Gator's party...

Elsa1984 · October 2012

Gator's party was yesterday and went awesome! Her real birthday is Tuesday. It started pouring rain that morning, but luckily there was enough room in the building for a small bounce house to keep the kids entertained. We put in the invite no gifts, just to please come, eat, relax and celebrate. Some people still wanted to get her something so a cousin mentioned pennies for her piggy bank. Of course we came home with a truck bed full of every noisy toy on earth. Oh well. My uncle got her pennies and a balloon...the balloon is her favorite thing out of all of the toys. SO's sister doesn't like the three of us to get attention at all, so she will try anything to get the attention on herself. I thought this would be the weekend it didn't happen, then she showed up with a kitten. Of course she brought the stupid cat and said it would stay in the kennel in the car. Pretty soon it was "the cat needs to pee", and it was outside the building. Then the damn cat was in the building and she is dragging it all over and all I hear is "look at the kitty!", "did you see the kitty?" "look how cute it is!" I was annoyed and told her husband it needed to go out, that was a wedding and event place and animals weren't allowed inside. My SIL went to the owner and talked her into letting it stay inside. Pretty soon it was cake time and SIL had to be front and center and then getting in everyone's way....even the photographers way. I asked her to move in a nice way so the photographer could get some pictures, and frankly I didn't want her in the background pictures of my sweet baby. She got snotty and said "I don't care if you have a photographer, these pictures are for ME!" Next time her invite will get lost in the mail. Since we had the photographer there, SO and I put away our phones and enjoyed being in the moment. Which means I didn't get any pictures and have to wait. BUT, I did get a couple in the middle of setting up for the party with my phone.

We had all of the food and drinks on this table. It was under the month to month pictures of Gator.

The centerpieces were pinwheels and flowers with button centers, in mason jars with dried peas.

The inside of the building.

By the door we had little bags of bird seed you could take home with you to feed the birds and a picture of Gator in her carseat when we were leaving the hospital.

And our cupcake area with a picture of her at one year, a picture of her and her dad and me and her in the window, twigs with birds, and the cake stand where her cake later was.

There were other decorations but I didn't get pictures. My poor cousin and her kids got the flu and couldn't come so she wanted me to text her some pictures so she could see the decorations....so those are the only pictures I have!

Elsa1984 · October 2012

Oh and the heaters in the building were moved before it started.....we were heating it to dry the mopped floors quicker. Haha!

punkin05 · October 2012

I LOVE the lights and decorations! It looked beautiful.

shediva1 · October 2012

What a nice party! Too bad your SIL was a brat. Was she the one who you didn't want to tell that your grandparents were going to show up? (sorry I don't know if I messed up the details on that one)

Fianschneid · October 2012

The event space is so pretty. I can't wait to see pictures of the birthday girl.

I'm sorry you had to deal with a beast on your special day.

blu-eyedwife · October 2012

So sweet and rustic! (And I mean that in a good way)

ellewoodsSC · October 2012

Lovely space and party, can't wait to see the photographer's pics! Your SIL sounds really immature.

lissfriedrice · October 2012

Fabulous party pictures, I cannot wait to see more. Your SIL is something else!

pennysuedog · October 2012

Cute party, love the pin wheels!

Elsa1984 · October 2012

shediva1:
What a nice party!nbsp; Too bad your SIL was a brat.nbsp; Was she the one who you didn't want to tell that your grandparents were going to show up? sorry I don't know if I messed up the details on that one

Nope that was SO's cousin! It was her husbands dad and stepmom. They still came and actually all sat at the table together. The cousin never mentioned that she was upset. And she was such a trooper, helping me set up early in the morning and frosted 180 cupcakes for me right before the party. She is awesome!

But yeah the SIL is a brat. When we announced we were expecting, she all of a sudden had an MS "episode" and was "so sick", but then when nobody was looking she was hanging out with friends and acting fine. At my baby shower, she was so dramatic saying she couldn't come because that was just too much driving for her....even though she comes down all of the time. She gave another family member a sob story, and they drove her down. Then she acted pissed off and upset the whole time at the shower. And people kept asking what was wrong and she kept saying "nothing", and being vague so people would pay attention to her and worry about what was wrong. Anytime someone said something, she would blurt out something about her and her relationship to the baby..."Well I'm the aunt!"...."can't wait until the baby gets to have sleep overs at aunties house!"....etc. I cannot post a picture of Gator on FB without her commenting and turning it around somehow into something about herself. She always talks about how my SO is so spoiled and gets whatever he wants. But the difference is that she had kids in her teens with a deadbeat, has been married three times, and has been spending her life catching up financially to keep her head above water. We were the opposite, living comfortably, we had a baby later, and unlike her, we have never had to ask family for help....so when they do by something expensive for Gator or SO and I, they do it because they want to.....and she see's it as us "getting everything handed to you." She fails to see everything the family has done for her, whether it was helping fund three weddings, taking time off from work and moving her and the kids after each divorce, or my IL's moving into their shop apartment for five years while her and the kids took over my IL's home. But she thinks we are spoiled and I think that is why she tries to steal the "show" everytime. Last time I went to her house it was my birthday, her son, and her husbands birthday....it was the first time we....SO, me, IL's were all at her house together. We had plans to do dinner together to celebrate. She called the neighbor and asked if she could take their baby with. Seriously?! So there we were, at dinner to celebrate her DH, son, and me....and it was "look at the baby!", people walking by and telling her how cute "her baby" was, and baby talk. Such a nightmare!

pennysuedog · October 2012

Elsa1984:
shediva1:
What a nice party!nbsp; Too bad your SIL was a brat.nbsp; Was she the one who you didn't want to tell that your grandparents were going to show up? sorry I don't know if I messed up the details on that one
Nope that was SO's cousin! It was her husbands dad and stepmom. They still came and actually all sat at the table together. The cousin never mentioned that she was upset. And she was such a trooper, helping me set up early in the morning and frosted 180 cupcakes for me right before the party. She is awesome! But yeah the SIL is a brat. When we announced we were expecting, she all of a sudden had an MS "episode" and was "so sick", but then when nobody was looking she was hanging out with friends and acting fine. At my baby shower, she was so dramatic saying she couldn't come because that was just too much driving for her....even though she comes down all of the time. She gave another family member a sob story, and they drove her down. Then she acted pissed off and upset the whole time at the shower. And people kept asking what was wrong and she kept saying "nothing", and being vague so people would pay attention to her and worry about what was wrong. Anytime someone said something, she would blurt out something about her and her relationship to the baby..."Well I'm the aunt!"...."can't wait until the baby gets to have sleep overs at aunties house!"....etc. I cannot post a picture of Gator on FB without her commenting and turning it around somehow into something about herself. She always talks about how my SO is so spoiled and gets whatever he wants. But the difference is that she had kids in her teens with a deadbeat, has been married three times, and has been spending her life catching up financially to keep her head above water. We were the opposite, living comfortably, we had a baby later, and unlike her, we have never had to ask family for help....so when they do by something expensive for Gator or SO and I, they do it because they want to.....and she see's it as us "getting everything handed to you." She fails to see everything the family has done for her, whether it was helping fund three weddings, taking time off from work and moving her and the kids after each divorce, or my IL's moving into their shop apartment for five years while her and the kids took over my IL's home. But she thinks we are spoiled and I think that is why she tries to steal the "show" everytime. Last time I went to her house it was my birthday, her son, and her husbands birthday....it was the first time we....SO, me, IL's were all at her house together. We had plans to do dinner together to celebrate. She called the neighbor and asked if she could take their baby with. Seriously?! So there we were, at dinner to celebrate her DH, son, and me....and it was "look at the baby!", people walking by and telling her how cute "her baby" was, and baby talk. Such a nightmare!

Wow!

amyc216 · October 2012

Happy Birthday to Gator! I love the party decor!

Ariana2O11 · October 2012

what a nice party and how annoying of your SIL. I hope you whispered to the photographers not to get her in any of the pictures. Devil Embarrassed

UFCasey · October 2012

Love the party decor - I'm totally jealous of how professional and nice everything looks!
Your SIL sounds like a whack job. How is it that no one has knocked her upside the head yet? I'm tempted to do so and I have never even met her!