This may be late but I would write about it anyway.
We had a little celebration here at home last January 14 when Louiji turned two years old. It was a simple dinner with his grandparents, cousins and tita ninang from my side of the family. To make this milestone extra special even if we just stayed at home, I prepared food and decorations that I know will delight my little tot. I decided to have Louiji’s Favorites as our theme.
We served enough food for everyone to feast on. I baked a Red Velvet cake and a dozen cupcakes using the tips and techniques that I have learned from the Maya Cooking Class that I attended last year. I washed Louiji’s toys and made them as cake toppers. I also added a Happy Birthday washi tape and a #2 birthday candle. My parents volunteered to cook pansit for us, a recent favorite of our little one. My husband bought roasted chicken. I grilled liempo for the first time. I was so glad that they were not burned! I used the Jolly Lychees in Syrup and prepared chilled lychees mixed with nata de coco, an irresistible dessert for my husband.
Earlier that day while our boy was still sleeping, I have put up the Happy Birthday banner that we used in his 1st birthday and added another one that spelled out his name. While he was taking his afternoon nap, I added more decors in the living room as inspired by the mood boards and magazines that I have created on Pinterest and Flipboard, respectively. I gathered the balloons that we bought at Celebrations Party Central and added a string of yarn taped with a #2 cutout on each. I then asked my husband to tape the balloons on the ceiling to give the illusion that they are floating.
It was a bit late for dinner and our little one was still asleep so we decided to wake him up. As we were going down the stairs, everyone was singing the birthday song. I asked my niece to take a video of us to capture that moment. The look on our two-year-old’s face was priceless! He kept on pointing at the “floating” balloons and was happy to hear his loved ones singing. (Side note: A month before his birthday, we all have been singing the birthday song for him and it made him giddy each time.) Everyone gathered on our dining table and sang that happy song once more as we prepared Louiji to blow his birthday candle. At the end of the song, we helped him blew it. Everyone clapped and cheered much to the joy of our darling birthday boy.
We watched Big Hero 6 on TV while having dinner. We were amused at how Louiji would laugh so hard at the scene where Hero was chasing Max. Some of the things that make our boy break into laughter really surprise us!
After dinner, we gave our gift to Louiji and his cousins gathered around us as I helped him open his gift. It was a train set featuring Percy from the animated TV show Thomas and Friends . My nephew, who used to be a Thomas and Friends fanatic in his younger years, helped us assembled the train set. Seeing how the whole thing worked made Louiji excited to play with his new toy.
Soon after, our guests had to go home. When it was just the three of us, Louiji took out his tito ninong’s Magic Sing and prompted us to do a videoke. I obliged and sang a few songs for him while carrying him. He was getting heavier and I can no longer carry him for longer period of time. We then sat on the sofa and I gave him the mic. I could tell that he had fun singing 🙂
A couple of days later, we had a party for Louiji at Jollibee and celebrated with our relatives and friends. I will share about the party in another post 🙂
Happy 2nd Birthday to your little boy! Sounds like you all had a blast 🙂
Thanks Rowena 🙂
labor of love!!! happy birthday to your precious little boy 🙂
Thank you, Sarah! 🙂
Belated Happy Birthday to your baby boy! Very nice set-up! Laking tulong talaga ng Pinterest! Hehe! That’s my go-to site din when I need recipes and decor ideas. Hehe 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Ruth 🙂
Pinterest is super helpful. It’s where I find inspiration for just about anything!
I like your cake! 🙂 I am a newbie in baking cake and cupcakes but I truly enjoyed it. I am sure all the foods taste good because it is done with love. Happy bday to your boy!
Thank you, Jem 🙂
I still consider myself an amateur in baking. I still have a lot to learn. It’s a good thing that there are a lot of bloggers who are willing to share their expertise in cooking and baking. Their blogs are very helpful in my cooking and baking journey 🙂
Wow you made the red velvet? Yummy! Happy birthday to the birthday boy 🙂
Thank you, Yvonne 🙂
Yes, I made the Red Velvet Cake and Cupcakes 🙂 Puyatan! I first learned about making them when I attended the Maya Baking Class. Here’s their website: http://www.themayakitchen.com/
Sure looked like he had fun with your micriphone
He sure did! 🙂
Oooh, I love the cake. So adorbs! You know, we have almost the same kind of celebration. When my son turned 2, we didn’t host a big party (natuto na from our 1st birthday mistake), and he enjoyed it more. Pero “almost” lang since, in your case, you had a party naman later on with friends and relatives. We might have another party pag 4 na sya 😀
Thank you, Maan 🙂
We had another party with our relatives and friends because our son is so crazy about Jollibee. Super worth it naman 🙂
Wow! Such labor of love for your adorable young man! I’m sure he truly enjoyed his birthday bash! Belated happy birthday, Louiji!
Thank you, Maria 🙂
Precious little one… happy birthday to your son! God bless! =)
Thank you, Kristine 🙂 God bless you, too.
Labor of love, indeed 🙂 Happy birthday to your little man 🙂
Thank you, Ayi 🙂
Happy birthday! Hope you can meet and play with Gab soon!
Thanks Que! Like ko yan 🙂 Will let you know pg mapadpad kme sa Makati 🙂
Happy Birthday Baby Louiji! Your cake is adorable. 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Aww what a fun party! My son is almost 2! I love the cake! Thanks for sharing your son’s special day!
Thanks Kat 🙂