The planning has been in the works for a couple weeks already. The invitations have been pain-stakingly hand-made. The guest list is starting to rival that of our wedding reception. (Only this time there are no unwelcome relatives that were sent token invites and actually showed up. We learned that lesson.) My wife has consulted with a girlfriend on the types of cake to serve. Not type; types. Plural. I'm starting to get a little nervous.
I'm talking about my son's first birthday.
Here it is the middle of March and May the 4th seems a long way off yet. (I love his birth date though; sounds like a lisping Jedi: 'May the fourth be with you!') But we're getting ready NOW! On our grocery shopping outing last night, my wife found a wonderful apparatus for the party. It's call The Gazillion. It's a battery-powered bubble blower. ("Whaddya think honey? It's only thirteen dollars...") So we had to get it and try it out last night. I told her that there's no such number as a gazillion and she just Looked at me. The boy was rather enamoured of the device though. We plan to put it on the roof just above the front door as guests are arriving. Stop the insanity!!
Nice picture in the sidebar. Will you heretofore be referring to your child as "The Spawn?" Also, that bubble picture is superdedooperdecool!
Posted by: Paul | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 09:01 AM
Very cool pic indeed. But it's not a bubble picture. I somehow managed to photographically capture all the spirits that are protecting my son. You of all people should know that, Paul.
Posted by: Simon | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 09:22 AM
That sounds like a LOT of preparation. Whoa. Cakes? Good cakes? Actually, may I come?
Posted by: Shiz | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 02:57 PM
Sure can Shiz. If you're gonna be around the Edmonton area on Saturday May 7th, I'll come pick you up. Our snow should be gone by then.
Posted by: Simon | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 03:20 PM
Hey, Simon .... May is a lovely time to be born ( My B'Day is May 7th, my son is May 13 ). Nice time to have a party, too. I LOVE birthday cake ! Tina
Posted by: Tina | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 08:09 PM
They sure are purdier than my cat ghosts.
Posted by: Paul | Friday, 18 March 2005 at 11:17 PM
Looks eerily like the pics of the "I see dead people" kid on The Sixth Sense....spooky...be Paul's having a field day with it!!! And as a mother, the first birthday is quite important!! As are the future 17 he is in your care!!!Penny
Posted by: Penny | Monday, 21 March 2005 at 07:57 AM