{"id":1717,"date":"2013-02-04T23:27:51","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T04:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2013-02-04T23:30:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T04:30:36","slug":"happy-birthday-to-timmy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/02\/happy-birthday-to-timmy\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to Our Timmy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1723\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1723\" alt=\"It was so windy outside, we had to fake the blowing out of the candles.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2438-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2438-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2438-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was so windy outside, we had to fake the blowing out of the candles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year Timmy asked for a Nyan Cat birthday party. So he got one. He didn&#8217;t have a party last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/tag\/disney-cruise\">since we took a cruise that particular week a year ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know where he thinks of this stuff. It took a little bit of creativity, but the kids got a kick out of the party and Timmy was very happy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyan_Cat\">I&#8217;ll just send you here to learn more about Nyan Cat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the video, of course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube_sc  fluid widescreen\"><div class=\"inner block\"><noscript><style type=\"text\/css\">.youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}<\/style><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/QH2-TGUlwu4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/QH2-TGUlwu4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:15px;\">The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/flashplayer\/\" title=\"Install from Adobe\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch on YouTube\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/span><\/object><\/noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QH2-TGUlwu4?version=3&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since no one seemed to have done this before, I basically wagged everything. <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/vollmerdp\/nyan-cat-birthday-party-ideas\/\">I set up a Pinterest board to collect the ideas I found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We rented a bouncy house. I found lots of rainbow-colored party items at our local Party City, and a friend from GeekMom recommended a craft activity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1721\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1721\" alt=\"Like the 8-bit plates?\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2415-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2415-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2415-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like the 8-bit plates?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1726\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1726\" alt=\"With popsicle sticks, rainbow streamers, cardstock with Nyan Cat printouts, and a lot of glue, you too can make these cute puppets.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5508-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5508-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5508-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With popsicle sticks, rainbow streamers, cardstock with Nyan Cat printouts, and a lot of glue, you too can make these cute puppets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1722\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2428.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1722\" alt=\"DSC_2428\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2428-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2428-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2428-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cake was fun to make. I happened to have all the food color gels for the rainbow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1720\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2399.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1720\" alt=\"The bouncy house, rented from Hurlburt Field Outdoor Recreation.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2399-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2399-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_2399-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bouncy house, rented from Hurlburt Field Outdoor Recreation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Timmy asked for a Nyan Cat birthday party. 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