Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Photobooth

This was an absolute hit! Thank you Ninong Jason for setting this up! If anyone is in the LA area and want to have a photobooth in their next party, contact me!

The background is from Oriental Trading. Props courtesy of Ninong Christian and the dollar store haha. I did the template design.

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Candy Bar

This is one of my favorite parts of the party.  Well mainly because I designed it haha.  The Candy Bar!

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Favors, Prizes, etc.

The den is the main hub for people who wanted to escape the heat. We set up the prize table, candy bar, favors table and photobooth here.  I also made a mini video of Macu's pics and short clips for people to watch.

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Face Painting

DH hired a face painter / balloon artist for the party.  Here are some of her creations.

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Games

Each kid gets 10 tickets they use to play the games.  They win a certain number of tickets depending on how well they played which they can use to exchange for the prizes.

There were five games. Not pictured here: Knock 'Em Down and Watergun Soldiers.

Duck Pond Game

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Food

Main Food was DH's responsibility.  He ordered from Aristocrat in Panorama City.

Delivery was included.

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Decorations

These are the decors in the backyard. Most of these are DIY. Which makes me really proud because of all the hard work we have put into this. :) Here you go guys, enjoy pics galore.

Banderitas bought from Oriental Trading Co.

Balloons - blown up by manual pump by Ninong Christian. lol

Too bad these beautiful things popped within an hour of him finishing them :(

Macu's First Birthday Carnival - Invite and the Birthday Boy's Outfit

I have always wanted to document the prep for Macu's 1st Birthday. A lot of work have gone into this party and I really just want to showcase it haha. We have always enjoyed going to the Fair.  Every year, we make sure to go to the OC County Fair and LA County Fair.  So we decided to do a Circus/Carnival Theme for Macu's first brithday.  So of course, first things first -- the invites.  I downloaded a Circus packet from www.etsy.com and just designed it in Photoshop Elements.

Burn Baby Burn

This is what greeted DH and I after our Anniversary Date:

Every little fingertip has a blister. From the thumb towards the palm too. :(

The Laundry Basket Caper

Macu woke up as I was getting ready for work. I let him play around the room.

I turn around and what do I see? He managed to get in the laundry basket and started throwing dirty clothes around. Haaaay.... He looked so cute, I couldn't get mad at him.

Yes, that is DH's underwear. Eww + LOL.

iPic Theaters

I remember when DH and I became girlfriend-boyfriend, our idea of a "date" was to go to SM North Edsa and watch a movie.  He would pick me up from UP, ride the jeep to SM and we would watch a movie, eat at the food court and stroll around until its time to go home.  We were young and don't have enough money besides our allowance but we make do and enjoy the time we have with each other.

Nowadays, the only time we see a movie is at the comfort of our own home watching DVDs rented from Redbox or our neighborhood DVD Hut.  Except for the really major movies I want to see, we rarely go to the theaters anymore.  And I kinda miss those days when we would just cuddle up, just the two of us, and enjoy the magic of film.

First Post!

Today is our 5th Wedding Anniversary!  How apt that I start off this new blog on such an occasion.



This was us 10 years ago.