March 31, 2014

Yuri Turns 2: The Simplest Birthday Celebration

Warning: Photo overload ahead

I mentioned in a previous post that we chose not to have a birthday party this year. I realized that when the child is very young, especially if he is as deathly afraid of strangers as mine was (a year ago), then the party is not really for the child; it's for the parents.

Let the guilt-trip begin.

Just kidding. Of course, I know our intentions. We want to celebrate their birthdays with a blast! And we want to do the very best we can do to do it. And if your child is happy with people and parties, then by all means, go for it!

Yuri is no longer the timid baby he was last year, but this time, I want to make his birthday all about him. I wanted it to be completely stress-free and just happy. The result is the simplest birthday celebration ever.

There was no theme, no fuss. Well, the general theme of the day was everything Yuri likes and loves. Since it's his day, I wanted to make sure he ate, played with, did his favorite things. I'll stop here and let the photos do the talking.
The birthday boy in pambahay clothes.
Playing with his favorite toys: cars!
Ate his favorite breakfast food: yogurt with fresh fruits!
We also read some of his favorite books. This is The Quiet Book.
And I let him play his favorite video game but only for a limited time, don't worry. :-)
It's also one of the rare occasions we get to watch TV.
Just lying around, doing nothing. Careless like a child should be!
Running (and dancing) out on the street
The cake!



And cupcakes! They're really yummy and they don't cost a fortune, too!
Yuri's favorite things: all things carbs! Unfortunately, we didn't find suman that day...
Party hats with Yayu
Ice cream for the young ones
And another flavor for the young once.
Candle-blowing fail :P
Yuri's favorite fruits: grapes!
Several bowls of baked macaroni. Yum!
And a box of chocolates. Yes please!
The next day was about opening the gifts. First up, wooden blocks!
I love these blocks, and they're affordable, too!
We're the builders, and you know who the destroyer is!
 
Second gift is this indoor basketball hoop. Affordable also. Yes, we limited the gifts to just two!

And this, folks, is how we celebrated Yuri's second birthday. No fuss + no frills = unstressed mommy and happy baby!
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