Can I just say that June has been CRAAAAAZY! We've been so busy, I feel like I've barely been able to think or breathe! Dan had a week off, in which we put in sod in our backyard and watched Logan a lot. Then, Dan subbed for 3 days for summer school and the next day we left for Bear Lake, UT. Then, after 4 days of being there, we went to Dan's parents house in Utah and spent a week there. We came home, had 2 days, then had a fun filled day for Dan's best friend's wedding in Newport Beach. Dan's family came for that and spent a few days with us, during which we had Anna's 3rd birthday party. They left this morning. It's been fun being with family and friends, but it's time for a break! :)
So I'll start blogging about Anna's party and then play catch up with the previous happenings.
A few months ago, I saved a picture of a rainbow cake that I thought was cute. Anna saw it on the computer, so I showed it to her and she liked it. I asked her if she wanted that for her birthday and she said yes. So the beginnings of a rainbow themed party began.
Her last two birthdays have been kind of stressful on me, so I wanted a simple party this year. I really thought I was simplifying things, but in the end, things weren't so simple. I decided on a rainbow cake, cupcake toppers, party favors and rainbow food. I really just wanted a cute party for Anna. It all seemed pretty simple, but the problem was that we were so busy the few weeks prior to her party, that there was still a lot of stuff that had to be done the day or two before and the day of. So, it all went well, but hopefully next year, it won't be so busy and stressful for me.
I posted most of these pics on Facebook, so they be repeats for those who saw them!
Here is her rainbow cake!
I thought it turned out pretty cute. I made it out of fondant. I'm really becoming a fan of fondant. It isn't that hard to make and it just makes the cake look good, much better than I could do with frosting. I'm horrible with frosting, so fondant is my friend. :)
To make the rainbow, I just printed out a picture of one that had lines separating each color, cut out each arc, rolled out each fondant color and cut out the arc in each color and stuck them together.
Cutting into all that hard work! Good thing we have pictures to remember it by.
A rainbow surprise inside!
This was probably the most annoying part of making this cake. I made up the batter, divided it into five bowls and dyed each one a different color. Then, I got out my cake pan. And realized I only had one, when I thought I had two. I went to ask some neighbors if they had any I could borrow, but no luck. So, it took me over an hour to cook this cake. Each color took 10 minutes. Then I had to wait for each one to cool before I could get it out to put the next color in. It was very long...
Here are the cupcake toppers.
I printed out the rainbows and cut out the circles with my cricut machine.
I found this idea online and thought it was so cute, rainbow fruit kabobs!
The food.
I kept this simple. In the past, we've done a bbq with hamburgers and stuff, but that's a lot of work. So this year it was sandwiches, fruit, veggies, chips and juice!
Anna and Logan!
I love how he just happened to wear a matching colored shirt.
I found her shirt at Target a few months ago on clearance for like $2!
Dan also made her rainbow necklace out of ceramic beads. He's so talented.
Anna playing with her friends at her party.
Me and my little Anna.
The family.
Anna blowing out her candles.
When I was making the cake the day before, she was by me, singing happy birthday to herself. She even said, "...dear Anna..." It was so cute.
Anna with her cupcake.
The funny thing is, she didn't even eat her cupcake or the rainbow cake.
For some reason, at birthday parties, she won't eat the cupcake.
Opening gifts.
I loved how many people wrapped the gifts in rainbow colors.
She loved ALL her gifts.
Dan got her Hungry Hungry Hippos. The kids started playing it and all she wanted to do was stick a ball in the lizard's mouth!
Overall, it was a very fun party and turned out well. I really couldn't have done it without Dan's family helping out. They were so good to watch Alex for me as I worked on stuff. As well as helping out blow up balloons, put streamers up, etc. I hope that next year will go well and I won't plan too much and make things simple, yet still cute. :)
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