So, apparently I'm using today to get back on track. I just finished Emmalee's very belated party post, and now I'm doing Kaylee's. I'm doing this because I need the mind-space to finish Emmalee's upcoming birthday. So, here we go...
As always, Kaylee's themes are very girly and I absolutely love that.
You can see that I really got into those mylar balloons from the previous party. But we blew up two of them. My heart almost went with them because we blew up the mermaid one.
Kaylee really loved the theme and the girly printables. She chose this mermaid to represent her and asked me to paint her with short hair like hers.
Doesn't get more girly than these lovely favor bags.
I always check Creative canon park for good printables, and these whales that are candy holders were amazing and so easy to make.
I learned from Emmalee's strawberry party to always make a boy version of the favor boxes.
Kaylee finally got to repeat her sister's sundae bar in one of her birthdays.
That octupus in the middle is the culprit for this theme. Kaylee said she had enough plushies for the theme, so she requested it.
I always wanted to make a mechanical toy from Creative Park. This is awesome.
Kaylee loved helping me paint this.
Buttercream is king now in my cakes, but fondant also makes a small appearance. I covered the printed images with transparent tape to protect it from the buttercream.
I can never get that gradient correct, but I feel I got a lot closer with this cake.
But here the gradient is more stripey. Well, I tried.
Long time without making any fondant characters.
My favorite thing about this cookie is that I shaped the cookie cutter to serve dual purpose and cut the whales and the octopuses with one cutter. Genius, if I do say so myself.
See how the wave and the tail of the whale is the tentacles of the octopus?
This pic with my mom in it is always one of my greatest joys in life.
Here is the photobooth area next to our main table.
My cutie pie!
These two are three years apart, but their friendship is the most sincere and close I've ever seen.
Adri always uses my props best
How adorable is baby Colette
The obligatory cookie picture.Games
Some was excited about the bubble octopus machine.
Good way to start getting wet: pass the water down the line.
Don't drop the water balloon.
Towel volleyball
Is common knowledge common? Better be able to think under pressure.
Someone is ready for the water balloon battle.
Attack!
Xavi takes the best pictures. Mermaid tail piñata.
We had colored flame candles, but in direct sunlight you couldn't even tell they were on.
Oh, the joy of being surrounded by family and friends.
Thank you, Lord, for family and friends.
My little jumping shrimp. you are the joy of my heart. I love your little innocent heart open to everything and everyone around you. My little one, when did you become such a romantic? You are "falling in love" too many times now. You like boys whose name starts with MAT... First it was Mateo. Now it's Matias. And I say it here because one thing you deeply dislike is hiding your feelings. You like to let the world know which boy is "the most beautiful" in your eyes. And you let that boy know too. Oh sweetie pie, I hope no one breaks your heart for being so innocent and loving. I hope that whoever gets your heart knows what a great treasure He has found. You are so loving as a friend. You are still drawn more towards peers or younger crowds, unlike your sister who seeks older crowds. You are comfortable being the caretaker for little ones and you yourself still fancy yourself one. It's ok by mommy. I don't want you to grow up too fast and neither do you (although you romantic side is a contradiction). Baby, you love dancing above all. You can spend your evenings learning a new dance to your hearts content, although you are not so happy with structure dancing. You struggle following instructions in your ballet class, but that's ok. You still do your best, and your sister is there to keep you straight. You and your sister still look out for each other. That will always fill my heart. I hope you always know the treasure you have in each other. I love watching you draw and paint, and do your best to remake your old drawings. You love giving letters now, which is new. But mommy loves receiving your drawings and letters, just as much as I love Emma's. You love writing letters to your friends and to your family. You are still a picky eater. You really need to do better there, but mommy is also struggling to push you harder. Your Spanish has come leaps and bounds. You love watching Moriah Elizabeth and NerdeCrafter with mommy. We love watching those vids together. I hope we'll get to make tutorials and videos together in the future. You've done a few tutorials of drawings on your own, and mommy absolutely loves them. You are so articulate and sweet. You have this sweetness to your voice that always come accompanied by your huge cat-in-boots-like eyes. It's really hard for me to say no to those big eyes. I loved watching you with your grandpa this past christmas. You two were dancing classical music in a pas de deux. I almost cried of joy watching you two reconnect and just have the absolute most goregous grandpa-granddaughter moment I've ever seen. I loved seeing you and your sister with your Grandma Martha and Grandma Lyla. You guys have the most amazing grandmas and grandpas in the world. I can't wait to see you with your Tio Kris and Tio Javier in 2023. We had a short visit from Tio Ditto this year just before your birthday. It was an awesome time together! I can't believe you agreed to cannon jump from a high rock into a river. You only agreed because you jumped on Tio Ditto's arms, but you did it. Emma was quicker to follow suit when her Tio jumped from the rock. I love you so much. Thank you for loving me the way you do. May God give you many years more.
Love.
Mom
