Jaden turns 4 : Part 1

In a blink of an eye, and it has been a year since we last had his birthday do at Marmalade cafe at BVII.

:: little one oblivious to what is going to take place later in the day ::

This year, due to his GFCF diet, it was a bit hard when it came down to planning food for the little one and we decided it is best to do it at our poolside, get a caterer to come in to prepare food for our guests while Jaden can have the luxury of eating home cooked food.

:: enjoying himself max in the pool ::

I decided on a pool party for him but plan failed as he was the only one in the pool but he enjoyed it tremendously until the water got too cold for him.

:: and the guests starts arriving one by one ::

Took him back up for a warm bath and a change of clothes before bringing him down to greet his guests.

:: 4 year olds ::

The little boy enjoyed his birthday party tremendously this year as he got to swim, and then played on the swing to his heart content, under the watchful eyes of his father while I was running around trying to be a good host to the invited guests.








We prepared Jaden's favourite fried beehoon, porkchop, beef burger patties and pork ribs. It is as if he also has his own mini-mini buffet line to choose from. We did not want him to feel left out, watching others eat a variety of food while he is just tied down to one.

As some might have known that every year, I try to give Jaden a special birthday cake and this year, it was really special. This cake has never been commisioned before and it was specially created by Hubby and me. Yes, you heard me right! I made a cake!!!! Actually I didn't lah but I came up with the concept after surfing the net for some ideas and Hubby took his time out to create the cake.

Can you guess what cake we created for him?

:: 100% Fruit Cake ::

Anyway, he was really happy when everybody gathered round and sang him the birthday song. Jaden had this huge grin, as if he knew that the song was dedicated to him. He, could not take his eyes off the cake too. Yay! Success!

:: one for the family ::

I prepared some party packs for my guests too. Each one gets a paperbag that is filled with mini raisin box, mini mentos, two jellies in a cup, mamee snack and a Cadbury ZIP chocolate. Since there was only two kids there below the age of 4, both of them get an additional Transformers Animated colouring book and a set of mini colour pencils. Yes, everything mini-sized! There were other children too but since they were rather big already, they get the adult party pack!

:: Jaden's 1/2 team of therapists ::

:: Hubby's friends ::

:: their birthdays are a day apart ::

:: me cousins (above pic & bottom except for Arthur who is in green and white stripe tee) ::

:: finally, his kai-yeh's clan & Gyn & Peisan ::

As usual, I ordered helium balloons so I can decorate the bare space with some colours. It was a hit with both the children and adults. Since my poolside has a playground, that space was not spared too by both children and adults. It was a good location for a birthday party do to keep people entertained! =) Self-entertainment works best at times like these.




I commisioned a bakery to bake me a cake, Le Marquis, just for my guests. A small one that costs me about RM200 plus delivery charges. Lets just say the cake melts in your mouth -mmm alas I could only serve most of my guests one bite size each so everybody gets to have a bite of that delicious cake.

Will I order again, maybe.. for myself to pig out but then again not anytime soon as today I got a comment from a few guests. They think I am pregnant. Guess, that is saying I HAVE A BIG FAT TUMMY.. the perpetual ring float I carry around, the baby pouch that I am eligible to sign up as a mother kangaroo. That really brought me down hard on the floor as you know, how body conscious I get about myself... self esteem? Just hit the negative mark immediately. :( I am still feeling very depress with my body right now and I don't think it will go away unless I do something about it.. damnit!

:: handmade birthday card from Sam Boy, sweet kan? ::
was told that the boy practiced for a week to write this card =)

In conclusion, it had been a wonderful birthday party for the baby boy -weather was good, thankfully as it has been raining quite often the past week.

:: pressies ::