Birthday Rewind

I love planning parties.  I know it is overkill for a toddler’s party, but he will never remember them so really they are parties for ME!  We are in full party planning tilt at TheHuckablog World Headquarters as we get ready for the big 2.  I did not have a blog this time last year, apart from the imaginary one in my head, so I thought we would have a little time warp back to last year.

The theme (I love themes, lame I realize but they make planning so much easier) was Rubber Ducky, look who’s one.  To say I had a few ducks at the party would be somewhat of an understatement.   I used turquoise blue linens with white accents, plus, of course, yellow ducks. In the background you can see the ducky cupcakes “swimming” around in a galvanized tub.  For food we had cheese and quackers, fresh fruit, ducky cookies, little weenie thingies, spinach AND cheese dips, “mallard”mars, and ducky cupcakes.  I always only serve tea, lemonade, and water at parties because they are inexpensive, and look pretty in glass pitchers (are you NOW convinced of the OCD?) There were blue and clear balloons everywhere to look like soap bubbles.

This is the “smash” cake, made by my mom.

Cupcakes made by Cakes by Stacey, (ask for info and I will send it to you).  She hand made those little almond bark ducks on top.

In the back yard I took blue tarps and made a canopy to cover the whole back porch, and then had tons of blue and clear helium filled balloons trapped underneath.  I took more blue tarps,  put them over blankets spread over the bricks, to create a soft surface, then added three blue kiddie pools with MORE rubber ducks.   Do you see all of the children who attended his party?  All ONE of them?  We are hoping the kid to adult ratio at this year’s party is a little better.

More pools and balloons and slides and neighbors.

You can’t see it very well but his onesie says Lucky Ducky, I am One! From The Gap.  I had the I am One added.

I could not find party favors I liked, so I made my own.  I spray painted party hats turquoise, found stuff to make ducks in the scrapbook aisle at Hobby Lobby, and used stickers to put different sayings on each hat, then topped it all off with a shimmer top coat.  Time consuming, but they turned out cute.

I was bummed at the lack of kids, so my Mom was a good sport and donned one.

I made the banner for his high chair, with construction paper, ribbon and more stickers.   I can’t show you the front of the house for security reasons, but I painted big yellow duck feet prints coming up the drive, and had a sign on the door that said “Welcome to the Huckablog Tub!”

We had a good time and all the adults had a blast.  I am not telling what all to expect for this year so you will be surprised, but I will give you a hint.   I hope you like dogs.

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