We had her birthday party at the Monkey's Treehouse. It is an indoor play area with a playground, train tables, an art station, and lots of pretend play areas such as a grocery store, post office and baby dolls. We decided to have it here instead of having it at the house this year. I was nervous that the weather would be bad, and I would be stuck inside with 20 crazy kids! Well we made the right decision, because the kids had a blast!
The party was from 9:15-11:00am, which ended up being a great time since the kids had lots of energy. We didn't have the entire place to ourselves, but we did have the party room. The place was open to anyone to come in and play, but it really didn't start getting too crowded until the end of her party. I wanted to have a private party, but all of the times were booked. The only option was the semi-private party. Honestly, the kids didn't know the difference, and it saved us money!
Since the party was early in the morning we ordered some chicken minis from Chick-fil-a, some pastries, some juice, and of course cake! The theme of the party was Curious George, since Emory has been obsessed with George lately. We ordered the cake from Publix, and it turned out so cute!
We had quite the turn out! 11 kids, and all 4 grandparents. Molly, Hudson, Lane, Ruby Kate, Zellie, Morgan, Emma, Pepper, Ezra, David, and Elsie all came out to celebrate and play! We made little gift bags from the kids that had stickers, playdough, and a stuffed monkey.
Emory opened her presents at home after the party. She got way too much stuff, but she was so excited to open it all. We were going to give her an easel for her birthday, but she had so many presents we just decided to save it for Christmas. It actually worked out that we were able to get her a nice swingset for the backyard on her birthday! Our neighbor was moving and sold us her swingset. My dad, Scott, and Martin moved it into our yard after the party. Emory got to see it when she woke up from her nap and was super excited! She kept pointing to it saying "Emory playhouse".
Her actual birthday was on Monday. We gave her a piece of cake and sang happy birthday. Martin was off work on Tuesday so we kept Emory home from daycare and took her to the science center to celebrate. She had a blast! I would say her birthday was a huge success. She had fun, spent time with friends and family, and ate lots of cake. We are so so thankful for these past 2 years. She has truly brought so much joy, laughter, and love into our lives.
Superb party! I went to an event venue last month and it was all decorated in a jungle theme. It was my daughter’s classmate’s birthday and we all were invited there. This looks just like that. Everything has been beautifully arranged and the little one is really very adorable.
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