Sunday was Beatrice and Arthur's big birthday party - and I do mean big! We had 54 adults and 23 kids join us to celebrate Beatrice turning 3 and Arthur turning 1.
The party was loosely themed around the book Go Dog Go and especially the Big Dog Party that ends that book.
So that meant bright primary colors, oversized balloons and confetti, race cars, and, of course, party hats.
The invitations were folded paper party hats.
Sadly, Dev, Travis, and I spent hours making some lovely balloon decorations (including nine giant, 36"-diameter balloons) only to have all of them burst from the afternoon heat before the party even started. It was disappointing to me but of course the kids didn't care.
One of our giant, doomed balloons
By far the biggest hit was the bouncy castle we rented for the afternoon.
The race track also saw a lot of action, as did the sand box.
I don't think a craft table could ever compare with a bouncy castle, but Beatrice and her friends did enjoy decorating their own party hats with stickers, ribbons, and feathers - and a lot of adults enjoyed it, too.
Gillian shows off her hat
We ordered 25 lbs of chicken and carne asada from our neighborhood Vallarta along with beans, rice, tortillas, salsa, and all the rest.
Not just anyone could pull off the "bottle plus necktie" look
Beatrice's favorite part of the day was the rainbow cakes I made for her and her brother - she declared it "the most beautiful cake."
All the kids got party favor bags with a wooden car or truck, crayons, and candy.
And as we do every year, we took photos in front of age banners - this year, a "3" and a "1" (which unfortunately looked a bit like "31," but oh well). See B's last year's banner photos here and here.
All in all, it was a fun day - or as Beatrice rather cryptically put it, "A celebration is a joy."
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