Georgia's Birthday Re-Cap

I was talking to my mom last night and she pointed out to me that I had been remiss in posting pictures of Georgia's birthday celebration. Shame on me. So much whent in to prepping for the event... like three years of not leaving my challenging toddler out for the wolves. Ha ha ha! Just kidding! Totally kidding. 

First up: Streamers! I have a major love affair with streamers going on. In my estimation only three things are required for a birthday celebration. Cake, Presents (oh yes presents), and STREAMERS!!! This year I spent more time on the streamers than the cake and the presents put together... and it showed. Too bad I couldn't get a better picture of their splendor.

And when I say that "It showed" part of what I mean, is that the cake sucked. A box of Betty Crocker Fudge Cake and the worst icing ever. This is hard for me to admit becasue I really pride myself in delicious frosting... But things went amiss when party guests started showing up at the door and the frosting hadn't even been made yet. Of course, I had spent a couple hours the night before and another two that morning on the streamers. I tried to rush the frosting and used cold powdered sugar from the fridge which cooled my room temperature butter and made for these horrible bumps in the final product. (Why was my powdered sugar in the fridge? Because of those darn mice that were plaguing us this fall, and I don't have a container big enough for the massive bag I bought in bulk.) Lesson learned. Sugar AND butter have to be  room temp to make successful butter cream frosting. 

As for presents, Georgia made out like a bandit thanks to everyone but Smoochy and I. This doctors kit from Grandma N was a super big hit. It was an even more timely a gift because the day before the party the kids and I spent the afternoon in the pediatricians office trying to determine if the spots that almost got Normy sent home from Pre-K were chicken pox of not!  (They were not).

Smoochy and I decided not to get Georgia a ton of gifts because A) what do you get the child who doesn't play with toys? And B) The party itself seemed like plenty. I had however, picked up this tutu and matching leggings for her a few months back, thinking she'd LOVE them. And I was right... in part. She could care less about the tutu but wants to wear the leggings EVERY DAY! 

The other thing that I have to share are the kick-ass gifts Georgia's Aunt Cathy sewed for her. Cathy got her sewing machine for Christmas and can already out-sew me with her eyes shut and one hand holding a cocktail.  And in case you are as smitten as I am with these perfect  and simple-to-sew toddler gifts let me pass along the links she gave me.

The Numbers: by Create Studio

The Owl: by Just Another Hang Up

So to recap: Georgia is three, even tiny parties are expensive and time consuming, and sugar should be room temp to make edible icing. ;-) Oh yea, and Cathy rocks.