I wanted to have a nice birthday party without spending a fortune so with a little research I was able to make a lot of it.
This is what you saw when you entered the house. I made Mickey Mouse shaped rice krispie treats on a stick, MM ears for all of the kids, and a MM topiary. The picture of JJ is one side of his party invitation.

Here's where all the food went. I made 2 more MM topiaries for decorations and I also made the cupcakes. The empty space on the table is where the pizza went.

These are the goody bags I sent home with each kid. Lots of candy inside and MM memorabilia!

A closer pic of the cake. My friend, Rachael, has made every birthday cake for JJ so far. She always does such a good job!

A picture of my little bug before the party starts.

2 of the kids wearing the ears I made.

A bounce house we were fortunate to have. A friend and co-worker of my Dad's allowed us to borrow the bounce house for the day.

My Dad built JJ a sandbox last summer for JJ and it came in handy for the party. The kids loved it!

Time to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles! This is his embarrassed face. I love it!


After having cake and cupcakes we went to a local horse farm. Before seeing the horses we all sat in a room and listened to James Bond (yes, that's his real name!) give the history of the horse farm and tell us what we'll be doing.

Learning how to brush the ponies.

Each child got to ride the pony cart a couple of times.

While some of the kids were riding the cart, the rest of us were petting the horses.

And JJ was running around like a crazy person!

My Mom talking to Oreo. He was such a sweet horse.

Getting back from a ride. He had each adult go on a quick ride while he explained how using the reigns on the horses relates to raising children. It was a very good little talk.

Time to open presents! This present is from my parents.

This is from my in-laws.

haha! Guess he's not so sure about this one. :)

The end.

At the end of the day we were all exhausted but it was good day! My sweet boy had a fun, family and friend-filled party and I didn't have to spend a fortune to give it to him!
I still can't believe I have a 3 year old. I wish he would stop growing. Just for a little bit. I miss my baby.
Click here to read about JJ's 2nd birthday party and here to read about JJ turning 1.
