I asked Jaden what he wanted for the theme of his birthday this year, and of course he said "Thomas" ( that's what he says every year lol). I then said let's do something different since we already did that, and so he said "Angry Birds", which hey it's something we have not done so "Angry Birds" it was. Jaden was super excited for his birthday since he understands the concept now, so it was really exciting to plan and prepare for his party this year. We have had his party at our house for the last few years (big mess and lot's of work), and I was really leaning towards doing it at the gym I work at (since I get a discount and they do all the work, and no mess for me to clean up), but was not sure how many people would come and if it was worth the money. So in the end I decided to do it at this really awesome park a few miles away from our house, and it turned out great! This might be the longest post ever because of all the pictures, so get comfy!
I loved how all of his decorations turned out and probably went a little overboard, but it was totally worth it! I really love the store Party City, because they basically have everything you need for a themed birthday party in that one store.
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| My dad was the pizza delivery man for the party, got to love family for helping out!! |
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| The cupcake cake turned out super cute. Seriously the best idea ever and will be doing this every year, makes for easy serving. |
Jaden and Matt have been best friends for going on two years now, they have pretty much grown up together and hope their friendship lasts forever!
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| Eli and his cousin Ashlee |
So grateful that Jaden had so much love and support from friends and family at his birthday party! We had a great turn out and the whole party was so much fun. I was also so happy that my sister and nephew could be here from London for his birthday, love my sister more than words!
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| Unc J and Jaden! |
The "Angry Birds" party theme would not of been complete with the the piggy pinata, which the kids had a blast hitting the crap out of till all the candy came out..huge hit!!
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| Jaden and cousin Brityn! |
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| LOVE LOVE Arizona sunsets, and could not resist taking a picture of the beauty this state gives us at sundown! |
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| All the little minions scrounging for candy hahaha |
This boy of mine was spoiled with lots of presents this year from all his friends and family, love you all for making his day so special!
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| Best friend love! |
Of course what would be a birthday without the traditional double cheek kiss?!? Someday I can't wait to go back and put every birthday kiss together and see how we have all changed over the years. Josh's family started this tradition and I'm glad that we have kept going with it each year.
This present was from Grandma and Papa Bracken, his cool new scooter! He is still trying to get the hang of it but we all get lots of fun out of it. Jaden's party this year was a great success and I'm pretty sure he loved it!
