A little pre-planning

Tuff will be 2 in less than 2 months. Oh my, where did by newborn baby go?

[minutes old]

It's hard to believe I'm already in planning mode for a 2nd Birthday party for our first sweet boy. He is getting so big, almost a little too fast. He's smarter than a whip and he's my WHOLE entire world. Not just a little bit, a piece, or most, he's ALL of it. I love him more and more with every day that passes. And my very most favorite thing about this sweet little boy of mine... He LOVES his mama. He loves his daddy and the rest of his family too but there's just something about Mama to him. :) And that my friends, is the best feeling in the world. :)

I am planning on doing a Blue's Clue's theme this year for baby boy. He's really into a few different shows right now but for the past few months his favorite has been "Blue's Blue's" (that's what he calls it). Since I know he's only going to be turning 2 and will probably never remember any of his 2nd birthday, I've decided not to "go all out" on a theme for a few different reasons. 1 being just as I said, he'll never remember it anyway. 2 being that I'm not a big fan of "themed" parties. I never really have been. Not sure why. I'd rather color coordinate some stuff and have a party. Which leads me to 3. being that I know in a few years, maybe even next year, he'll be requesting "themed" parties for every birthday until he's old enough to be out of that phase. Which is probably several years, if I had to guess. :) So.... I only plan on doing a few things in an actual Blue's Clue's theme, 3 to be exact. And the rest, I will color coordinate with. Here are a few peaks at what I'm leaning towards for my only 3 items that will be themed....

1. The Invitation- I don't want to ruin the suprise, so I'm not going to show any peaks of our invitation that we've decided on.

2. The Cake-

This is what I'm hoping for it to look like. I know things don't always turn out EXACTLY how the picture looks, but I'm hoping for something pretty close to this. I just LOVED it when I found it and I thought it was definitely not TOO much "themed" looking. It just looks like a little puppy dog to me. :)

3. Tuff's shirt for his party-

Last year, I bought 2 different shirts. One to coordinate with his actual birthday party and one for him to wear on his actual birthday (which was a different day than his party) that had a "1" on it. I ended up loving both. And since I liked the idea so much, I will probably do the same again this year. But here is a sneak peak of the applique for his birthday party shirt.

[of course it will have the #2 and Tuff on it]

So, not too much theme. Just a little. :) I have been looking around and starting my planning a little earlier this year. For a few different reasons as well. Last year I waited a little too long and stressed about everything at the last minute. I really wanted to avoid that this year. Especially since I'll be BIG and pregnant right around birthday party time this year. (9 months pregnant to be exact) :)

Still can't believe I'm planning for a 2nd birthday party. My baby is officially NOT a baby anymore. The good thing is, he'll always be a baby in mommy's eyes. Mommy's baby!