Eli's Invitation

So, I’ve been thinking about planning Eli’s 4th birthday party lately – especially since his birthday is on January 31st and my due date is February 9th, so I thought it would be wise to plan his party a little early just in case. I usually don’t do too much for the kids’ birthday parties (I think that organized games and activities for children this small isn’t really necessary yet, since they usually just end up running around and playing together anyways), but two things that I always do for their parties is make a cute little invitation and decorate a cake. I always let them pick a theme for the invitation and cake – usually a character from their favorite Disney movie or sometimes they pick their favorite thing at the time, like puppies, trucks, or trains. So, I asked Eli what he wanted for this birthday party, and he said Tarzan (which is an interesting pick, because we have that movie, but he hasn’t asked to watch it in quite a few months now). The thought of trying to create Tarzan out of frosting on a cake didn’t really appeal to me, so I asked him if he had any other ideas. He said, in his cute little kid voice, “Ite-neen Ma-deen” (Lightning McQueen), which is the red racecar from the Disney movie, Cars. I thought that would be a little easier for decorating a cake, so Lightning McQueen it was. So I designed these invitations that evening. Whenever I do birthday invitations for the boys I print two extra invitations – one to put in their baby book and one that they can have to play with. So, Eli has carried his invitation around for the last few days, and yesterday I noticed that it was getting a little worn out. It had been folded up and one end was a little wet (he had probably sucked on it), and when I noticed him using the hole punch to put holes in the invitation, I just let him know that that was the only invitation I had for him to play with, so if he wanted to keep it he shouldn’t ruin it. He looked up at me, a little concerned, and asked, “Can I still have a birthday?” So I reassured him that he could. I also asked him ona different day if there was anything special he would like for his birthday, and his answer was, “A cake.” Pretty cute!

Another Invitation

So, I mentioned earlier that I enjoy making birthday part invitations for the boys. I finished Isaac’s tonight. Even though his birthday isn’t for a while and we don’t even really know when we’ll be celebrating his birthday, I just thought I’d share the invitation because I had fun making it.

Kolby's Birthday Party