Last Wednesday we had a little fiesta/birthday party for mi esposo. He hit 27 this year, slowly creeping toward 30. I felt bad for him because he's been sick all week and has been studying nonstop for finals, getting next to no sleep. He actually took 2 finals on his birthday. I was excited to party and spent the whole week cleaning, shopping, and preparing to have a muy bueno time. I've also been unconscioulsy substituting Spanish words throughout my vocabulary (whether it fit or not) and I'm sure all will be happy when I've quit doing that :) We had to get decked out in our Spanish best....
It's not a party unless Kan Jam is invited
(side note.... turns out my brother sent this to us, not my parents, as a thank you for showing him around Palmyra and Buffalo... thanks Christopher!)
I didn't get a pic of the latecomers, but thanks to all who came and made it fun!
I was excited to cook up the Mexican food... we had chips and green salsa (my favorite), bean dip, taquitos, Spanish rice, and green and red enchiladas. And for dessert... Fried/No Fried Mexican Icecream. I think I'll just start calling it Fake Fried Icecream. And of course, birthday cake!
What's a fiesta without a pinata?! The kiddos took some swings at it first, then..
Trav gave it a try. But not really... Doug was making it kind of difficult to swing at something that wasn't even near by! Eventually he got a hit and the body separated from the head, but didn't spill its guts. So I had Doug just give it a punch and dump.
Jackpot!
Nice try, Collin!
I think it was a success! We jammed out to Spanish music, ate til we were stuffed, and finally got rained out. Thanks for being born Trav! I suppose some credit is due to Paula :) I love every day I get to spend with you. This makes 15 years that we've known each other, and every year gets better and better.
Now for the present....
What's a fiesta without a pinata?! The kiddos took some swings at it first, then..
Jackpot!
Nice try, Collin!
I think it was a success! We jammed out to Spanish music, ate til we were stuffed, and finally got rained out. Thanks for being born Trav! I suppose some credit is due to Paula :) I love every day I get to spend with you. This makes 15 years that we've known each other, and every year gets better and better.
Now for the present....
several months ago, I was cleaning out my scrapbooking things (which never get used) and I came across some mission pictures of Trav. I remembered how he'd lamented that some of the pics he sent home never got developed and he didn't have a "mission picture book". So I thought it would be nice to collect all the pictures and scrapbook them. Funny how seemingly simple ideas turn into massive, endless projects! His mom was nice enough to scour her house and send a CD of pictures. I likewise scoured my house and collected pictures and memorabilia and got everything printed. I had no idea how to order them chronologically, so I grouped them by categories, then got rid of doubles and picked out the good ones to scrapbook. That alone took weeks. Then I shopped for paper, accessories, and books. Of course, it was all a secret, so when Collin napped and he was at school, I'd pull it all out, make a HUGE mess, scrapbook a couple pages, then have to clean it all up and put it away. I thought for sure one day he'd get home early and catch me. I almost wanted him to. I'm not a {scrapbooker} so coming up with new page layouts, trying to make it look cute, but not too cute, (has to be manly, right?), was difficult. After many hot glue gun burns, paint stained clothes, and even a blood blister from trying to unscrew the book cover, it was DONE. I'm tempted to digitally scan each page to save online so in case there's ever a fire, 40+ hours of my life don't go up in smoke. How do people scrapbook for real? I've heard it's fun, or even relaxing, but I'm just not there yet. At least I was happy with the end product. And I think he was too. I'm afraid his next birthday just won't live up. Maybe the next 10 won't. So happy birthday for the next decade babe! I love you! :)
11 comments:
BEST PARTY EVER!!! Happy Birthday Travis!! (and incredible job Steph)!
That party was GREAT! You worked so hard & it paid off!!! I am so proud of you & your scrapbooking. You did an awesome job! Way to be madame!
First, you should grow a mustache.
{you three look fantastic in them}
Second, that is the coolest birthday gift idea ever.
I used to scrapbook for fun.
no longer.
Tate doesn't have even one picture glued onto a page.
{Poor last child}
Way to go a cool gift and a fab fiesta.
you are the best wifey ever.
Wow! I'm so impressed with the scrapbook...that is a perfect gift! Looks like it was a fun party...we're sorry we had to miss it. But I'm thinking now that the weather is getting warmer and finals are over, there will be many more get togethers in the next few months:)
Great job on the scrapbook and happy birthday to Travis. It sounds like you guys had lots of fun.
We call it Mock Fried Ice Cream...
What a great idea, to scrapbook his mission. I've known for a while how time consuming and money-sucking the projects are so I'm not ready to start yet. I played a little catch up with your blog so I've got a lot to comment on.
1. What a stinkin' cute bum your little one has with the dimples and all.
2. I'd have to agree with you about you and your friends looking like a family of girls:) (It's still nice to get pictures up so others know who you're talking about).
3. I thought many times with Gage "how do single Moms do it", especially in the beginning when you can't sleep and are trying to get a schedule going. BUT (that's a big BUT), I think it's an age that he's going through where it's probably his 1st molars coming in, combined with the fact that he still isn't walking, and can't always communicate with you the way he wants. I could go on..
Gage was a lot easier than Pax. Paxton is easier the last few months since he walks by himself and can sign and point a lot. I do feel like this age to me is harder than the terrible twos. We'll see if Pax follows suit, but once Gage could get around and talk by himself he was so much easier and was a mellow boy. We only have the occasional times where he does use what he's learned and says just what he's feeling:) But that's kids.
I will say it's nice to have the second one (even though that was much harder for me to adjust to than #1) because now they're old enough to play together and don't need me to be the sole entertainer.
Sorry for the novel.
Happy Birthday! I was sad I missed it. Wow on the Scrapbook! Great work. That is SOOOO much work. He better treasure that!
Looks like you had a blast! Sorry we couldn't make it. I'm sure Dev's cold germs were not wanted there anyway :)
What an amazing party you put together. It looks like you had a lot of fun. Love the sombraros and the 'taches, nice look for you three, especially love Collin in his. I would love to see the finished project of your 40+ hours of work. I bet Trav loved it. What a wonderful wife and mother you are.
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