last chance for being 8! {Matthias’ birthday party}

Hello friends! I thought I’d share some pics from Matthias’ birthday party on Friday afternoon. I tried to keep it suuuper simple–but it’s still always a lot of work. This party came together really well and the kids had a blast.
I thought I’d swing by and get some balloons at the grocery store and it took forever. Sheesh! Thankfully, Matthias loved them, and they do add a lot of fun and color.The cake was just a vanilla cake baked in a bundt pan–but then I separated the frosting into 6 parts and used food coloring to make it colorful. I warmed it in the microwave just a bit so it would drizzle over the sides of the cake.Candles made it even more fun.Paper plates and napkins were from Target.I used paint brushes to hold the helium balloons in place–a couple of the balloons still wanted to fly around.For the party favors, we got each kiddos a box of skittles and they were stoked. So cute.Bonnie Johnson came and taught an art lesson. Matthias chose a power ranger for the subject of the painting. Each kid had a set-up with various size brushes, pencil, eraser, paper towel and canvas. First she she showed the group how to draw an outline of the power ranger in pencil. She went step by step.They did such a fabulous job. I love how each one turned out differently.Matthias blew out his candles, opened presents {he received so many nice things!} and the kids went home. Yay the party was a success!Then we cleaned up the leftovers and went to bed early!

Happy Birthday, Matthias! I can’t believe you are 8 years old. You are creative, smart and insightful. I can’t wait to watch you grow and learn new things this year. I love you so much!