Monday, March 22, 2010

A Yo Gabba Gabba Celebration (Yikes)

“Happy Birthday, Natalie,” I said on Friday morning when I went to get her up.



She ignored me.

“You get some presents,” I tried again.



This time her eyes flew open.

The night before I had set up downstairs in anticipation for her birthday. Her theme? Yo Gabba Gabba. I know. Tres scary. (If your child also likes creepy Yo Gabba Gabba, I bought everything here.)





I even put pictures of the Yo Gabba Gabba characters against the wall. Brobee is already ruined. Natalie took it off the wall and tried to sleep with him. Poor Brobee got stuck to her and she flipped out.

“BROBEE SICK!” Natalie had hollered.

RIP Brobee.

Natalie came downstairs and opened some presents.







She also got a bike. She can’t pedal yet so this is pissing her off. Lots of shouting is coming from our household.



Later, she had some friends come over for some cupcakes. We passed out Yo Gabba Gabba gift boxes. Yes, Natalie got one, too. She’d have never let me hear the end of it.



She picked Olive Garden for her birthday dinner. I find it amusing that my children prefer to go out rather than have me make something. I don’t mind though. Because hello, it means I don’t have to cook.

Then it was CAKE TIME. Yes, I changed Natalie. Didn’t want her ultra adorable white shirt get stained. We do not have good luck with white shirts over here. Tom wonders why I keep buying white shirts then and I’m all, “What can I say, Gymboree keeps making cute white shirts.”





As Natalie gobbled her cake down, I thought back to her first birthday.



She was NOT amused by the cake then. She was insulted when the frosting got on her precious fingers. I was all, “Lick it off!” and this infuriated her even more. I remember thinking, “Whose child is this? Why is she not respecting the frosting?”

She definitely respects frosting now. In fact, that’s usually the only thing she eats from a cake.

All in all I think she had a good birthday. Thank you all for the birthday wishes.







I can’t believe that she’s THREE. Here comes the sass! (What am I talking about, the sass has been here since she was born..)

53 comments:

  1. i think i'm the only adult on the planet that actually likes yo gabba gabba. at first, i insisted that my daughter not watch it because the creators were obvs. on acid. but now i like it--go figure.

    happy bday to natalie! (that tutu is too adorable!)

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  2. What a cutie pie! Happy Birthday Natalie. I love the picture when she woke up :) How sweet!

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  3. She is adorable!

    From what I've heard, I'm glad we missed out on Yo Gabba Gabba. Of course, I did endure the Wiggles when they first came out.

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  4. She's changed so much from birthday to birthday! It's amazing what can happen in a year.

    I find Yo Gabba Gabba insanely disturbing. :(

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  5. What a cutie pie!

    Thanks for clearing something up for me. I've been wondering what the heck was up with the sock monkey and the weird one-eyed red thing in the Kia commercial.

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  6. So glad Kyle missed the Yo Gabba Gabba stage....YIKES!!!!

    Well maybe not, I still had to suffer with Barney & the Telatubbies!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

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  7. Yo Gabba Gabba scares me. But she's adorable!

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  8. She's so cute! I don't even bother with white shirts anymore. After just 1 wear they turn into "wear around the house" shirts.

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  9. Our kiddo's are so close in age! :) I guess we will be dealing with the same type of craziness! Aidyn isn't too sassy yet, but I'm waitin' for it! Terrible twos? nah! Terrible threes? I think so!

    :)

    you have one beautiful little girl! The way you dress her... that is exactly what a daughter of mine would wear! (and I am ULTRA-Picky about what Aidyn-man wears!)

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  10. i can't believe she's three either!!
    holy crap where does the time go??
    she looked uber adorable, as usual!
    happy late birthday to natalie!!!

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  11. She looks like she had a great birthday! What an awesome mommy she has to set all that up for her! :)

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  12. What a cute birthday girl! Sass only gets better with age!

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  13. So cute! Looks like she had a fun party!

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  14. Happy Birthday to Natalie. I hope she had a great day.

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  15. Happy birthday to your little darling. My grandson (2) and I read the post together, and were very impressed with all the festivities, but now I have to go watch Max & Ruby for the 1,000,000th time....

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  16. is it weird that I have no idea what Yo gabba gabba is?! the first time I heard it is from your blog. probably cause I don't have kids yet. haha! but your daughter is adorable!!! what a nice mom she has!

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  17. Claire would LOVE Natalie's birthday outfit. I think I need to try and find it.

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  18. So sweet!! I'm glad she had a good birthday! Gymboree makes a cute birthday girl outfit. I think I should try making something similar. I already do tutus and stuff, but not shirts...yet! :D

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  19. She is so adorable..and sassy is an adorable trait to have thank you very much! Looks like she had a gabba gabba great time!

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  20. So cute! "...respecting the frosting..." Hee hee!

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  21. I love that she perked right up when you said "presents." It shows she has her priorities in the right place lol.

    By the way, I probably told you before but she is BEAUTIFUL.

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  22. She is so cute! I love the tutu!

    Abby loves Yo Gabba Gabba and I can't tolerate it! Thankfully she's not old enough to pick out her birthday theme yet so maybe the phase will pass :)

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  23. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, I love her day!!! How great!

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  24. your daughter is so precious!Happy Birthday Natalie! I love reading your hilarious blog

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  25. I have to tell you, it makes me cry a little. She grew up so fast...I mean, I scrolled twice and BAM from baby to 3 year old...

    Yo Gabba Gabba....les sigh...had a dream about Muno the other night. He was some sort of live talking sex toy...very disturbing....

    Anyway, happy birthday to your beautiful little girl!!

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  26. Adorable! I'm glad she had a good party! Have you seen the latest Honda commercial with all the toys in it? Is that red thing with the bumps the on you're referring to???

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  27. Happy Birthday Natalie - even though I am a few days late. Looks like she had tons of fun!

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  28. She is just the cutest little thing. Keep that sass coming, Natalie! I love hearing what she had to say next.

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  29. I commented about but I wanted to tell you that I named you in a blog post for The Virtual Easter Basket Bloghop...come on over and check it out!

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  30. I love your daughters smile, it takes up her whole face.

    I have never watch yabba gaba whatever...and what is with the car commercial with them in it.

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  31. Adorable! Love the birthday through the years pictures! It's always fun to see how much they grow in a year!

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  32. Natalie's photo should be in Websters under Cutie Pie!

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  33. Awww she's super cute! Glad to see she had a fantastic day! <3

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  34. What a GREAT birthday! haha I dont know what is wrong with one year olds but none of them seem to like frosting. silly things just don't know better!

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  35. Oh my gosh she is such a cutie! Why don't you guys get to procreating again!

    (I have no idea what yo gabba wabba whatever is but I think I'm scared)

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  36. My daughter only eats the frosting too. :)

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  37. I love the tutu! Glad she had a good time and does she know how to pick the restaurants or what?! :D

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  38. Cute birthday tutu! And nice bedhead, Natalie.

    FYI, whenever I hear the name "Natalie" I always sing the song that we sang to a friend in school.

    "Natalie, Natalie. N-A-T-A-L-I-E!"

    You're welcome.

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  39. I'm glad I'm not the only person who bought my daughter a cute birthday shirt IN WHITE, and then carefully removed it before the actual cake eating.

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  40. Soooo glad we missed the whole Yo Gabba thing. It is God blessing me for surviving Barney and Teletubbies.

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  41. Looks like a great day! And she is such a doll.


    PS
    That show annoys my husband like crazy. So whenever he's home I make sure my 3 yr old doesnt miss it! LOL

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  42. You got good breeding genes girl!

    Thankfully I have no idea what Yo Gabba Gabba is! Phew!

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  43. I’m sorry am a bit behind on the birthday wishes so I would like to wish Natalie a very happy birthday without further delay. She is indeed adorable in that white tee and fluffy skirt…

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  44. i think you are an awesome mom to have the celebration waiting on her when she woke up!!!!

    and btw- that pic of her with her jammies on, her helmet, and her bike... it's seriously ALMOST too much!!!!

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  45. Can I be your kid? Oh wait, I'm older than you so that's put near impossible. Oh well, I can dream, can't I? You are like the best Mom ever! Looks like Natalie was happy with her gifts and the cake looked delish! I wouldn't even have gotten it on my shirt! Honest!

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  46. My goodness, she just gets cuter every day, doesn't she? LOVE the morning hair! LOL!

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  47. How cute! One of my girls is a Yogabbagabba addict too!

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  48. I want her panda footie pajamas. Is that weird? I don't care. They're awesome.

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  49. But she's totally worth it, right?

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