Birthday Madness
Written by Janna
Sunday, 31 July 2011 08:41
My girls’ birthdays are two days apart, so to save a little we do a joint birthday party. It has been really nice and I will continue to do this for as long as I can get away with it. Last year, my son Austin had his party at GTC (Gymnastics Training Center) and the kids loved it, mostly boys by the way. This year my girls wanted to do the same, and once again, GTC didn’t disappoint. All the kids had a sweaty good time! Parties at GTC are two hours of kid paradise. The kids get full run of the gym and they pretty much get to do anything they want to as long as they are playing safe. Some of the adults can’t help themselves but to join in the fun. Just climbing out of the foam pit is enough exercise for an entire week. Here are a few pictures of the fun we had last night. Olivia is now six and tomorrow Julia will be turning four. I can’t even believe it!
Olivia-my big six-year-old
Olivia hangs from the bar.
Julia-my big four-year-old
Austin on the rings
Fun with foam blocks
Austin can't wait to dig into his monster truck cake.
Julia is drenched in sweat after her party.
Olivia, all smiles-I think now she'll stop asking me, "Is it time for the party to start yet?"
On to the madness part. Since Austin’s second birthday, I’ve been making creative cakes for my kids on their birthday. Well, I have gotten myself into trouble because each year I feel like I have to outdo myself. This year was no exception. My great idea this year was to make mini cakes for the guests to take home as a party favor. Such a brilliant idea, but oh what a pain. I spent one whole day baking the cakes and about a day and a half decorating. My mom and my sister had to come over to help me because the project was so huge. In the end, we ended up with two big Barbie cakes for the birthday girls, ten mini Barbie cakes for the girl guests, and six Monster Truck cakes for the boy guests. The kids loved them! They all turned out so cute and secretly I enjoyed the challenge. My only fear is what I’ll have to do next year…
Julia's cake was a yellow/chocolate cake with butter cream cheese frosting and fondant outer covering.
Olivia's cake was a chocolate cake with butter cream cheese frosting.
Mini cakes-the truck cakes are chocolate frosting with Oreo cookie crumbs for the dirt and the Barbie cakes are a variety of frosting and fondant. The kids loved them!
Julia blows out her candles with a little help from a friend.
Olivia enjoys her birthday song.
The best birthday present of all...a brand new PINK vest!
Happy birthday Olivia and Julia!
Good for you janna! We are sorry we couldn’t make it. I have the gifts here, I still need to mail them!
It is a LOT of work having two birthdays together.