Jakob's 2nd Birthday

What started out as a “cake and ice cream party” for a few close family members, turned into the social event of the year…well for the toddler set at least. We celebrated Jakob’s 2^nd birthday with a Sesame Street party. I think we were all more excited for the party than he was.

You can’t have a party at the Gonzalez house with lots of good food (I guess my food obsession runs in the family). The menu consisted of fried chicken and potatoes from Slavko’s Harbor Poultry , cake, cookies, and cheese rolls from Porto’s Bakery , my mom’s macaroni salad and my aunt’s broccoli salad.

I like to think of myself as the crafter in the family, but my sister Julie outdid herself with the decorations and party favors. For the centerpieces, each table had a Sesame Street character in a pose.

For the party favors, she made really cute flannel bags tied with a ribbon and a small tag I made for the occasion. The really young kids got a Sesame Street CD and some toddler-friendly snacks and the older kids got the typical party candy. Since most people at the party didn’t actually have kids, she gave the adults two large cookies in a glassine bag and sealed it with a sticker I had made for her. Oh and she also raffled off some gifts to keep the adults entertained.

Jakob couldn’t care less about the food, gifts, or the guests since he acted shy most of the time, even with his future girlfriend Mia around. But by the time most people left, he was having a ball playing with his Thomas the Train toys (Thomas? Who knew? What happened to Elmo?). Hopefully he had fun, although I doubt he’ll ever have any recollection of the event. My brother-in-law told Julie that it wasn’t Jakob’s party, it was Julie and DeeDee’s party. Duh! What’s the point of having kids around if you can’t throw overdone birthday parties for kids who couldn’t care less?