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Cj @ 3rd birthday celebratio at Dad's and Kamayan's

We had a simple celebration of Cj's 3rd birthday at Dad's and Kamayan's at SM Megamall Sunday last week. It was only exclusively for my family and my hubby's family. Some got their foods from Dad's merienda buffet (already priced at P190 per head) and for some who still opted to eat rice, they chose Kamayan's lunch buffet (priced at P360 per head).

Both buffet treat were satisfying. I cannot recall the selection available for Kamayan's lunch buffet, but for the merienda buffet (where I also got my meal), there were:

1. Dimsum (Siopao, Mami, Siomai)
2. Chocolate cake
3. Kakanin
4. Spaghetti
5. Carbonarra
6. Cream Puffs
7. Puto and Dinuguan
8. Pancit Bihon
9. Pancit Palabok
10. Ginataan

After the food trip, hubby's family went ahead while we still stayed at the mall and headed of to Kidz Republic! My two girls enjoyed this playground better that Dave's fun house. They were both very energetic at this point and were so much full of excitement as they went up and down the slide and the trampoline, round and round the hanging rubber trees, running around the hanging bridge etc. They can still recall what they did and where they went. And every time they remember that playground, they would always tell me, 'mommy let's go to the jungle playground!'. lol.

How I wish we could go back this weekend but we are so preoccupied with three events. Hopefully we'll be back there again next weekend. I'll be bringing the camera for sure!

My Supplier Ratings for Missy and CJ's Rockstar Princess Birthday Party!

It's now time to share our feedback and supplier ratings for our two girls' birthday party held last Saturday. I just now realized na talagang wala atang perfect party. Meron at merong konting glitches at malilimutan..

Venue : 49th floor One San Miguel Ave. Bldg
Comment : Very nice place talaga for a party kse nice ang lighting esp ang view outside the bldg. Yung ibang guests pumunta pa talaga sa labas para mag picture-picture.=) BTW, may big poste tong venue na to bandang stage area, kaya to complement that, we told the caterer to situate the stage on the side across the entrance door. Normally kasi, stage is situated on the left side of the entrance door wall( if ganito setup the big poste will really block the stage). On the party picture, you won't even notice na may poste.
Rating : 5* kahit may mahiwagang poste hehehe
Peso power : Free if your order at their caterer is 15k up kaya ours was free

Caterer : Baby Nathan's Catering (official caterer of OSMA Bldg.)
Comment : Sarap sarap ng foods! All guests din were satisfied sa food kaya thumbs up ako dito. Wala na akong fave kasi lahat talaga masarap :) Kasama sa freebie ng catering ang floral centerpieces kaso hindi na ko nagpalagay ng floral centerpieces kse may balloon centerpiece na kasama yung package na nakuha ko sa Party Boosters. Sayang lang kasi hindi pumayag yung caterer na gumawa ng ilang floral decor sa dessert buffet area instead of those floral centerpiece sa table..
Rating : 4* dahil sa hindi napagbigyang floral decors sa dessert buffet :(
Peso Power : 23,800 (260 per head sa adults and 100 per head sa kids)

Balloon Decorator/Venue Dress-up : Party Boosters c/o Jacque (n@wie)
Comment : The best talaga ang Party Booster sa akin. Always superb ang rating ko every time i see them setup parties na kine-cater namin. Mababait din ang staff ni Jacque and helpful. Tinulungan pa ko ng isang staff sa paglagay ng cupcakes sa tower, at mga brownies at mini cupcake sa dessert buffet :) All guests were raving about the beautiful colors of the balloons and the rosset balloon table centerpieces. Nai-uwi pa namin yung mga pillars at nilalaro pa rin til today ng mga girls ko.hehehe
Rating : 5*
Peso Power : 5,500 (balloon pilars, balloon bursts, table centerpieces, and balloonderitas).

Side Entertainment : Arts n Faces c/o Liby (face painting and hair salon)
Comments : Madali kausap at mabait si Ms. Liby. The best yung mga staff na binigay nya sakin. Ang galing talaga ng pag tatoo nila. Luv luv ko rin yung setup ng hair salon nila with the big mirror na may lights, barbie head model, hair color sprays, hair pins, etc. everyone enjoyed this area talga. Sulit na sulit din every penny ko sa kanila. If we have another party, sila pa rin kukunin ko.hehehe
Rating : 5*
Peso Power : 3,800 (promo rate nila :)

Host/Magician with Side kick and Balloon twisting : Boogie n Friends
Comments : Na-disappoint ako dito sa supplier na to. I was hoping to see kuya Boogie mismo kasi sa mga bnf hosts, siya lang talga ang type namin maghost. I always tell grace (yung nakakausap ko sa contact number nila) na si kuya Boogie ang gusto namin. Even on the email i
sent them, i always tell them na si kuya boogie..umooo naman si grace pero hindi pala si boogie ang ipoprovide. They provided a host na long hair like boogie pero walang quality ang hosting. Pure tagalog, may mga palpak na magic, parang hindi coordinated ang program, mejo
hindi alam magencourage ng kids na sumali sa games..basta i was not satisfied. Quite helpful naman ung side kick sakin pero siyempre yung hosting ang importante sa program..
Rating : 3* for coming early, making the guests laugh on some acts, and for the helpful sidekick

Additional Comment (after seeing the pictures) : I guess hindi lang na-meet ng host na pinadala yung standard na hinahanap ko sa host. If it was Boogie talga, im sure I won't have anything to say kasi we were all the while expecting him. Lagi kse kami nasa birthday parties kaya we know kung ano ang meaning ng isang magaling na host. Lesson learned ko lang is next time choose a host na siya rin ang contact person, hindi yung parang companya ang kinakausap.
Peso Power : 3,000

Photographer : Mediamonsters c/o Lisa
Comments : They came in just in time na magsisimula pa lang yung party. I was happy kasi she came with a backup photographer which i did not expect kasi i know sa package na kinuha ko one photographer lang ang kasama. Tapos happy happy din ako kse may kasamang freebie ang nakuha namin. Hope the pictures turn out great!
Rating : 5* as of the moment kse dko pa nakikita ang output
Peso power : 3,500

Guitar Cake and Cupcakes : My Chocolate Heaven (DIY ko)
Comments : Siyempre satisfied ako kse love your own! hehehe. Sabi ng guests masarap ang cupcakes and mga relative na nakatikim ng cake nasarapan din kaya superb irerate ko.whehehe.
Rating : 5*
Peso power : DIY ko. Pero if costing based from our rates its 5850 + 2k for 75 cupcakes with themed cupcake topper in premium box and
the guitar shaped cake.

Dessert buffet : My Chocolate Heaven (DIY ko ulit)
Comments : Hiniwalay ko to kase lower irerate ko sa sarili ko..I left the dessert treat labels sa house and due to time constraints (kasi nga its our party), i was not able to put the cream cheese frosting on the mini cupcakes. Nice raves pa rin naman ang guests sa taste.. sarap daw lahat esp yung brownies na may mint (that's Creme de Menthe..wala nga kasing label hehehe), Lemon Mini Cupcakes, Cake pops, at Cheesecake Brownies. So happy na rin to hear that :)
Rating : 4* dahil sa kulang na details
Peso power : DIY again. Pero if costing based from our rates its 5,500+ (70pcs mini cupcakes, 40 pcs cake pops, 3doz cheesecake brownies, 3doz creme de mente brownies, 1 customized silver package chocolate fountain setup, assortment of yema, pastillas, and polvorons

AVP : DIY ni mommy and c/o tito dop (bro ko)
Comments : I love the AVP my bro din. Mejo nasayangan lang ako kasi hindi na-isetup ng maayos yung projector. Mejo nagingn bluish yung color (another not perfect thing that day). But thanks to my dad din for bringing the projector (na galing pa ng province).
Rating : 4* dahil hindi perfect yung output color
Peso power : none

Name tag(na naiwan sa bahay with the dessert station labels kaya sayang..),backdrop,welcome tarp,invites,lootbags,game prizes: labor of love ni mommy at daddy
Comments : kinarer since 3 months ago. Labor of love ulit kaya superb rating ko dito!
Rating : 5*
Peso power : 3,500

Sana makatulong ang rating sa ibang mommies=)

Missy’s 4th and CJ’s 3rd Rockstart Princess Birthday Party!

It was a stressful day for us pero worth it effort. :)

Party Menu from Baby Nathan's Kitchen and MyChocolateHeaven

Just to add excitement to our special guests, i'm sharing below foods that will be served for Missy and CJ's birthday party.

From Baby Nathan's Kitchen Catering, we ordered the following menu for the adults:
1.Steamed Rice
2. choice of Pork: Porkloin Tips with Oyster Sauce
3. choice of Chicken: Lemon Chicken
4. choice of Pasta/Noodles: Baked Macaroni
5. choice of Vegetables: Vegetable Tempura
6. DESSERT Leche Flan
7. One round of Iced Tea

For the kids and yayas we ordered the following :
1. Chicken
2. Spaghetti
3. Tetra juice

From MyChocolateHeaven, i'm adding the following items for dessert:

1. Black Forest Mini Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting
2. Moist Lemon Mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
3. Carrot Walnut Mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
4. Cheesecake Brownies
5. Creme de Menthe Brownies
6. Dark Chocolate Fondue on one chocolate fountain
7. Purple Chocolate Fondue on one chocolate fountain
8. Pink Chocolate Fondue on one chocolate fountain
9. And the following dippers :
- Marshmallows,
- Chocolate Wafer Sticks
- Rosquillos
- Pretzels
- Melon
- Apple

For the cupcake souvenirs, cupcake flavors would be the following:
1. Peanut Butter Cupcake with Chocolate Cream Icing
2. Banana Chocolate Cupcake with Purple Whipped Cream Frosting
3. Moist Chocolate Cupcake with Pink Whipped Cream Frosting

Their cake would be a guitar and star shaped Moist Chocolate Cake.=)

And we're also bringing in chips and nuts as pica-pica and additional iced tea beverage for everyone!

Some additional notes:
2 kinds of food stubs will be distributed to the guests upon registration. Stub in pink Food Stub message will be given to kids ages 3 to 12 years old and yayas. And stub in purple Food Stub message are for guests ages 13 and up. Note that the dessert bar does not need any stub and will be open to everyone at anytime during the party. And lootbags will be given to all kids regardless of their age:)

Part 3: Missy and CJ's Rockstar Princess themed Birthday Party

The final backdrop layout. I so love it!

This is the last series of my post re: our party preparation for our two daughter's coming Rockstar Princess themed party.

It's exactly a month and a day more to go before our girls' big day! Honestly, am sooo excited!

Here's my updated check list..
1. Balance for the side entertainment, host magician , and photographer are already ready (thanks to ninang robe, ninong leo, and ninang lourdes for the extra help este gift:) )

2. The cupcake boxes for the favors are already bought and almost ready. Cupcake na lang and kulang!

3. Missy and Cj's outfits have already been bought last weekend. Shoes to follow this coming weekend. We got it from SM Megamall. Daddy chose the items and his fashion statement.. Simple Pero Rock. The tutus I made are big no no daw sabi ni daddy.. lol :)

4. Backdrop and welcome tarps have already been printed.

5. AVP is already done. Thanks to tito dop for the help (eto na ba ang gift?hehehe)

6. Styro guitars for the table centerpiece are ready for painting

7. Taste test done last week. My favorite was the pork, veg, dessert, and chicken=)

Hmm... So with these, my final to-do's would only be the following:

1. Remind the caterer a week before the party that:
- we need 7 more tables for the dessert bar, cupcake tower, cake, gifts, prizes, lootbags, and registration area
- we need to use their overhead screen projector for the AVP
- remove the free floral table centerpiece (as advised by Party Boosters) and instead add floral decoration on the dessert bar, cupcake tower, and cake tables (is this too much to ask na ba??hahaha)

2. Buy nuts and chips for pica-pica (to be served by service crews)

3. Buy litro pack iced teas for extra drinks since the caterer's package only includes one serving of iced tea. The iced tea will be made and served by the service crews. Cool huh?

4. Buy edible treats as addition to the kid's loot bags

5. Buy stuff for Pabitin game

6.Go to Rustan's, Toy's R Us, Toy Kingdom, and SM Baby Co. to have our kids registered for their wishlist so guests who plan to come won't have a hard time guessing what gift they want to buy.. Thanks in advance na rin!=) . This is done!

A week before..

6. Remind our online buddies about the party. Also, distribute the invitation to those guest without facebook account. Now I see how important it is to have an fb account, lesser expenses on the invite! lol

7. Look for a friend who can lend me her curling iron for my girls. Anyone..??

A day before..

7. Remind the suppliers about the party

8. Bake dessert treats, cupcakes,and cake (so dami ng DIY ni mommy. Buti na lang supportive si daddy sa pagbili ng mga needed ingredients and materials and matyaga si yaya magligpit ng mess.lol)

Oh gosh.. how come it looks like I still need to do a lot!?!?

Planning for Missy and CJ's Rockstar Princess 4th and 3rd birthday Party!

We are so excited to plan for Missy and CJ's coming birthday party this year! Our girls' birthday months are close to each other, that's why we've decided to hold one birthday party for the two. And since we are a party supplier and we've been to countless number of parties, it has become easy for us to identify what we want for our party, what we need for our party, and where we want to get it.

And so as early as now, we have already booked some of our major suppliers!lol Below is our list of suppliers, their contact details, and why we decided to get them.

1. Venue : Shakey's El Pueblo
Status : Booked
Location : El Pueblo Complex, Julia Vargas Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig
Contact No: 634-4871
Why we want them :
- The location is between the north and south areas of Metro Manila therefore it's the best place for all our guests. Also, the party venue's area is just fitting for our number of guests.
- We love pizza!
- Rates are affordable
- You can choose a cupcake tower instead of a birthday cake (inclusive of the package)
- You can do a full refund of your payment at least 5 days before the event date

2. Themed birthday cakes (for Missy and CJ) and cupcakes as party favors : My Chocolate Heaven
Status : Booked (siyempre!)
Contact No: (02) 216-5323 / 09178007215
Why we want them :
- It's our business and am so excited to bake for my family and friends=)
- My cake and cupcake toppers will all be guitar and crown shaped!

3. Venue Dress-up(balloons and drapery swags) and Balloon burst : Party Boosters c/o Jacque
Status : Booked
Contact No: 09178985227
Why we want them :
- Jacque is a fellow n@wie, a good friend, and she's very easy to deal with
- I love how they make the party venue look so wonderful
- They use high quality balloons that's why their balloons look so beautiful till the party ends.

4. Photographer : Mediamonsters Productions c/o Liza
Status : Booked
Contact No : 5159017/09175560417
Why we want them :
- The pictures shown on their site captures special moments of the celebrant, as well as the guests
- Liza is easy to talk to and their rates are also affordable

5. Side Entertainment (Hair Salon/Glitter Tatoo) : Arts n Faces c/o Liby
Status : Pencil Booked
Contact No. :09081101130
Why we want them :
- We want all our guests to enjoy the party theme and so we thought this side entertainment might add up to our guests party look=)

6. Dessert (Chocolate Fountain, Cookies, Tarts, Mini Donuts) : My Chocolate Heaven
Status : Booked
Why we want them :
- All our family parties can never go away without our dessert treats of course!

7. Party Clothes (Personalized shirts) : still searching..
- I'd like me and my sweetie to wear shirts with the statement Rockstar King(with guitar shadow design) and Rockstar Queen(with a crown design). For our girls, I want them to have a Rockstar Princess (with guitar and crown design) prints on their shirts or onesies? . Do I have to make the layout for this or do Personalized Shirt suppliers do the layout free of charge? This I still need to find out..

Others :
My DIY's : Personalized backdrop, invites, VIP name tags, themed plush toy pillows (guitar and crown shaped), Pinata, and the guest lists!

Here's my first draft of the party's backdrop tarpuline. I'll be adding Missy and Cj's picture at the middle portion. Hope I could have my girls' pictures taken again at BUB in this theme. I need hubby's approval on this though.. lol!

My first draft of their ticket invite which also need a major makeover:

and the final copy (ready to be printed!)

Here's my first draft of the VIP name tags. I kinda like this one already=)

My next project is their AVP! Cheers!

Desserts and Lots of Fun on CJ's 2nd Birthday at home and at Fun Ranch!

We had a two-day birthday bash for our youngest daughter on the night of September 18 (her real birthday) and afternoon of the next day.

I made caramel cake for her cake blowing, and cheesecake which I chose to bake in a big square pan (para hindi nakakaumay) as an extra dessert. Hubby made his best selling spaghetti. We also served nachos with swiss fondue and chipotle salsa(you should try this one!).

I was still baking that night of her birthday for her second party celebration the next day.

The Sanrio themed cupcakes (theme which was specially requested by her lola ninang lourdes) I made were all Carrot Walnut cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. They were supposed to be topped with carrot shaped royal icing candies but my two naughty daughters saw and ate them already that's why I decided to substitute it with real shredded carrots=)

I also made banana toffee cupcake for those guest who are not fond of eating vegetable cupcake.lol

So happy that the new icing tip that I got from SweetCrafts gave out lovely looking cupcake icing. CJ's mini cake for her cake blowing part 2 was also banana toffee flavored.

Since, we didn't want to consume time for food preparation, we decided to buy Pancit Bihon/Canton and Pork Barbeque from Ineng's. We wanted to get Pancit Malabon from Amber's but no one was answering when I dialed their number..

Here's CJ (wearing her hello kitty shirt from lola ninang lourdes=) thanks ninang!) with her lolo papa.

Here's her two grannies=)

Here's tita robe, daddy, and ate missy

Here's ate missy, daddy, and tita ayra

Her part 2 candle blowing=)

It's time to eat!=)

After the short merienda party at home( and after the rain poured out blessings that day..) we instantly went to Fun Ranch Pasig (beside Tiendesita's) to treat everyone for an afternoon til night of rides!!! Yipee!

Mommy, ate missy, tito, tita's and the birthday girl=)

lola, lolo, tita lala, tita gigi, and the cute birthday girl=)

Here are some pictures taken as we rode on the mini ferry's wheel

tita ayra, ate missy, and lolo papa

mommy and cj

another picture of me and cj. see how brave she is? definitely not afraid of heights!

pictures taken while they're riding on the bumper car
daddy and ate missy, lolo papa and tito rom-j, tita drika and cj, and tita ayra

here's cj pleading to go back for another ride at the bumper car=)

Pictures taken as they rode the mini carousel=)

here's cj and tita drika

here's daddy and ate missy, and trailing behind their horse

Another shot of daddy and ate missy

tita ayra looking a bit scared?

enjoying her horsy ride

cousin kuya laurence and tito rom-j

tita lala and ate missy

Pictures taken while we rode the mini airplanes

mommy and cj. I sooo enjoyed this ride!

Pictures taken as we rode the bumber boats. Another one of our favorite rides! This ride is located near the Blue Whale Grill

Here's tita drika and cj