this made for an easy birthday theme.
because i'm a sucker for paper products,
i wanted to send paper invitations.
i know it's not very green, but i do recycle
and drive a prius. {i hope that counts for somethin'?}
before i even jumped onto etsy,
i found these invites from meri meri.
i loved the glossy paper, the window that actually opens,
and the gold tassle that resembles fire,
but i had to get finn's approval first.
i didn't dare send anything 'too babyish'.
{he's almost double digits for goodness sakes}. *grin*
his response "it's not realisitic but it's pretty cool.
you can get those if you want mom".
with permission granted, i ordered a box.
then we all went off mexico and i completely forgot all about the party.
this past weekend, i figured i had better get moving,
since it's just around the corner. for finn, the b-day activity and the cake
are the most important things, and since he chose a backyard movie night
as the main event, the cake was all that was left.
i googled 'space cakes' and several cute options popped up.
i shared a few with christopher since he is our family cake designer,
and reminded him to give me his shopping list this week.
.
this one was my favorite.
{i love the beautiful blue cake pedestal it sits on}
i'm a fan of clean, simple design
and this cake is perfection to me.
c might chose to build a solar system cake,
but why when this works beautifully.
{i think finn would really be happy with this}.
though this backyard birthday bash is the main event,
finn did enjoy having 2 friends sleepover last weekend.
the next day, they went to the discovery museum in orange county.
i was hoping to go to another museum to see the endeavor shuttle,
but finn specifically wanted this museum as it has a rocket lab
exhibit that he wanted to see. {oh the things that excite him}.
he had a great day with this pals and when i get photos uploaded,
i'll share!
