Thursday, January 13, 2011

Astrid's 3rd Birthday


Before: an old DI cabinet


After: a play kitchen for Astrid that I've been wanting to make for at least a year.



Despite the bitter cold, it's not a Mexican birthday party without a pinata.









Beautiful cake, I know. But at least it tasted good.






I was raised with the following birthday party theory for kids:
small house, lots of kids and parents running amok, lots of games, lots of food, lots of noise, lots of mess, lots of chaos.

Now that we have our own home, we were able to accomplish just that, and while it may have seemed overwhelming to our guests, it felt just as it should to me. It was so nice to see so many of our good friends and family all in one place, celebrating our baby girl's third birthday. It was quite wonderful.

I can't believe just how quickly she has reached the ripe age of three. My post-partum depression is just now setting in...

6 comments:

Saskia said...

Jasmine - the play kitchen looks amazing!! Also, I subscribe to the same birthday party theory...it wasn't a party unless everyone goes home fat, happy and tired. :)

Samantha said...

Jasmine I love the kitchen! Soo great. kyle's grandpa made them one when they were little and my kids (his greatgrandkids) are now playing with it. And hey! Phil was there! Jealous!

emily said...

am a fan of the kitchen. can you believe they are three?! jonah will be three this weekend and it's all about binoculars and dinosaurs at our house. anyway, it turned out great!

Heidi Lewis said...

Happy Birthday to your little lady! She's so big now!

Jo said...

I <3 Astrid.

Robin said...

Umm so Im super impressed with the before and after pics of that kitchen! Thanks for the blog invite. Can you get onto ours? If not, let me know. I do love your comments on a Mexican party needing a pinata. Daniels family told me the same thing, hah!