rayne's 3rd birthday

november 23, 2008

shakey's tomas morato

yipee! another amazingly fun birthday bash i personally brewed for my lovely daughter who just turned 3 yo. last month!

why shakeys? - my kumare's daughters had a party at shakeys 2 months earlier at a different branch & i was greatly satisfied with the taste & quantity of the food they served at that party.

cake & cupcakes - from ana baluyut

tarpaulin & ty cards - by daddy ryan

loot bags & souvenirs - by mommy genna

balloons, playmats & crayolas - by shakeys

barney mascot - kidzstar kastles

this time i invited close relatives only & a few chosen kumares. our objective was to make it a smaller affair than last years & much warmer, one which our daughter would recognize everyone around her.

problem was, rayne caught the flu the day before her party so she wasn't able to really mingle much, not even w/ the kids. you'd see her mostly cuddled by her dad, by me, or by her yaya. my poor baby...

anyhoo, everyone had a blast, which got me surprised, considering most guests are adults. the key ingredient to rayne's party that made it all 101% fun? the super hilarious clowns i hired c/o rayne's ninang saleng...& their fee was cheap!

rayne's fabulous cake by ana baluyut

souvenir items & showing off daddy R's wonderful tarp work

loot boxes, souvenirs & game prizes

we started off an hour late (as usual, parang cebu pac ah! hehe). there's the birthday song, the games, the clowns, balloon twisting, magic, & ofcourse i got barney! barney danced, barney sang (not really. swayed, yes) the i love you song with all the kids, food!, candle blowing & picture taking w/ the barney mascot & lastly, the loot bag giving.

kumareng alex; jolo, ate ann & aj

sam, rt, ian & pink barney!; fontanillas w/o shiela, saleng, miell & jun

family picture w/ pink barney at the front

family picture w/ pink barney at the back

the lolas; guests tuned to the funniest clowns ever

aj, involuntarily sang solo the happy birthday song; delos reyes youngs

my baby's a li'l scared of clowns, just like mama hehe; my baby w/ her tito mico

ice cream all you can while waiting for all the guests to arrive; rayne coloring play mats

biboy, nik & mica; the birthday song

rayne had no appetite for pizza, pasta nor chicken; cute sway w/ her snow white costume

everybody's obviously enjoying ha!

jaramillas; trish, badeth & nick

kids lovin' it; adults too!

rayne's cousins w/ barney; kainan na!

miell, ninang saleng

my cute daughter w/ her tito aj; ate anna, jolo & badeth

baby boys having dinner (sam & tylord; saleng & miell)

ninang dimple & ninang alex; the youngest getting face paint

my baby blowing her 3 purple candles; nick, rt, sam & me!

watching & participating in the magic show

w/ daddy ryan

the goths, my niece trish & the photographer alex

face painting

nik & jolo; my supportive mom

the store manager was quite impressed by rayne's loot bag presentation & ty cards that he asked to take one of each. (thank you!)

we packed up before 7pm, rushing the rest who still wanted to get face painted. everyone of my relative left w/ a wide smile on their faces.

phew! nice job me hehe.

my daughter at 3 already learned how to:

bike

dance in rhythm

form sentences clearly

sing songs w/ correct lyrics

is still a die-hard fan of spongebob squarepants

eats by herself

potty-trained!

calls everybody by name

very obedient & respectful, uses 'opo' in place of 'yes'

very eager to go to school which she will next year june

max'd sweetness!!! etc etc

my birthday with for my princess? - that she gets well (because she was sick on her day) & that she starts to learn to clean up after herself hehe.

ryan & i agreed to spend less on her next birthdays to save money. money we can spend on a family trip abroad in a year or 2. hongkong na sana!