After much planning, and shopping we were able to throw a little party for our little man who turns 2 on June 6! We are so proud of all accomplishments he has made in the last year! Just looking through pictures and videos of the last two years is amazing to see how he has changed and grown. He's such a little person and not a baby anymore. He's developed quite a sweet personality with a big heart and his own opinions. He has a best friend, Tyler, who he loves to play with and chase. They love to push around cars and "brrrm brrrrm's". Cache has become the classic toddler and is officially a little bossy. He's always trying to control the situation and has nailed the fake cry perfectly. :) I can't wait to have another little one around to spread the love! :)
I never really knew how much went into planning a birthday party! I have no idea how people do this! We didn't even have that many people coming, but it's always better to plan for more (just in case) so everything was all crazy! The last minute details weren't so bad, but if you ask Jared he would say I was stressed out lol. Here are some pictures of making Cache's birthday cake. My mom always made fun, cute cakes so I attempted to do my best as well! We went with a Toy Story theme because he loves "Doody" and "Buzz" and the local Walmart had tons of party stuff to plan with!
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| Daddy and Cache got to lick the frosting beater! Cache didn't want to share :) |
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| Cake and buttercream frosting before |
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| This looks kinda gross, but it was neon green frosting for the middle of the cake |
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| Blue for the outside! |
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| Ok, so I tried my hand at fondant and found a good rolled buttercream fondant recipe. It rolled out nicely and was really easy, but when I went to move it, it cracked...silly me. Thinking I'm a pro or something lol. So it turned into stars :) |
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| Birthday Boy! |
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| Stars made of the fondant and Toy Story sugar paper decals! That store had everything! |
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| After I cut out the stars, there was plenty of fondant left over, so we played with it like it was playdough for a while. Then Cache discovered that it tastes good! lol He kept eating it instead of playing. |
After the cake was done, we had lunch and sat down to watch Curious George before nap time. Jared got to snuggle with us and before I knew it they were both asleep on my lap! Luckily, I was able to get Cache up to bed and he had a nice nap before his party! We did it from 4-6 so we could serve food and make sure the little kids got naps before they came.
First they got to play in the pool! Thank goodness the weather was nice because I kept staring out the window at the 60 something degree weather and rain all week praying for a sunny day on Saturday...and it was sunny and 80! Whew! Carol and Jason brought their little girl Cloe (8 months old) and Major and Jill brought Tyler (18 months) so they had lots of fun in the kiddie pool!
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| Cache with his crab |
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| Jason with Cloe, she wasn't too sure about the water... |
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| Jill and Tyler and Cache |
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| Carol and Cloe |
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| Cache kept playing this game where he'd throw the crab into the water, say "oh no!", then jump in after it. Over and over lol |
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| Tyler and Jill |
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| Cache going after his crab...and a random swimmer :) |
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| Cheese! |
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| Major, Jill and Tyler |
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| Cloe and Cache playing together! |
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| Trying to organize a group picture |
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| Tyler, Cloe and Cache! And Apparently I cut Major's head off lol |
Jared was such a good daddy and stayed by the picnic tables so he could get the grill hot and cook burgers. He even got to get some fishing in while he was there. :) Luckily, our friends Morgan and Katherine were able to come with their son Leo to the BBQ part. They are from church.
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| Main Table. He had balloons there too..you can see the strings :) |
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| Playing on the slide by the picnic tables |
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| Leo! He's just over a year old |
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| Cloe getting her dinner too :) Leo and Cloe were being so cute and making friends :) |
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| Tyler and Cache seem to have a hard time agreeing one who should play with the wagon...Cache took a spill chasing after him lol |
Next it was time for the cake! Carol was so nice and took the pictures for me so I could at least be in some of them lol :)
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| He couldnt quite figure out how to blow out the candles...So I helped |
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| Instead of licking the candle, he tried to bite it :) |
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| Buzz! |
Then it was present time! It took a bunch of herding and coaxing to get him to realize that he had presents to open, but he did it!
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| His new helmet! Thanks GGMa! He calls it his hat :) |
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| Tyler was a good helper when it came to opening presents :) |
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| He finally got the hang of it :) |
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| Leo saying goodbye to his new girlfriend ;) |
After the party, Cache and Jared got a minute to fish in the pond. It was so sweet. And other random moments.
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| Figured out the noise makers! That didn't actually make noise lol |
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| snuggles with mommy before nap time |
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This one was actually from camping, but I forgot to post it. Jill caught a moment while we were on a walk when Cache was giving mommy kisses :)
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So happy birthday to my little boy! We had fun and are glad our friends could come and celebrate and visit before our big summer trips! Don't grow up too fast, monkey. We love you!
And that's our trip! Lots more to come!
After the cake was done, we had lunch and sat down to watch Curious George before nap time. Jared got to snuggle with us and before I knew it they were both asleep on my lap! Luckily, I was able to get Cache up to bed and he had a nice nap before his party! We did it from 4-6 so we could serve food and make sure the little kids got naps before they came. 
