Party Eve

The party is tomorrow and we are abuzz. We, being Mike and I the kids are nestled all snug in their beds. I think that is the magic of childhood. You go to bed and when you wake up a party magically materializes. Amazing. I cleaned all week in between all the doctor's appointments and such, but there is always more.

Mike has mowed and re-landscaped the backyard. After that they'll be patio clearing and furniture rearranging. Beyond that decorating in the afternoon tomorrow. I am inside putting the goodie bags together and hand making cute tags:

Tada! Honestly, we handmade a lot last year and I knew I wasn't up for it this time. I ordered these adorable bags from Pannaz on Etsy. They're reversible and each lined in a different color. I bought the pocket "How Do Dinosaurs" library and put a book in each bag. My mom also contributed a few dinosaur figures to each.

The nice thing about having a small party is you can get nicer favors. I only needed 4 plus Riley of everything. I gave adorable handmade bags with nice books in them. I am convinced one or two nice favors beats the heck out of a bag full of little things. You always end up with extras and spend much more than you intend to. I think they were a hit. The kids also took home there baby dino hatching out of an egg cups.

From Birthday Express. Best cups ever. I know Riley will use it as a cup and eventually she'll push it around in her stroller. It's a baby after all.

Aside from goodie bags, there's the big present from Mommy and Daddy. It's an amazing wooden kitchen. We ordered it from Amazon, but before we (by we I mean Mike) could put it together we had to rearrange the living room, relocate the bird and clean the evidence of his being in that corner. What a chore.

It's such a cool toy.

Now I know why my parents always seemed so tired on birthdays and holidays...