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Birthday Party Fun

January 28th, 2011

An outdoor birthday party in January?! Was it too much to hope for?!

Thankfully the weather cooperated: 70 degrees, sunny and beautiful! We could not have wished for better weather for a winter birthday party!

We ate a delicious, kid-friendly lunch:


Clementines, cheese sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, edamame, blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers and carrots with humus, babybel cheese, and chedder bunny snacks for the kidoes; grapefruit and walnut salad with a cheese platter for the parents.

We sang to the birthday girl:

She sang to herself too! (It’s a favorite song, after all!)

We decorated cupcakes:


Cake is serious business.

We scootered and rode bikes up and down the lane:




Happy birthday girl!

I could not have wished for a more perfect, fun party for my daughter! We all had a wonderful time!

(Of course, it helps that my closest friends are the mamas of my daughter’s closest friends. Makes for a great gathering for everyone.)

Happy birthday, sweetie!

10 Comments

  1. Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Miss Leyba! (3 happys ’cause you’re 3 years old!)

    (So do tell — did the personalized juice boxes work out?)

    Comment by mara — January 28, 2011

  2. Happy Birthday sweetie! Oh an outdoor birthday party in January sounds absolutely wonderful…really makes me want to move to SF.

    Comment by Christina — January 28, 2011

  3. what a beautiful day for a beautiful girl! looks like she had a blast :)

    Comment by Alice — January 28, 2011

  4. What a spectacular party! Perfect weather, wonderful food, cake-decorating fun, scooters…looks like everyone had such a special day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Miss Leyba!

    Comment by Alexis — January 28, 2011

  5. what a happy day! love her birthday crown!

    Comment by celina — January 28, 2011

  6. Happy Birthday, Miss Leyba!

    Comment by Lisa — January 29, 2011

  7. love it! We are celebrating Anya’s first and Vaughn’s third bday Sunday!

    Comment by Ashlee — January 31, 2011

  8. My favorite is the photo of her decorating her cupcake–her concentration is intense. Three year-olds mean business when it comes to cupcakes. So what type of icing did you use?

    Comment by Claire — January 31, 2011

  9. Looks like a great party you are very creative.

    Comment by Bethany — January 31, 2011

  10. Such a fun day! So happy to celebrate with Miss Leyba!

    Comment by Amber — February 4, 2011

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