40 Shades of Glam for Melissa

Can't believe the big sis turned 40 this year!  It was a fabulous celebration, just a little naughty :)

 Cousin Grace did all the planning, we helped with the props :)  crafts the night before...proud to say I made the first one "spank me!" hee! hee!

prop table
 treat table with the party planner...thanks again Grace!


loved the detail of the names from the book :)

 testing out the photo station

 the party was on the patio at Mezcal and as well as the inside...
 where cuz Daniel DJ'd
yummy food 
except for the crickets...ewww

signature drink of the night...the melicious

 so fun to catch up with long time friends that are pretty much family too!
Mo and Bets

Nestor...it's been a good 5+ years since we've seen each other
so surprised for cake time
 Looking fab at 40!  Happy Birthday Melis!

 special thanks to the creative mind of Grace...so much fun, party was a success!

 and to the over the hill but glamorous couple...hee!  Love them!  They make 40 look fun! 

Double Digits for Jaylin

bdays continue with our little diva turning 10 this year!  Originally was just going to be a regular slumber party with some pink or polka dot decor since we wanted to do simple...she had been talking about a VIP party but I thought it was kinda weird.  While at Party City saw this Hollywood theme and which fit perfectly for her :)  I put up a black table cover, red carpet, balloons, bought a boa and the little hat and everything else just grabbed whatever we had in the closet for her and her friends to take pics, oh and little mini strobe light for dancing :)
 she fits the part well :) she's so funny!
she did individual pictures with all her guests and then a group one
 even me and Jay wanted a photo op
 for cake just had cupcakes not iced so that they could decorate them
 they did good!
 they had full on pillow fights, curled hair, wii just dance, and just a bunch of screaming, singing and dancing for hours :)
 fondue
 
smore's
they made good use of the red carpet, playing fashion show and america's next top model
striking a pose...I asked Jaylin why she is smelling her kili :)
these 10 girls really know how to party...so loud one of the moms could hear them all the way down the street :)
goodies for the girlie girls that made her day fab!
a very Happy Birthday for this girl!
 partied continued on with the family with a limo ride...a few months back she had asked me to bid on the limo ride at an auction at her school.  The price was pretty reasonable for 2 hrs, it was the price of what one hour would be so I knew it was a good deal from when I had previously called to just inquire about it and luckily enough I put the minimum bid and nobody else bid on it so I won!  And we saved it for her birthday


 drove down the strip and made two stops, first to the it's sugar candy shop
 then McDonald's for ice cream :)

family pic in the limo...
Happy Birthday Jaylin!

Lucky 7 for Jayson

Really did get lucky for his birthday...I didn't really plan on anything, talked him out of a bday party and again trying to do simple :)  It fell on Memorial Day weekend and we said if a JetSuite comes up we'll go if not we'll stay home and the night before when they released flights there was one to Van Nuys, so grabbed it, so he got to ride on his actual birthday
again more excited about the sprite since they can only have it on a jet or if sick :)

 didn't have to bring much since Jay had our luggage in the car, he left earlier that o drive to Van Nuys to pick us up on the other end...Jay hasn't even rode on it yet!  So nice he doesn't mind driving :)
 party time!
 and where does this guy want to eat after we land, Taco Bell for some Stephen Curry basketball cards
 we drove an hour down to Irvine and stayed at our usual place at the Spectrum. After checking in and resting went to Dave & Busters to play games...he did good but 3 different random people gave him their tickets...I guess older kids aren't really there to win tickets just on dates and not many parents have their kids out late like we did so there weren't many kids to choose from...hee!  People are so nice sometimes, he was so excited!
 He was able to get a basketball!
 bday dessert!
 we only stayed one night, but it seemed longer since after checkout we stayed the whole day before driving home...stopped for some dim sum which Jaylin loves...
 bday boy wanted to ride the carousel
 then had to stop at 85 degrees bakeries...couldn't believe the crazy long club line only letting a few people at a time...the first time we went wasn't that crowded...the sea salt coffee was worth it, the line went fast.
 then Jay decided to hang out at Newport Beach for a while, a different beach than our usual Laguna...we thought we were just gonna sit on the beach for a while, but on our walk there we saw a bike shop and Jay stopped in to ask about it and signed us up.  So glad we did, it was so much fun!
 was amazing to just ride along the beach in front of all the beach houses and it was beautiful out.  We were actually really worried Jaylin wouldn't be able to keep up since she hasn't ridden in a while, but she did really good. 
 It was there that we realized Jayson didn't know how to ride a bike yet, so he sat on the back of Jay's double bike
 quick dip in the water

we even saw some crabs
 so pretty...so sad we had to leave that night
we had lunch at Lola's the next day because he said he wanted her to cook all his favorites, fried rice, egg rolls and orange chicken and he said it didn't feel like his birthday without his family...love this guy!
 big ice-cream cake from Auntie Dee and Uncle Mathew, his favorite cookie dough
and got some real dough from the Lola's
 and Aunties
 and a bike from Lola and Lola that he learned how to ride in one quick lesson, not sure if it's cause he's a boy or cause he's old already :)

It was a great birthday and memorial weekend!