Caleb's 3rd Birthday Party!

August 25, 2012

That's right, Caleb had a big THIRD Birthday party this weekend!! It was at The Little Gym and we are so glad we chose to host there. The staff was amazing- they would not let us lift a finger. They set up all of the food, served it, and cleaned it up. They lead the class, helped the kids play, helped with Caleb opening gifts, and even took notes of who got him what gift! Mommy was not even tired after the party- we might be repeats again next year :)

Everyone had a great time playing at the gym. Caleb requested to play with balls, they blew up the jumper, climbed and crawled over lots of things, played with shakers and music sticks, had a parachute activity, and even blew some bubbles. It was nice because there was a range of ages in the children from about 1 year old to 5 years old, so there was something for them all to do and plenty of space for them all to explore. Caleb had lots of friends show up to play too! All of the grandparents came and enjoyed watching him play and have a good time. Uncle Josh, Aunt Jessica, and Addison came, which Caleb was so excited about. We haven't seen Addison in several weeks, so they were wound up as soon as they saw each other! Everyone from our small group came: Jordan, Jayden, and Caitlin, Bella and Juliet, and Lilly Kay. From our Sunday School class: Jasper and Jude, Hayden and Alex. Noah was in Caleb's 2 year old class last year. Then from his class this year: Addison and Owen, Harrison, and Kynsleigh. Aunt Kacie brought Rylann and Finlee went out of town with her grandmother and had to miss, but we went her home a goody box of yummy candy. Also, Mommy's good friend, Eleanor brought her little boy, Will and we were excited to see them. We all got the chance to go swimming together earlier in the summer, so it was nice to catch up, even if it was briefly! There were others who could not make it and we missed them, but completely understand being busy!!

After play time, it was time to eat!! Caleb enjoyed sharing all of his favorites with his friends: cake, ice cream, fruit and dip, green dot chips (sour cream and onion), and chex mix. Next it was time to open gifts and Caleb got lots of new fun things to play with- lets just say he got very spoiled by all of his wonderful friends! And lastly, on the way out, Mommy set up a candy train so everyone could make a goody bag on the way out. The train held gummy life savers, sweetarts, skittles, and reese cups- yum :)

Here are just a few pictures from the party...Mommy only took 150 total :)

After Caleb's party at The Little Gym with all of his friends, we had an after party at the house with family. Everyone enjoyed Mellow Mushroom pizza for dinner along with salad, fruit, and of course, cake. We asked them to save their gifts for Caleb and do them at the house, which worked out great. It was just a tad chaotic at the party so it was nice for him to get these gifts at home and actually remember who got him what. Plus this gave the grandparents more one on one time with the Birthday boy. We enjoyed having everyone over and visiting for a while, but it was quickly getting late and bath time was creeping around the corner. We had a great day though!!!