And we had a party! It was really fun. We had planned to have a small party with just 1 couple friend and my parents, but then I invited everyone we knew!
Since I didn't tell Todd who all I invited he was totally surprised and a really good sport about the whole thing! There was a good turnout and a ton of food.
My extremely talented artsy brother-in-law made Todd his birthday cake of a racetrack w/ cars, etc. That was pretty fun! And there were 30 sparkler candles on it! Todd asked for 30 candles specifically.
I asked a select few people that make his favorite dishes to bring them, this doesn't even show the half of it! I made a couple pies for him and the Fresh Apple lattice top turned out adorable!
We also grilled Falls Brand hot dogs (made in Twin Falls, Idaho, where Todd is from and they taste good) and had other BBQ foods that are all his favorites. My dad and his friend, Kyle, both took charge and grilled dogs for everyone. There were probably about 50 people there altogether.
I had 2 Transformer pinatas, one for the kids and one pinata for the blindfolded adults! It was fun to watch and everyone participated.
We ended up with a couple of Themes for the party. The racetrack/cars were on the cake and the flagging as decoration. The Transformer pinatas and drink cups. The presents were all mainly bakery/kitchen items. All the food was BBQ and/or his favorites even including Red KoolAid! Pretty much every detail was accounted for and at the end of the night, I was exhausted! But it was worth the next 3 days being filled with contractions! It's not every year you feel up to throwing a big surprise party and haveit all pull off! Happy 30th Todd!
A couple side notes: Todd got pretty much the whole yard done and we even have a swing hanging from one of our tree branches. It looked great. Also even though no one got a picture of Savannah and I wasn't in charge of the camera, she was there and looked about adorable as can be! Here is a glimpse of how her curls are coming along!
