But, what am I doing? Nesting, apparently...
This past weekend, I busted out the ladder, ammonia and vinegar, and the hose and insisted that we clean all of the windows- inside and out, front and back, top to bottom. So, of course, it's been raining on and off all week...
I also cleaned the oven, polished the hardwood floors, and bleached the washing machine.
None of which has anything to do with the twenty family and friends coming over for dinner on Saturday. A dinner that is happening after the Gymboree party with the sixteen two-year-olds, by the way.
In fact, I'm trying NOT to think about the twenty family and friends expecting me to feed them something other than "nuggies'n mac cheese" (as my son's best friend calls lunchtime at my house...)
A few nights ago, it occurred to me to order my son's cake. It wasn't really a big deal since the party was still a week away at the time, but I figured I should at least narrow down which licensed character to have on top of it...
My son has been into Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank. Well, not so much Bob since he saw it dubbed in French, but he still gets pretty darn excited about Thomas the Tank.
Even though the last two birthday parties we've gone to were Thomas-themed, I should probably just go with it anyway. However, truth be told, my son's most favoritest show EVAH is actually....
THEEEEEEE... PRICE... IS... RIGHT! This lights. The colors. Drew Carey's charm and enthusiasm. My son is so engaged. He even claps and smiles when the contestants win their showcase. It's VERY cute.*************************************************************************************
Update: So, even though my son is totally into the "Price is Right", and boy-howdy is he ever. I didn't think anyone else would "get it"; maybe not even him looking back on the photos twenty years from now. Plus, everything that my son seems to like about the show (the lights... the colors... etc.) doesn't exactly translate well into cake form...
I decided to go with Gymbo the Clown, Gymboree's lovable, but not exactly well-known mascot.Naturally, I set to work drafting a layout of exactly how I want to cake to look, complete with multiple reference photos of Gymbo taken from different angles.
Did I mention that this is for a cake... for a two-year-old's birthday party...
Yeah, why am I so anal?
10 comments:
The Price is Right! I TOTALLY get it! Mine are into Wheel of Fortune right now (which I justify by thinking it enhances letter recognition.)
The highlight of Cooper's 2nd birthday? His very own, brand new plunger and a helium balloon. I think the kid darn near died from excitement. Oh, to be 2 again!
Why does party planning have to get so out of control? I am in the exact same spot as you. Our party is at The Little Gym this Sunday. I hope all goes well for both of us! ; )
Lol - makes Naomi's first birthday cake, where I turned the grouting on the kitchen floor tiles pink (dropped the food colouring - still a bright shade of rose, some 10 weeks later), seem totally tame!
The Price is Right, lol. That is great. I think you were right not to put that on the cake. It would have been fun though looking back and explaining it to your son!
My boys are into Deal or No Deal... imagine Howie Mandel on their cake....
I'm de-lurking to wish your son a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Hope the party goes without a hitch.
I'm the party planner from hell. My babies are having their 2nd birthday in September and planning & purchasing is already well and truly underway with the husband having lost a large portion of his side of the closet which is now filled with bags of crap for the impeding day :)
And, it gets even better. My daughter has been planning her birthday party for months. Her birthday isn't until June!
That is so funny that he loves TPiR! Miss Peach loves it to...she says "Come on down!":)
That's what I get for not having TiVo... did not know that Drew Carey was the new PSR emcee.. doh! Anywho... the Gymboree clown and Carey do look a little alike... maybe your son won't notice. =)
I was really rooting for the price is right cake...
When Ryan was 2 he wanted a "Who wants to be a millionaire" because of the $$ signs. How he knew at 2 that he liked money is a bit frightening.
I would have done the Price is Right...can you imagine what a great story that would be growing up...
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