The cake. OK the cake is kind of a funny story. We did a "Giving Tree" theme because we had it at "Inside Out Play Park", which is an indoor playground with an indoor fake tree and tree house. I made the invites look like the book cover and they were really cute. DH was going to take care of the cake, and took the cover to Publix to ask if they could do something Giving Tree inspired. We didn't expect them to copy the cover, but apparently it's still too much of a copyright violation so they refused. Fine. I suggested that he kind of free hand a picture for them to use as inspiration. I said, "Just put a tree on it. Just a tree. It doesn't have to look like the cover." And he did, and took it to a local bakery. What you see above is the result, and it's pretty much EXACTLY what he drew. So it's pretty hilarious in its lack of artistry.
Char and Mimi
The venue offers a "birthday surprise" where they pull out this battery-powered ATV thing and let the birthday child ride around the track while their friends chant their name. Char did great, staying in the track the whole time (which weaves and winds a little bit). In fact the staff didn't even stay right with her like they usually do, and the owner said she's never seen such a young kid do so well. And just LOOK at the child's face! Have you ever seen a more proud child?
Feeling a little tired after the party :)
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