My dear baby boy's first birthday is still 17 months away. But I think as a first time mom who has waited for 3 long years for this bundle of joy, I am allowed to fantasize about this upcoming event. I do not want to forget my ideas so i will write it down, sort of a wish list also.
1. It's going to be a simple celebration with a social/charity cause. We plan to have a tree-planting activity in La Mesa Eco Park with J's immediate family (and close friends depending on the budget) and a simple picnic or merienda cena afterwards. The food will consists of pica-picas like small sandwiches, chicken lollipops, bbq, spaghetti/pancit, lumpia. As gifts, we will request the family just to adopt a tree.
The one thing I will splurge on is the birthday cake. In line with the tree-planting theme, I want the cake to be a Dirt Cake on a Wheel Barrow complete with gummy worms and edible pebbles and cupcakes looking like flower pots with dirt.
click links for some dirt cake photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kim_thibodeaux/3516113250/
http://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/coolest-dirt-cake-in-a-wheelbarrow-idea-10.html
flower pot dirt cupcakes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucydragonfly/2709546220/
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1629979
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brittanyscupcakes/5694656474/
OR how about a snow-covered/topped cake and cupcakes in honor of his birth being on a winter.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/72621/
Oh dear, I have to learn how to bake now, make it delicious, and decorate cakes. Ah wait, we do not have an oven. hahaha.
If we have extra-budget, as a gift to J, myself and the baby, a themed photoshoot with The Stork Studio or any professional photographer. As for the theme, I'm leaning towards a colorful picnic or Filipiniana themed photoshoot.
hay, it's really fun to indulge in your fantasies. : )
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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