I Speak "Boy": Happy Birthday Lucas, You're 2!

I know most of you have been waiting, in anticipation for this post. I spent hours (but not late nights like Elijah's birthday last year!) prepping for this great CIRCUS Party. Katie counted 17 kids and there was about 1.5 adults per kid, so you do the math (because I can't) = a lot of people and VERY fun.

We had:
- Can Toss
- Tatoos
- Duck Fishing (Hit until the kids realized that they couldn't actually get any ducks...faulty makeshift system I made)
- Coloring Table with "Circus Fun" coloring pages
- Popcorn Machine (I cheated, I didn't have time to work on the recipe, so I threw in microwave popcorn)
- Pin the Nose on the Clown
- Sweets Bar filled with : Red Vines, Cotton Candy, Fruit Snacks, Bunny Crackers, Twinkies, Circus Cookies of course! Clown Noses and WIPES!
- Food Table with hot dogs, hot links and corn dogs and you can't forget snacks and pretzels at the circus!
- and the BIG HIT....The Jumpy House! Worth every single penny!

Good shot of the bounce house...and Aaron

I wish I had gotten more pictures, but I was busy playing host and really forgot to take pictures before the party started so you are lucky I remembered early on and got some in! Our birthday boy really like the duck pond, so you will see he had three outfit changes (actually now that I have all the pictures in here, I realize that I didn't get one of him in his original outfit! It was so cute too with three little circus animals on it :( )

I have to say one last thing. The chance of rain on Wednesday was 20% and ONLY in Benicia, not in any other surrounding town. By Thursday the chance of rain was up to 50% and all cities in the area were expecting some rain. I called every person to see if they would be able to make it Sunday instead of Saturday and they ALL said yes. I called the jumpy house place and they said- whatever you want to do is fine. I really preferred Saturday, so Aaron and I looked at the TRUSTY weatherunderground.com to see the hourly forecast and it said 7-8% chance of rain until 2pm and then 50+% chance from 2pm on. Our party was scheduled from 11-1, so I said "Let's chance it. I think we have a good shot." And would you know- it was B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l all morning, and when 2:00 hit and the party had dissipated, the rain came, subtly and blew by. Every other city got thunder and lightning, torrential down pours and I think even hail, but we were spared. Go figure.

The Details!

Sweets table, the sign says "Happy Birthday Lucas!" and was made by my coworker!!!!

Our popcorn machine. It stands about 3.5 feet tall.

Homemade popcorn bags, from paper lunch sacks and white ground contact paper

Non-functional Pinwheels made from a kit. Non-functional like I said, but cute all the same

Details: "Circus Fun" Banner, Cotton Candy bag seals, Drink/can wrapping labels

Cotton Candy bags

Coloring Sheets

The sign reads "DRINKS:"

Pin the Nose on the Clown - Elijah

Lucas' giant cupcake....which he didn't eat, he got a little one.

Party Cupcakes - talk about stain city....hahah

Little circus tent and Circus Fun Banner I made

The Circus Act!

Aunt Katie and Elijah with their clown noses

Elijah and Lizzie - serious clowns

Birthday Boy Lucas and his Green Cupcake Face! - Outfit #3- Au Natural

McKenna- Erin K's little girl (18 mo) and just a DOLL!!!!

Party goers enjoying their cupcakes (Logan, Emma, Amara, Haven)

The Other Luke (Belongs to Cousin Nicole - yes she got three red heads and I got none and she is 1/4 Indonesian...genetics are a crap shoot!)

Clowns on their cars (Amara, Cohen, McKenna and Jackson)

Colette- our friend Andrew and Cassandra's little girl 20 months

The Birthday boy in outfit #2 I think

Some of the kids eating their colorful (VERY) cupcakes. Left to Right: Cohen (Erin T's), Justice (Joslyn), Logan (cousin Nicole), Emma (Erin T), Amara (cousin Rachael), Haven (Joslyn), and Elijah half in the picture ;)