People always say that when you organize a birthday party for a baby who will not remember the party, you are actually really doing it for yourself.
That is absolutely true.
Not gonna try to come out with a list of reasons to why I decided to spend money for this party for a little boy who is way too young to understand and most likely will not enjoy the party anyways. Heh.
Having Alex changed my life - that is one.
I never had a birthday party growing up - that's two.
Having children has always been a dream of mine and now that it is realized, I can only imagine all the future birthday parties I am going to have with them - that is three.
And I have the world's best husband - main reason.
To be honest, I didn't think at first Adrian would be on-board (so quickly) with the idea of having a party to celebrate Alex's birthday. I thought I would need to do more convincing and stuff like that.
But all I did was ask him this - "Baby, what is your budget to celebrate Alex's first birthday?"
And his answer blew me away - quite literally as I was taken aback and fell further off on the sofa. I remembered giving him that confused look and asked him again the question.
He obviously read my expression and immediately lowered down the number. Hah. But it was still way higher that I thought he would agree.
So, that was my green light to proceed with the planning. I Instead of having a small one with families, I decided to go bigger (a bit) and put a max of invitee at 100.
My main people were definitely both Rachel and Vanessa - and the 'official committees' and 'non-offficial committees'. Hah.
Thank you guys for helping out! You guys are the bombs!
And thank you Indy for taking these photos of the event.
Most of the decorating items were bought in Shopee because cheap cheap ya.
The hardest part in planning this party was definitely finding the right place to have it. I have probably emailed/whatsapped to at least 15 cafes/potential venues and most of them were either too small or too expensive. So glad we finally found Tummy Bowl.
It only crossed my mind to have it there as I love eating poke bowl and although Adrian had never tried them, he trusted my judgement. But of course I needed to let him try first.
After his first try at Tummy Bowl, he was having them at least once a week - kid you not. He dined there so often until the owner also knows him by name already. Heh.
Then, I did the invitation card using Canva. Proud of myself please thank you.
I ordered 20 chocolate cupcakes from Sweet Creations at RM8 and there were super yummy! It was bitter sweet so it was really easy to eat as it's not overly sweet like most chocolate cupcakes. Rachel made the main cake for Alex to smash.
Then, we have some people helping to do some side dishes as well.
Okaylah, I think nothing much to say already. Just enjoy the photos!
So as you can see, Alex did not really enjoy the party ya. He was a little bit more cranky than usual and maybe because suddenly so many people surrounding him and his nap before the party was really short so ya. But we did have fun. We still continued taking photos and laughing despite him crying. Horrible parents us. Heh.
Thank you for all your presents and angpows - we really appreciate all of them! Sha Lynn and Daryl helped to unwrap them and of course they quickly pick which one they were going to have since some of the items, Alex still too young to use. Heh.
Thank you also for taking your time on a Saturday to make this a happening one. I know at one point, the place because really crowded and noisy and hot but I guess that's what makes a party a party, right? Hah.
Now the next question is will you still have a party when Alex turns two? - Uhhh, obviously yes. Hah.
But seriously, thank you all for loving Alex (and us). Heh.
For Alex Koay (our firstborn son),
Our main desire for you is that as you grow up, you will find your identity in your Creator and not in the world, not in your friends and definitely not according to both dady and me. We want you to pursue the things of God and to be His salt and light to this broken world.
We don't want you to chase money and fame. We want you to know who God is and be His hands and feet to the people. We pray that in everything that you do or say or show, you do all of them with God's love, and that you will love people like how God loves. Most importantly, we pray that you will have an intimate relationship with the Lord and walks always in His ways. You are his.
We love you forever, you cheeky ball.
Till next time, bye now.
That is absolutely true.
Not gonna try to come out with a list of reasons to why I decided to spend money for this party for a little boy who is way too young to understand and most likely will not enjoy the party anyways. Heh.
Having Alex changed my life - that is one.
I never had a birthday party growing up - that's two.
Having children has always been a dream of mine and now that it is realized, I can only imagine all the future birthday parties I am going to have with them - that is three.
And I have the world's best husband - main reason.
To be honest, I didn't think at first Adrian would be on-board (so quickly) with the idea of having a party to celebrate Alex's birthday. I thought I would need to do more convincing and stuff like that.
But all I did was ask him this - "Baby, what is your budget to celebrate Alex's first birthday?"
And his answer blew me away - quite literally as I was taken aback and fell further off on the sofa. I remembered giving him that confused look and asked him again the question.
He obviously read my expression and immediately lowered down the number. Hah. But it was still way higher that I thought he would agree.
So, that was my green light to proceed with the planning. I Instead of having a small one with families, I decided to go bigger (a bit) and put a max of invitee at 100.
My main people were definitely both Rachel and Vanessa - and the 'official committees' and 'non-offficial committees'. Hah.
Thank you guys for helping out! You guys are the bombs!
And thank you Indy for taking these photos of the event.
Most of the decorating items were bought in Shopee because cheap cheap ya.
The hardest part in planning this party was definitely finding the right place to have it. I have probably emailed/whatsapped to at least 15 cafes/potential venues and most of them were either too small or too expensive. So glad we finally found Tummy Bowl.
It only crossed my mind to have it there as I love eating poke bowl and although Adrian had never tried them, he trusted my judgement. But of course I needed to let him try first.
After his first try at Tummy Bowl, he was having them at least once a week - kid you not. He dined there so often until the owner also knows him by name already. Heh.
Then, I did the invitation card using Canva. Proud of myself please thank you.
I ordered 20 chocolate cupcakes from Sweet Creations at RM8 and there were super yummy! It was bitter sweet so it was really easy to eat as it's not overly sweet like most chocolate cupcakes. Rachel made the main cake for Alex to smash.
Then, we have some people helping to do some side dishes as well.
Okaylah, I think nothing much to say already. Just enjoy the photos!
Thank you for all your presents and angpows - we really appreciate all of them! Sha Lynn and Daryl helped to unwrap them and of course they quickly pick which one they were going to have since some of the items, Alex still too young to use. Heh.
Thank you also for taking your time on a Saturday to make this a happening one. I know at one point, the place because really crowded and noisy and hot but I guess that's what makes a party a party, right? Hah.
Now the next question is will you still have a party when Alex turns two? - Uhhh, obviously yes. Hah.
But seriously, thank you all for loving Alex (and us). Heh.
For Alex Koay (our firstborn son),
Our main desire for you is that as you grow up, you will find your identity in your Creator and not in the world, not in your friends and definitely not according to both dady and me. We want you to pursue the things of God and to be His salt and light to this broken world.
We don't want you to chase money and fame. We want you to know who God is and be His hands and feet to the people. We pray that in everything that you do or say or show, you do all of them with God's love, and that you will love people like how God loves. Most importantly, we pray that you will have an intimate relationship with the Lord and walks always in His ways. You are his.
We love you forever, you cheeky ball.
Till next time, bye now.