday parties, because they don't happen by magic. It is important to remember that any child's birthday, after the first one, is not for you, but for her.

Engaged you child in the planning, ask her what she wants! The party must be fun for her and her friends.

Keeping it manageable, yet flexible, is the secret of success!

Party Countdown Planner

3-4 weeks before!

1. Budget

Even the simplest party cost money. You should spend what you can afford, the more you create from scratch, the less you have to spend!

2. Theme

To decide upon a theme is very important, you need to decide upon a theme, to know how the invitations, cake, banners, activities... are going to be! If your daughter is big enough let her pick a theme.

** Dr Seuss

3. Indoor or outdoor?

Are you going to have a carnival party or a fairy party. Some parties are better made outdoors and some better indoors. Depending on the theme and budget, decide were the party is going to be!

If you have an outdoor party, maybe you need to consider where you can have the party, (restaurant, venue... etc) and book it.

** Probably at one of the Pavilions on Redstone

4. Date & Hours

Plan the party when it is convenient for you, weekends are best, if you want help from friends. Also most kids will be free. Aim for the time that is best for you, late morning or afternoon.

** June 30th August 6th at 2 PM

5. Guest List

Ask you daughter who she wants to invite, (not who you want to invite), and add family and friends to the guest list!

1. Claudia Pawlowski
2. Meagan Rice Ottum
3. Charlene Cox
4. Ursula Andrews
5. Brittany Berghammer
6. Marissa Mabes
7. Misty Roberts
8. Vicki Pearson
9. Brittany Culley
10. Amy Sears
11. Stephanie Nichols
12. Sarah Bigelow
13. Michelle Singleton
14. Alexandria Black
15. Barbara Hayes
16. Christine Hood
17. Danielle Locicero
18. Heather Zull Hysell
19. Jennifer Dewitt
20. Kristen Shipps
21. Kyla Lynn Barrett
22. LD Gale
23. Tony from NG
24. Amy Greenwood
25. Lily Cross NG
26. Maureen McGill
27. You?

6. Entertainers?

Do you need to hire entertainers like clowns, pony rides etc.

7. Invitations, decorations, favors, prizes, paper supplies, games, activities, costumes...

Depending on your budget, decide if you are going to make or buy invitations, decorations, favors, prizes (if any), costumes, paper supplies, supplies for activities.

What do you need to make or buy for the games/activities?

The more you do from scratch the more you will save. We have lots of ideas on how to make your own invitations, decorations, prizes... look at our general themes or character themes section for ideas on this.

If you are going to try to make most of it, make a shopping list. What do you need to make invitations, decorations, favors etc, and go shopping!

8. Supplies?

If your budget allows you to, buy invitations, decorations, party bags etc and pick a supplier who can offer you good prices. Do research!

2 weeks before!

9. Send out the invitations

1 week before!

10. Who is coming?

Check who's replied and chase up any you've not heard from.

11. Food, drinks and cake!

Decide on what is going to be served at the party and go shopping! If you are going to order a cake, order it. If not, start preparing the cake!

Days before!

12. Games, music, camera and video recorder!

Learn the games which are going to be played, see if you have enough music, and a working CD or cassette player. Do you need a video recorder, do you have batteries???

1 Day before!

13. Food Preparations

Make the food preparations which can be made before hand! Try to make most of the preparations before hand, so the day of the party will run easier.

14. Make all the decorations needed!

On the day!

You only need to prepare the food!

Be flexible and adapt to what the birthday girl and her friends want to do, you don't have to follow all our steps in our party planning guide.

I hope our party planning guide will help you plan a perfect party.

William's Firsts.... some out door adventures

I didn't mention in the last blog and I don't think I mentioned last week. Last Saturday (or was it Sunday) the family & I went out to Putt Putt. It was William's first time doing it and Skylar's REAL first time (she did it once before at a Glow in the Dark Course at the mall) and then this past Saturday we went bowling. So that was a first for William as well!

Mommy Gadgets

So I saw a commercial for a Gyro Bowl and I was considering getting it for Little Will. Although William doesn't have the tendency to spill as much as he does have the tendency to splash his food everywhere. So the Gyro Bowl wouldn't stop that.. but I watched this review here... She mentioned the Munchkin Snack Catcher and I looked for it at Target and it was 2 for $3 so I grabbed them and so far its working pretty good. Now none of them are 100% spill proof they are about as spill proof as your average sippy cup haha!

Also its cold season around here. Skylar got it from her oldest brother.. she had it for four days. Then William had it for four days. Then Rick had it for the weekend... I had it for two months. With a two week break (for me) we all got it back again. While looking for a soft cotton product to wipe William's nose with I found these Boogie Wipes. I am like ahh well regular baby wipes just smear the mucus around his nose. They arent much help but with the Boogie Wipes aren't as thick or moist as the regular baby wipes I use (Pampers, Huggies or AAFES brand) I guess there is some type of product in Boogie Wipes that helps dissolve the mucus. Anyways they work pretty good if William didn't mind getting his nose wiped!

Destroyer of Worlds and Eye Balls

Oh my little destroyer of worlds and eye balls what did you do?
To be specific you tore off mama's Cornea. Not just a little bit A LOT of it. That's okay Dr Watson says the more the better to prevent reoccurring tears. It takes longer and its more painful to heal but he is looking for miraculous healing... Yeah um I am not feeling it yet. So it was BETTER than Dear Son tore off the whole Cornea instead of just cut it. Thank you son

Day 1 I had a patch seen above. Almost no vision out of the right eye which has lazy eye because it has been untreated for 20+ years.
Day 2- I get a contact lense to protect the regrowing Cornea (BTW your Cornea regenerates itself every 30 days). So basically my eye is like a skinned knee. My Cornea is like a brick wall without motor with every blink cells are being wiped away.

First Haircut at Spoiled Rockin Kids

She tried to sit him in the train chair and he almost fell through and was hysterical. Arching his back and screaming. Then we tried a car... same thing... He knew the jig was up. So Rick decided to hold him in his lap. She was trying to get a before shot and he was hiding his face screaming lol. 


Update Several hours later William woke up for a nap reaching for his hair because he rubs his hair to soothe himself and there is nothing there so he screamed some more and hyperventilated poor bud. In the videos my voice sounds rough because I am so sick