her big, fat little mermaid birthday
I’m going to hold off on all the mushy ZOMG! MY BAYBEEEE IS TURNING THREEEEE! stuff for now and just talk about her birthday party, which was yesterday.
HOLY. MOTHER.
First, the cake. My sister made it, by hand, all by herself. And as someone who has never baked a cake in her entire life, let alone created a freaking WORK OF ART, I am in awe of the whole thing.
There were also lots of kids. Thankfully, all well-behaved and I think the only tears of the day were from the birthday girl (NO NAP! will do that to ya, kid.)
They made crowns!
They helped Maggie open her presents! Which was essentially 15 minutes of wrapping paper flying around my living room! So I got two really crappy pictures of her opening gifts! And I have basically NO IDEA who got her what gifts! But she had a blast and got some awesome new clothes and toys so… WHATEVER, MAN!
They sang Happy Birthday! And ate LOTS AND LOTS OF SUGAR!
Then we got out the piñata!
AND GUESS WHAT? After each kid took a bazillion whacks at the thing, we decided enough was enough. So we pulled the ribbons and…
THE THING WAS EMPTY.
I swear to God, TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT THE PARTY STORE told me about the candy inside. One replied after I specifically asked, “Hey, what kind of candy is in this?” and she said, “Oh normal stuff, like lollipops and things.” Then the checkout girl EMPHASIZED TWICE, “Be VERY VERY careful of the ribbons on the bottom. If you pull on those, the candy will all fall out!”
I DID NOT KNOW I HAD TO BUY CANDY FOR THE THING. ALSO: WHAT THE HELL DID I PAY $19.99 FOR THEN, EXACTLY?
So picture me, at the party, with 12 kids staring at me as I reach my hand up inside the purple and pink heart they’ve been whacking with a wooden spoon for 20 minutes and I realize THERE’S NO CANDY IN THERE. No reward for their efforts.
Thankfully, my mom and my friend thought fast and ran to the pantry, grabbed bags of candy we just happened to have (from HALLOWEEN) and dumped it all on the floor. Problem solved.
But dude. Seriously. A TWENTY DOLLAR EMPTY PIÑATA. Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
Overall though, it was a fun day. I know Maggie had a good time, even if she was a little overwhelmed by the whole thing. It was her first birthday party where she really knew what was happening leading up to it (she was VERY. EXCITED. all week!) and also her first birthday party where it was more kid-centered than grown-up centered. I’m not exactly crafty or creative, but I think all the other kids had a good time, too.
And I’m sure their parents just LOVE US for all of the sugar we fed them *evil grin*
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You know, the few times I remember beating the crap out of a pinata as a kid, I didn’t even care about the candy. The whacking was the best part. I mean, the kids had CAKE, I think they’re good.
Happy 3rd Birthday, Maggie!
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OMG, the empty pinata is PRICELESS! That will be the story that gets told for years on end.
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Awesome awesome awesome. Looks like the kids had a great time. The cake was amazing! And I LOVE the empty pinata story, definitely made it a memorable party! lol.
Happy 3rd Birthday Maggie! :)
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That cake? OMG. Does she have professional TOOLS and stuff? Because I remember the elmo one she did last year. Holy Moses.
Looks like a great party and that pinata story is priceless.
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- March 29th, 2010 at 11:19 am |
She borrowed decorating stuff from her friend, not sure what exactly she used. But yeah: AWESOME.
Did the pinata come from a Dentist’s Supply Store or something?
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I would definitly go back and get your money back for that pinata!
Happy Birthday Maggie, looks really fun!
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Yes Pinata’s come empty! I don’t know why the people at the store told you they weren’t! I guess the surprise was over for me when I’d see my mom stuffing our pinata’s before our birthday parties lol. I never hit the thing hard enough to break it. So I’d whack once and run off lol!
And that cake is gorgeous!
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Happy 3rd birthday, Maggie! I had a Little Mermaid party at one point too :)
For one of my birthday parties, I had a pinata but I got SUPER attached to it for some reason and cried when we tried to break it apart. I still have an empty pinata in the basement… At least they had fun whacking it!
Okay, that cake, seriously, is AWESOME! How did she do it?
Happy birthday to Maggie, a very very very adorable little princess! :)
Happy Birthday dear Maggie!!!!
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I may have snort laughed when you said the freaking pinata was empty. I can just imagine everyone’s faces.
And a holla! for having extra candy laying round.
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That is so funny about the pinata. I can totally imagine that happening, LOL. I am taking notes!
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OK, seriously. I’m going to chalk this up to pregnancy brain because it didn’t occur to you that the thing was a little light? And didn’t seem to make fun “There’s candy inside” noises? Seriously? HAHAHAHAHA! I loooooove it.
Happy birthday, Maggie! Sorry we couldn’t make the party, but y’know. :-)
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- March 29th, 2010 at 11:20 am |
Honestly, I didn’t even think of it (probably a bit of pregnancy brain, yeah!) But ALSO, if the FREAKING PEOPLE AT THE STORE say there’s candy, that kind of makes you TRUST THEM. I still can’t figure out how they can charge $20 for something that is EMPTY.
Thankfully, the kids didn’t even care- as long as we threw candy at them at some point, they were happy :)
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I can’t believe they told you it was filled…but you wouldn’t have had as good of a story otherwise, right?
Looks like the party was a hit, regardless. Happy Birthday, Maggie!
LOVE it. But OMG, these photos and your description give me a serious twitch. There is NO WAY I could handle this kind of chaos. Andrew’s first birthday party had NO chaos and it was still way too much chaos. I hyperventilate with more than two extra people in my house. And not knowing which gifts were from who? I would probably cry for two days.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure I have no idea where my kid gets his obsession with neatness and order.
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that cake is incredible! glad you had a great time despite the empty piñata, and happy birthday to your little one!
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Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
LOL. I’m totally stealing that.
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