Ivan's Birthday Party

It's birthday time again, and that means a party! Woohoo! I have been so looking forward to this party. I invited a lot less people than I usually do and tried to keep it to just Ivan's friends. Michael's parents were able to make it up for the day as well as his grandparents that live in Provo, Utah. We had a Finding Nemo theme, since that's what Ivan asked for. He absolutely loved his cake!

We had a super fun craft to make. It was little fish aquariums! All the kids got to decorate their fish and stick them in the box. 

Ivan loved using all the stickers he wanted. And he used about 9 googly eyes on just one fish!

Ivan and Sterling, best buds, showing off their tanks. 

The snack buffet! We had Swedish fish in jello cups, rainbow fish cupcakes, goldfish, carrots, cheese cubes, deli spirals and a cupcake pull apart cake. 

This was the first time I had attempted a pull apart cake. I had a clear vision of what I wanted, and with Janet's help, my dream was realized! We found those cute little Nemo figurines the day before the party and made the cake look like an ocean. 

Fishy cupcakes! Ivan thought these were so fun. 

Yum! Ivan was a little scared when everyone was singing him Happy Birthday, but blowing out the candles cheered him right up. 

This is Ivan's big birthday present. He loves his train table! 

We got to barbecue with all the grandparents after the party. And it gave us a chance to play with one of Ivan's new toys. I've been wanting to expand Ivan's sports experiences and this T ball stuff was perfect. He's slowly getting the hang of it, we just have to be careful of where Charlotte is.  

He hit it!

After the party fun, bouncing on the balloons. Haha! This was very fun until dad popped a balloon. Charlotte did not approve. 

The party was so much fun! Almost all of Ivan's friends were able to make it and they all had a blast too. It was great to see all the parents as well. The food was delicious, even if my oven is stupid and baked the cupcakes weird. I got to try some new recipes, dunkaroo dip sure is a keeper, and we all had fun decorating. We had the party a week and a half before Ivan's actually birthday. That was a tough decision. He was born on General Conference weekend, so his birthday falls right around that time every year. Last year we had his party the same weekend as the women's conference, which is a week before general conference, and I was going to do the same thing again this year. I decided to go a week earlier than that so more people could attend and not feel rushed to leave. That's how we got the grandparents there. :] 

Happy Birthday Ivan!