We had Ariyana’s birthday party yesterday and it was great. We had it at a local park and lots of our friends and family showed up. We left our house at like 1pm to go set up for the party which started at 2:30p. Ariyana only took a 30 minute nap from 11:00 – 11:30 so I was really worried that she would be cranky at the party, but she wasn’t. We got there and started hanging the decorations and unloading everything and Ariyana just sat in her high chair, watching, and content. Then people starting showing up and she was held and played with while we finished getting ready.
Once everyone had shown up, we just mingled and ate some snacks and Ariyana made her way around to see everyone. We had borrowed a big bouncer for the kids to play in and they had a lot of fun playing in that. Ariyana was too young to go in there but I don’t think she noticed. It was great to see all the people we haven’t seen in a while and it was just good to all get together. And Ariyana was so good, she didn’t cry at all, she was overwhelmed a little at times, but very good.
After a little while, we decided it was a good time to do cake. Ariyana had her own little cake and we put “1” candle in it, lit it and all sang happy birthday to her. Then I blew the candle out and gave her the cake to dig into. I really wanted her to get cake and icing all over her, but she didn’t. She was kind of dainty with it. There were little flowers on the side of the cake made out of fondant icing and she would pick them off one at a time, hold them out, and then place them on the high chair. Then there was a turtle on the top of the cake and she took it off and placed it on the tray.
Finally she started to eat some icing and pieces of cake. She got some icing on her mouth and hands, but not all over like I wanted her to. The cake was sitting on a little plate and she picked the plate up and tipped it over. I took the plate and left the cake so she started to move the cake around the high chair. Then she took the cake and pulled it into her lap. So there wasn’t cake all over her face, but there was cake all over her lap….luckily she had a long bib on so it didn’t get all over her outfit. That was all she wanted of the cake.
After the cake, comes the presents….and man she had some nice presents. I sat her on my lap to help her open presents and the first couple she would watch me open and then she would get excited when she saw the toy. But after a few, she was actually helping rip the paper. there was one tall bag and she pulled the bag down and leaned up to peak in the bag to see what was inside.
She got toys, books, clothes, dolls, and a sandbox; she really seemed to enjoy them all. She also got a Georgia cheerleading outfit, which is NOT COOL to her daddy because he is a big Georgia Tech fan. Her aunt, however, is a Georgia fan and wanted to get pictures of her in it….it was kind of funny. What made it more funny was that her daddy had bought and given her the Georgia Tech cheerleading outfit for her birthday too…..we know which one she will be wearing more 🙂
After presents, people started to leave and it was time to clean up. The party did last about 2 – 2 1/2 hours and was so much fun….I know Ariyana had a great time. She was so exhausted from the party that she fell asleep like 2 minutes after we got in the car. She definitely slept well last night.
Ariyana's World 