Party Time

My little baby Edagr will be 1 year old on the 29th of this month. This year has went by so fast and I hope that he stays little for a long time. This has been the most exciting year for all of us. Especially Elisa watching him grow from a little baby into a crawler who loves to try and get her crayons and likes to try and pull her hair. When he does she doesn't get mad at him she just laughs and laughs. They are so good together and I think about this when I am making my decision to go ahead and head south. I think of how would we share him and when he was not with me and Elisa, how would she deal with not being with him for long times at a time. I would have to let him be with his dad too (if i did not go) he has been a very good 1st time dad. I am really proud of him, he has done everything for our baby.
Well back to the title of the post... it is time to plan a party for baby. I guess in Mexico everything is different and it is done a lot bigger. So daddy is telling me all these things and I am like well okay let's do it. I went to a birthday party for a 1 year old and it was really big. DJ's, i thought that it was an adults party, but it was for her. Well anyway, I thought to myself and I have still been thinking to myself.. there is no way I am going to do that big of a party for a 1 year old. Well, now the tables have turned and I am the party planner... well the party planner assistant. I now think the bigger the better because I realize that it is a day to celebrate his life, celebrate his 1st year and he is so special to me, so we are going to do it big. I told daddy he can do the majority of the planning and I will throw in my ideas and most of the arranging, as far as where, getting out invitations and the americanized portion of the party. It is his 1st child and I want him to always remember baby's special day! So, his friends have already promised things like a pig- to make barbacoa- i really like this it is good. I like al pastor better, but either way and his cousin is going to buy a tres leche cake. Now for those who do not like fresh pig (i know it's pork- i like calling it pig though) there will be hotdogs and hamburgers. I am also getting an american cake from walmart (how much more american can you get than walmart?? jaja) I asked daddy, when the babies turn 1 and after you sing happy birthday do they let them put their hands in the cake? He said no, I said okay well here we do and so he will get to smack HIS american cake a few times. Hey it is his and he can smack it or take a big bite whatever he wants to do. Actually at walmart they give a small 2 layer cake that I will probably use as his personal cake.
As for the clothes, daddy says he needs to wear jeans, boots, and a cowboy hat.. aww how cute my baby is a vaquero. Daddy even wants a DJ. I hope we can find one.
I am not rich by no means, I am blessed with a good paying job, but not enough to do all this alone. I guess it is custom in mexico for people to volunteer stuff and they are volunteering stuff for this party. So if it was not for them it would not be as big. I will be posting bits and pieces about the upcoming party and if anyone has any ideas or suggestions please feel free to leave them. And I already know someone is going to say he is only 1 and is not even going to remember. well hey i know he is 1 and he is very special and i want everyone to come and help us celebrate his 1st year and to give their best wishes to him for his 2nd year and the rest of his precious life.
Oh yeah.. update on the trip to reynosa.. it has been postponed atleast until january.. work schedules and stuff. But we will be going probably the week after new years.