Saturday, November 7, 2009

Birthday Party Planning: Take 1

More birthday stuff - lucky you!!
Billy and I decided that a nice, gender neutral theme for the twins' first birthday party would be bugs. I am no fan of bugs but I'll hold a lady bug or butterfly; they're OK. I won't kill an ant or caterpillar but I don't particularly like them. Anything beyond that - your centipede, cockroach, or (Heaven forbid!) spider - and I have to call in reinforcements (read: Billy). But, in a cartoony way, bugs are cute. And so a bug theme we have.

My MIL is throwing them an ENORMOUS party for when we visit El Salvador. Let's put it this way - it should be twice as big as my wedding. And she has found lots of cute bug themed things for the bash. A ladybug pinata (how do I do an n with ~ ?), plates and cups with cute bugs on them, bug balloons and other bug decorations. She even had someone design bug invitations:


Plus, she's getting a clown, a cotton candy machine, a popcorn machine, and if Billy has his way, a beer cart. Should be lots of fun for adults and children alike. And with about 150 people, I am just grateful that she is in charge and not me. Don't you just love doting grammies?? :)


6 comments:

  1. DAMN...that's gonna be an awesome party!! Have you traveled to El Salvador with the babies before?

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  2. Amy - YES! this will be our first trip to ES with them and I'm so excited! We did take them to the Cayman Islands in May but this trip will be a bit longer. However, they are each getting their own seat so hopefully the trip will run smoother. My big plan is to bring 3 large boxes of goldfish and hope for the best. :)

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  3. Very cute invites! Should be fun party. I can't imagine traveling to El Salvador with the kids. Have a great time.

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  4. OMIGOSH! I wanna come! (especially for the beer cart ;) )

    Sounds fantastic and far bigger than my wedding, too.

    Happy almost birthday, Babies!

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  5. Wow, you are going to have to go to El Salvador every year for their birthday!!

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  6. That sounds CRAZY ... and just like my mother-in-law. :)

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