Bubbly!

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And we're inside the bubble!!!

Stage

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Nice and pretty...and clean -- yet

Birthday Cake

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So cute and adorable! And yummy mini-cakes, too.

Interior

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...and this is how the place looked like before the kids came...hehhehe

Welcome to the party!

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...crayon balloon sculpture to welcome everybody!

Three days away

Lia's birthday party, of course!

So what has this momma been up to?

• chatting thru YM with organizer Petite and talking through phone with Armel every day. Following up, confirming, reminding, affirming. Bugging them to the max!


• bugging the caterer on the motif


• thinking if prizes are ready and complete and if the kids are going to like them


• thinking if so and so are coming


• worried that I'm going to forget something during the big day


• briefing Lia on her party


• teaching Lia to say how old she is, but after saying "one", the little girl goes on to count off


• reassessing my party plans, thinking if it's good enough


• want to say almost ready, but am not quite


• requested for mother-in-law to offer eggs to Sta. Clara so it won't rain during the party


• just checked CNN's weather channel and it says there that there'll be rain and thunder during the party


• now thinking of contingency plans if the eggs didn't work

Ready to party? Ha!

Excited Momma

Lia's turning one soon - June 26, to be exact. And I, the stage mudra, am orchestrating an Elmo party for the little one.

Why Elmo? He's her fave! She dances and claps and laughs when Elmo's on TV. Over Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, and other Sesame Street characters, Elmo is really her favorite. Well, actually there's one TV show that she really really loves. It's called Hi-5, and it's a group of Australians who sing and dance. Since it's impossible to find materials of them, we opted for Elmo.

And, since I can't wait to share what we have in store for Lia's guests on her birthday party, am sharing it now, here! Hehehe!

• Bubble Show - small bubbles, big bubbles, snake bubbles and dynamite bubbles! All bubbles! Of course, kids are welcome to get into these bubbles! How? Oh, that's the surprise!



• Glitter Tattoo booth - pretty designs, glittery and glistening!



• Cotton candy booth - surely, everyone will get sugar-high with this classic sweet.



• Games, games and prizes of course!

She's having her party the day before her birthday, though. Had a hard time bargaining for a Sunday rental of the venue.

Last night the balloon-maker faxed me Lia's custom-print balloons...a picture of her and an illustration of Elmo. Hehehe.

I'm excited already! Next: mother-and-daughter shopping. For Lia's birthday outfit. Hehehe!

Stage pillars

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And, creative climbing pillars for the stage! With Elmo mylar heads on top, of course.

Centerpiece sample

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Thanks to party organizer and balloon queen Petite, we're having these cutesies as centerpieces for the tables. Just imagine it's Elmo, not Pooh and Piglet. =)

Lia's having a party!

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Check out her invite! ;p That's a labor of love from me and Tita Maiete (well, I did the photo mosaic and the copy and Maiete did all the photoshop stuff, hehe).