Party time!

I must be insane. I had dental surgery done the day before the birthday party, so I was miserable the whole day. I'm still having issues due to a complication, but it's getting better. The birthday party went well. Mr. Birthday boy freaked out when we tried to put his shirt and party hat on, but aside from that, it was a really nice day! The DIY decorations turned out awesome, way better than I had planned. The plate stands are just shy of being "finished" but we used some handy dandy spray paint and used them anyway. They don't need no froofy trim for a boy party, right? (yeah...just imagine that I said that in a silly voice, because that's *totally* how I said it in my head.)



(Oh the difference a cake stand makes...It looks so pitiful without one, lol)



(See the plate stands? Do you see them? They make me happy :D)


The cake was such a royal pain that there almost wasn't one at all. I was >thisclose< to just throwing it in the trash. It took me forevah to find a dairy free icing recipe that Connor liked enough to eat. Certain little boys kept sneaking VERY large chunks of the finished layers, so I had to bake much more than I should have. That was double the pain of making a normal cake, since this one was zebra striped on the inside (I'm still kicking myself for not getting a photo!) When it came time to put on the fondant it seemed to be going well. But out of nowhere, it freaking fell off of the cake. Fell. Off. No big deal in the grand scheme of things, but in that moment I just wanted to scream!

That aside, there was a plethora of food & sweets starting with the letter "C" in honor of the birthday boy, including an all "C" veggie tray and his favorite drink-cherry limeade. My favorite part is a tie between the mini cherry pies, and the little chalkboard card food labels.


chocolate covered oreos



People seemed terrified to eat the ones in the wrappers! It was so funny!



Chocolate s'more's pops



cake pops



he wore this for a whopping 15 seconds!



I am sooooo in love with how my cookies turned out! I could just eat them up! Oh, wait, I couldn't :(



Aren't they so ca-yuuute! I could baby babble the heck out of describing my love for these cutiewuties-even though this batch looks slightly deformed.



He had such a fun time, and it totally made all of the hours making tissue pompoms worth it to see the look on his face. Though...I was a bit jealous watching everybody eat the food I worked so hard on, and not being able to taste for myself ::pout::




There was one more craft that we did for Mr. 3 Year Old Birthday Boy. In a mommy-daddy joint effort, we made him a reading nook/tent. He's one of those little boys that loves hidey holes, forts, and secret corners, so what could be better, right? Well, a Cars bike, and a plastic gladiator helmet that he refused to take off for days, but he does love the nook :D



We had a bit of a surprise, too. As soon as everyone came inside for cake a huge limb came crashing down outside, right where the kids had been playing! Mr. Woodpecker decided he wanted in on the party, too, I guess!







The original idea for the plate stands came from Bee In Our Bonnet. I've adapted it a bit, and will probably post my version after they are complete.

the cupcake, cake pop, oreo, and s'more's liners, as well as the lollipop sticks all came from Confectionery House

All printables, including the shirt, are my own design.