I am in the midst of planning my almost 4 year old's Birthday party. This year, I let him choose the theme. His first birthday, I threw a milk and cookie party based on the beloved (by me) book If You Give A Mouse a Cookie. It was quite the cute party. The second year, I chose an airplane/helicopter theme because he was soo into them. Which makes sense, since this was the year that his daddy decided to become a pilot. The cake was a helicopter landing pad that had a remote controlled helicopter on it and after we had sung Happy Birthday the helicopter was flown right off of it. Quite the cake extravaganza for a two year old! Last year, I threw him a dinosaur party. It was a basic themed party, but it was a HOT day that day and poor Buddy almost passed out. The dinosaur cake didn't melt, at least.
And here we are again. He is going to be 4 and my goodness, I can't tell you the emotions I have about that. On one hand, I am so stoked he is turning 4 because we'll be out of the real toddler stage finally. On the other hand, my little guy has gone through a lot since he was born. Not more than a lot/most kids have gone through, but more than my other two have for sure. He still battles asthma attacks and throwing up for no apparent reason every three months or so. The first year of his life was spent in and out of doctor's appointments and seeing specialists. It's been a road with him. And now, he's turning 4.
Like I said, I let him choose the theme of his birthday party this year. We sat down together and browsed Pinterest for party themes until he found one that he REALLY wanted. And I knew exactly what it was going to be as soon as I saw his face and heard the excitement in his voice. So what did he choose? Drum roll....
WILLY WONKA!!!!
I was not surprised at all when he chose it. He LOVES the movie. He will sit on the couch and watch the whole movie beginning to end, and want to watch it again. And now, he can't stop talking about it. Everyday for the past three days, the first thing he has said to me after waking up is, "Mom, is it my Willy Wonka party today?" Bless his heart.
This is one reason I love having kids. The innocence and the excitement they get over their birthdays! Can you say precious? Part of the excitement comes from the fact that I have started planning and shopping for it. He sees things and has been watching me make his banner (which I cannot wait to show you all!!) and all of those things are SO exciting. To a child. But now, I've caught the excitement bug. I cannot wait for him to see the big reveal on the big day!!
I promise to post pictures of the decorations that I have been making myself for SUPER CHEAP but for now, I have a 5 year old who is going to be late for soccer practice if I don't get to it!
Too-da-loo!
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