Behind the scenes of Hyzyd's 2nd Birthday Celebration

NO matter how you wanted to celebrate birthdays in a very simple way, still the task of planning and preparation (right from the kids' birthday party food, decoration, to the birthday invitations) could be overwhelming if you don't have help. Good for me, I have 4 of my friends who helped me in decorating the venue, blowing the balloons, preparing the food , arranging the things in the house and even washing the dishes! Without them I'm sure I'll be stressed out . When I'm stressed, I usually suffer from acne flare-ups . Because of them I was spared of buying the best treatment for adult acne. Nobody want a zit larger than a breadbox to have its ugly head reared on your face when you least expected it and when you needed most to look your best!

Thank you Belle, Sugar, Grace and Ate Ren

As for my Hyzyd, I don't really have a specific theme. On his event tarp, I just want it to be bright and have the cartoon characters that he's familiar with like Mickey Mouse, Spongebob and Lightning McQueen! I only have 4 kids invited in the party and only two of them at the right age (3 and 5) to truly enjoy the foods and party favors. The other two were just 11 months and 1 year old.

the event tarp

Designing my 2 year old birthday party tarp and invitations becomes pretty easy because I found Innové Grafx in Facebook. They do the designing, send the big file to me and I printed them here in Hatyai City. As for the invitations, I just send them via Facebook and email to friends.

the party invitation

I set the party to start at 3:30 pm so I prepared light snacks such as cake, spaghetti and ice-cream for the children. We have grilled fish, grilled pork, fried chicken, spaghetti, cake, pizza, macaroni, sushi, letchon-kawali and fruits for the adults.

the party food

I prepared party favors for the kids (remember I only have 4-1 boy and the rest are girls) but I forget something...my zip bag is Hello Kitty! I should have choose something neutral like Winnie the Pooh or the Cars because the birthday celebrator is a boy! Forgive your mommy son, it's just that I love anything in pink!In each zip bag, I have goodies and useful item like wallet for girls and a sand-digging toy set for the boy.

the party favors

Celebrating Hyzyd's 2nd birthday

The birthday celebrator woke up at 8:00 o'clock on his BIG day while we're downstairs. He knocked on the door upstairs to let us knew that he's awake already and what greeted me was his super-duper happy smile. He surely knew that it's his BIRTHDAY!

He spent his morning playing with balloons that his Titas (Aunts) made for him. He jumped and down on the bed, dived on the balloons and whisked them to every corner of the house!

Hyzyd's special smile on his birthday!

under the balloons!

even mommy who hasn't put her face cream yet doesn't mind taking photos with the celebrator

But something happened! Hyzyd fell over the edge of the bed! He dived on the balloons while mommy is busy taking photos not knowing that Hyzyd is already at the edge of the bed! Bad, bad mommy!

But thankfully, Hyzyd was fine and we give him his favorite "sandwich kiss".

Before I'll post the other details, let me extend my warmest thanks to my friends- Belle, Sugar and Ren ( remember girls I'll make a separate post about your ingenuity, inventiveness and innovativeness in making Hyzyd's day a memorable one!). They surely made the venue, decoration and food , the event of Rajuthit Road! Thanks to my bro. who took the video and photos and friends who come over to celebrate with us especially those who brought gifts to Hyzyd... !

the day before the birthday, the ladies with me (L-R) Sugar, Ren and Belle

are one of the reasons why Hyzyd's 2nd birthday is truly a marvelous one!

The time has come for Hyzyd to blow his own candles. Hyzyd is uber ready for this event as he blew other candles on few occasions already. We choose magic candles that will lit up again after being put off so that Hyzyd's blowing would be so much fun! It was, indeed!

More posts to come about the preparation, the food, the visitors, the designer, the cook, the runner, our entertainer-Uncle Kato, Hyzyd's gift and many more!

My family give thanks to God for the provision, fine weather after it rains right before we start and for the friends who shared the joy with us.