If you were wondering about the details of Ben's birthday, you have come to the right place! As I mentioned on my last blog post, I felt as if my first post on Benji's birthday was so rushed because I knew people wanted to see pictures that I didn't think about writing anything. I know a lot of people were curious about what I cooked and how everything was set, so after doing some editing to adjust the lighting, I finally have some pictures all about his birthday! I hope I spark some ideas into anyone wanting to throw a super simple but unique monster bash themed party. I had lots of help and ideas from pinterest which I'll link down bellow. First, let's talk about food! Let me just say I LOVE pigs in a blanket. Sure, not the healthiest thing to eat, but it's something simple yet yummy that you or a toddler can eat and enjoy! I used a good 4 cans of 8 count Pillsbury biscuits to make my piggies. I am also a huge fan of deviled eggs. I hope I didn't bore my guests with thembecause I served something similar at my baby shower! Along the snacks and appetizers, I served fruit cups and fresh fruit which aren't pictured here, and I also served two not so healthy cheese ball dips that I will link below. One of them was a funfetti cake cheese ball served with vanilla wafers and the other was a cheesy bacon cheese ball served with Ritz crackers. And finally the all time favorite, the delicious ooey gooey monster cookies! When I throw parties, I try my best to keep food in a category in which everyone from kids to adults can enjoy. In all honesty I like to stick to appetizers but in large amounts, that way it's a quick thing to pick up and serve instead of dealing with something messy like ribs or sloppy joes. If your wondering, wow is this all she served? The answer is yes. Totally kidding, my dad was kind enough to make some delicious home made wings and I made an awesome ranch style pasta salad that was completely gone by the end of the party. Let's just say the food was good! When it came to the tables, I kept it pretty simple. I did my own center pieces from an idea I cam across Pinterest. The awesome part was that I bought the cube vases from the Dollar Tree that were, duh, just a dollar instead of the exact same ones from Michaels that were six dollars! Talk about a bargain. I also used some monster printables from Bens party pack and glued them on some popsicle sticks and kept the whole chevron pattern on the tables. I tried to keep his party on a budget and I think I did a pretty good job despite the fact that I did spend a good chunk of money on party favors! My plan for his party was to focus on the babies, especially to keep them separated from the toddlers to avoid tantrums, jelousy, and most of all, to keep them from getting hurt. We have an antique shelf by our door so I decided to use this area to separate the kidos. On one side I set up a mini pool with plastic balls to simulate a ball pit for the babies to play with, on the other side I set up our coffee table, which isn't pictures, with some mini lawn chairs I had bought at Target so the kids could sit and color. Which by the way they didn't do. And last but not least, I had set up a photo booth area for everyone to take pictures! I want my son to look back when he's older and think, wow, my mama did all this for me? Most of the pictures were blurry, but of course, that doesn't matter, what matters is that we made so many memories for his first birthday that I will never forget, but sadly, Benji will, and because of that, I took as many pictures as I could. I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves for his birthday, and I hope someone out there got an idea or ideas for planning their little monsters birthday! •Funfetti Cake Cheeseball:
http://whatscookinglove.com/2013/05/funfetti-cake-cheese-ball/#_a5y_p=1949798 •Bacon Cheeseball: http://www.chocolatemoosey.com/2013/12/26/bacon-cheddar-cheese-ball/ •Center Piece Idea: http://onecharmingparty.com/page/10/ •Gooey Monster Cookies: http://lilluna.com/gooey-monster-cookies/ •Prints for Benjamin's birthday: http:// P.OwliePowlie.Com •Lollipops, Purple Monster Pinata, party favors(not pictured): http:// www.orientaltrading.com Almost a month after my son's birthday and I find myself wanting to share even more details about his monster bash themed birthday party! I was going through pictures on my phone and as I came up to the picture of his birthday cake, I realized that I didn't really talk much about it or anything for that matter! This post will be about the cake if anyone is truly interested and I'll do a big post about all the other details of his party as I feel like my last post was rather rushed and bland. Please excuse the lighting and quality of the photos! My house seriously has no windows except in the kitchen and living room and bedrooms. As for the dining room, there is ZERO natural lighting so the pictures are kinda terrible except for the fact that I edited them. I originally wanted to do the cakes myself and actually practiced and failed trying to make the perfect red velvet cake. The week of his party I just knew that it would be impossible to try and do a marvelous cake on my own, that's when my mom suggested to order one from one of our local bakeries La Tierra Caliente. I was a bit skeptical at first. We've ordered cakes from similar bakeries and I wasn't satisfied, and I feared that they wouldn't be able to make them as I wanted them. I had zero time to run around looking for bakeries so I thought, let's give it a shot, so I printed some photos for references of how I wanted the cakes. The day of his birthday came and I was excited to see the cakes. My parents offered to pick them up so I could stay at home and finish off the decor and food. When they got home I could see disappointment in my mom's face. I feared for my life! "The drive was bumpy so I accidentally messed up the eye" she said. I opened the box and smiled. It was perfect despite the little eye, which I fixed by blending in the frosting and cutting out an extra monster eye I had laying around. Everything was perfect! The cakes were super moist and filled with fruit. I think from now on I will consider going back in case I want a cute cake that I know I won't be able to do myself, and the awesome part was that we only payed $92 for both cakes! That's honestly cheap compared to other costume made cakes.
In the end I was satisfied with my purchase, and I'm glad everyone else was too! •Benjamin's smash cake was chocolate and the other cake was chocolate and vanilla• *Benjamin didn't smash the cake, we gave him a slice because the cake itself was too big!* |
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