Maxwell's 3rd Birthday Party

Well, I did it!  I made it through Christmas and managed to pull off the kids' birthday parties.  First, Let me talk about Maxwell's.  He was turning 3, so we did a "balls" party.  We had it at the local YMCA (which was amazing).

Of course, 3 days before his party, I was notified of a scheduling conflict at the YMCA, so we had to rearrange our schedule.  But, luckily everything worked out great.  Instead of playing first, we ate first and then played once the other group was finished with that area.

The staff at the YMCA was amazing!  They went out of their way to make sure everything was taken care of and we were happy.  I would definitely recommend them, if you live in the San Antonio area.

So, Maxwell loves chocolate, so I made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting for him.  They also had a peanut butter filling.  I know that not everyone likes so much chocolate, so I made a few with a white frosting.  Then, I decorated them with a soccer ball ring.  They were delicious.  Unfortunately, the kids were scared by the peanut butter filling, so I've learned for kids parties, skip the filling next time.

For favors, I bought water bottles (sport themed, right?).  And I decorated each one with the name of his friend and some ball stickers!  And, the tag said "Thank you for celebrating Maxwell's 3rd birthday!  We had a ball!"  I also made sure that there were plenty for siblings to take a bottle home too, although siblings didn't get their name on theirs.

For decorations, I bought one birthday balloon to put on Maxwell's chair and then I made a banner that said Happy 3rd Birthday Maxwell, and it had a picture of him on each side.  I hung that one on the window.  And, last minute, my Mom decided to make him one of her famously awesome birthday signs.  That one is picture below and was hung over the present table.  Lastly, I made an "about Maxwell" sign and hung that over the cake/favor table.

When the kids arrived, we had pizza, water, juice boxes, and cheese ball with chips and veggies. We also had coloring pages and crayons so his friends could color him a picture.  After food, coloring and cake, we went up and had a blast in the bounce castle.

Everyone had a wonderful time, most importantly, Maxwell did.  He was so excited to celebrate with all of his friends.