We have twin birthdays in our family. (OK...how many of you saw the title and thought we were making an announcemnt of another sort.... ;-) fooled you!) Andrea and I share our February 6th birthday. Andrea turned 4, and I turned 30 something. Although I try and make a "birthday dinner" for each of the children on their birthday, I decided that Andrea's and my day would always just have to be a go out to eat celebration. This year we went to the Mayan Adventure and had dinner. It is actually pretty affordable and as such the food is just average, but you definitely go there for the atmosphere. For those who have not been, the restaurant has a couple of levels with all the tables facing these cliffs and a swimming pool in the middle. They have a show featuring two cliff divers as well as a fire dancer which put on a show involving the celbration of the Mayan corn harvest with beating drums and all. It was fun to watch and both the girls were in complete rapture. Almost every table in the restaurant was celbrating a birthday. On your birthday, they take a free picture of you in a special headress and give you a free sundae as well...hence the picture shown. (Apparently they only have one headress, so I got out of having to wear it in the picture!)
Andrea celbrated her special day with a cousin "Candy Land" party. Since it was her turn to have her dance playgroup at our house on her actual day, she also had a little party with her playgroup friends.
We played Princess Lolli's Parade of Colors and the kids danced to the music with lollipops as their banner of color. The music tells each color when to stand or sit or march.
The kids decorated candy bags with King Candy and made gingerbread houses with Queen Frostine.
Even baby Jameson tried to help! 
We played a version of Don't Eat Pete...Don't Eat Lord Licoriche.
We helped Gramma Nut find the missing nuts. The kids searched for little paper nuts and then got peanut "nutter butter" type cookies as a prize.
We played pin the sugar daddy on gloppy. And best of all the kids got lots of candy and had fun.
2 comments:
I have been to the Mayan also for an anniversary dinner. It is definitely a fun experience.
I love the Candy Land theme. If you ever decide your bored of piano lessons, you could go into a business creating themed birthday parties!
Another great job on a birthday party! It looks like everyone had a good time. Those cupcakes look really yummy! I love how cute Andrea looks in that headband--she looks like she's from the 1920s with her curly hair. Thanks for updating the blog. love ruth
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