Augustus turned 3 on August 10. Since the party wasn’t until today, and we thought he’d be excited about his party and have a hard time waiting, we decided to just reschedule his entire birthday to today. I’m not sure if it was a genius parenting move or if we’re terrible parents, but today was SUPER fabulous and fun from the moment we woke up, so I think it was the right move. Augustus was excited the moment he woke up and was so happy.
We started the day playing and hanging out at home and then we went to birthday brunch where the boys ate mickey mouse pancakes.
After brunch, the boys changed into their special Spiderman birthday outfits and spiderman sandals (and Augustus’s spiderman watch). And then we headed to Woodridge Park, which is a HUGE and super cool park. We’ve never been there, but Christine recommended it and she was so right! It was fabulous.
For Xander’s first 4 birthdays and Augustus’s 2, I’ve gone all out. I love themes and I love parties and I like inviting everyone we know. I like making themed food. I like games, decorations, the whole nine yards. It doesn’t truly feel like an event until I’m crying in frustration over some kind of handcrafted thing days beforehand. But it’s a global pandemic and I wasn’t even sure if we could have a party, much less all the things that go with it. Luckily our friends and family were up for it and we decided to go low key- packaged snacks and cupcakes, hanging out at a park. All Augustus wanted to do was play anyway, so it was a perfect day. I printed spiderman designs and glued them onto silly string- my one craft for this event.
Everyone gathered at the park- the weather was perfect and the playground was spectacular. I didn’t take many photos of the playground, but it was super cool.
The surprise I was MOST excited for was a special visit from Spider-man. I ordered a costume and my brother Danny, who rocked it last year as Darth Vader at X’s 4th birthday, played Spiderman. I called all the kids over to the tables, saying it was time for cupcakes, but before we served them, off in the distance, we saw something. I wasn’t sure if Augustus (or the other kids) would be scared, so I wanted Danny to be seen from a distance first.
I shouldn’t have worried. Augustus was SO excited and ran right over to him as soon as he got nearby.
Once they’d had as much sugar as they could handle, they went back to playing on the playground, stopping every now and then for snacks, but mostly just content to play play play! When everyone was ready to leave, Augustus handed out treat bags to all of his friends (the highlight of any party).
Augustus fell asleep on the way home. He was sweaty and dirty and so so happy. When we got home, he opened presents and he and Xander have spent the whole evening playing with new toys.
It was a perfect day and I am so grateful that we have such awesome family and friends who made Augustus feel so special. He is the most joyful, happy, sweet, excited boy. When we got in the car to go home, he said, “that was a good park to have a Spiderman party!” Indeed it was.