Rockets and Cupcakes

Adam’s birthday this year was on a Sunday. It made it pretty special that we could have his birthday party on his actual birthday!

We started first thing in the morning with some presents and what better present for a boy about to have a space party than some rocket ships! We started with this awesome one from Hape. It has a detachable rocket ship top and so many cool little parts. Best part, it only took me 20 minutes to assemble and only had 4 screws!

It was a huge success!

Then we moved onto the next present. Another rocket ship and of course the plastic one was the winner. It always is. Randy always makes fun of me because I always choose beautiful wooden toys that look nice all over the house and the plastic ones Randy chooses are always the fan favorite!

Here is the lone wooden spaceship….but before you get all teary eyed this has been played with a lot since then. Just not as much as the plastic one.

Then it was time to get ready for Adam’s space party. What made this more fun this year was how into the planning of the party Adam was. He just told me that he still two weeks later plays with his friends downstairs Space Party. When I asked him what that entails he said he makes things for the space party like rockets and planets. I think that means the party was a success!

First up we made planets from paper lanterns. I then tried to build a rocket but it was a huge pinterest fail. Adam still loved trying though!

Lots of balloons of course!

Cupcakes and cake!

Adam insisted on putting every cupcake topper in. When I asked why they were all on the side he replied he didn’t want to poke the sprinkles. Fair enough.

Even our cake had some space flair!

On to the food. What better than rocket sandwiches. This is pure nutrition right here folks. But hey, you only turn four once!

Next we have the hit of the party. Let me tell you, if you want children to eat fruit put it on a skewer with marshmallows! Adam helped make these and loved it!

Here is my favorite decoration for the party. I was able to get all this material for under 10 bucks and have someone sew an awesome solar system for under 10 dollars! It’s currently living in the boys room and is still a big hit.

We also had purples flowers everywhere! Adam and Malcolm walked to the flower market with me the day before and Adam picked all his own flowers!

Two days before the party we headed out for a walk. On our way out of the buidling we noticed there was a space party in the lobby of our building with an amazing rocket! I took it as a sign that these people were meant to build us a rocket! I invited myself to the party and found the talented people who had made the rocket and asked if they could build us one in two days. They said yes! Only in the Philippines people!

Malcolm was definitely the rocket’s biggest fan. He spent half the day inside this rocket!

We played games of course!

Then it came time to try to herd all the kids for a group photo. I promised everyone that cake would be right after to incentivize!

As Randy always says, moving toddlers is like herding snakes. I’m not sure where he got this metaphor? euphamism? or why he thinks herding snakes is a thing? But he is right. It is like herding slippery wriggly snakes. Oh wait, I think I just got it.

Close enough or as close as we’re going to get. Whichever way you look at it, still pretty cute!

Then it was cake time! This is the first birthday where Adam got that you make a make a wish before you blows out the candles!

Everybody enjoyed!

Here are the ladies who makes all of our parties possible! Ates Emma, Maria and Sahlee! Having a party for 20 kids would be a much more exhausting feat without these three ladies helping!