michelle's first birthday is less than 3 weeks away. i am a wanna-be party planner so pagpapractice-an ko ang birthday ng anak ko. =)
venue: i am renting my friends house in roseville which is 2 hours away from san francisco. a lot of people have come up to me and asked why i picked a place that's far, far, away (and my parents actually reacted semi-violently at this decision). but to justify paul's and my decision...we wanted a place out of town, where we can have a mini break of some sort. the house has a swimming pool, a pool table, gourmet kitchen, 2 outdoor barbeques, a basketball court, and a huge hot tub--the place is amazing! and i'm renting it so i'm not being cheap about getting this place for free kahit na friend ko yung may ari. it's a beautiful, beautiful home. michelle enjoys the swimming pool in her little floating car so alam ko na she wont be bored at her own party. also, my sister-in-law and mother-in- law are flying from washington, d.c. i want them to enjoy their weekend with michelle also.
theme: mickey mouse clubhouse. we indulge michelle in at least one episode a day of mickey mouse clubhouse. she was about 7 or 8 months when she first saw mickey and she was smitten! si mickey mouse lang yung character that lights her up. she can actually sit through 30 minutes of mickey mouse. all other cartoon characters only get a minute of her attention. so we had to go with mickey mouse for the theme.
food: ayoko naman ng sobrang daming handa at isa pa mahirap magluto kaya eto yung nadecide namin na handa:
spaghetti (filipino style)
lumpia shanghai
lechon kawali
buttered shrimp
kare-kare
barbeque
leche flan
cake and ice cream
decorations: sympre mickey mouse din or solid colors like red, yellow, and blue to go with the mickey mouse clubhouse theme. the plates, napkins and plastic cutlery we bought were all in these colors. we'll order the balloons ng ganong kulay din. meron ding mickey mouse ears kaming binili para in the mood kaming lahat. basta eto yung mga iba naming binili...
we've got ears, say 'cheers!'
birthday candle
table cover
we hope everyone will have fun at her party. michelle is indeed a blessing! we are ever so thankful sa Lord for giving us a wonderful daughter!
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