KYLAN RILEY TURNS 7 – SURF PARTY

I actually can’t quite believe that my baby boy just turned 7! Feels like yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital, and now every day he asstounds me with his kindness, his responsibility, his grown-upness, his vocabulary and just the amazing young man he is growing into.

We struggled to think of a theme this year. As he is still very much into Lego he wanted a Lego party….again! I said two years in a row was probably enough and we should try something new this year. That’s when we came up with a surfing party.

His surfing and confidence in the surf this year has taken off! He has improved leaps and bounds and has become quite the little ripper out there! I dream of being able to surf like he can already, I try but I just can’t master the skill like he has…my little Pisces is a natural!

With the help of some Instagram businesses I was able to create a gorgeous surfing party for my not so little man. It was a tad stressful setting up at a venue away from home…but I needed open space! The thought of 10 seven year olds running around my house scared the shit out of me!!

We crossed fingers and toes for good weather and held his party at one of our local parks. The forecast all week was for rain, on the day we made the call to stick with plan A at the park…it was great! Not too hot, overcast yet not muggy, and the rain held off until the very end! Packing up in the rain wasn’t so fun though!

We had shark fin spoons in jelly, surfboard cupcakes, surfboard thank you boxes and a blue, white and natural wood tone colour scheme.

Party topper by @mercandjones

Cake topper and surfboards by @mercandjones

Party favors from @vinti_parties – you can see the details about how I made these here

The wee thank you notes Kylan wrote for his friends that went in the flavour boxes.

And this wee one looked like an orphan! Wet, completely grubby covered in icing and lollies and dirt, running around like a crazy person popping the balloons!

And here’s a wee something to get you drooling! That was a moist chocolate cake layered with a vanilla cake with layers of white chocolate ganache. Then topped with vanilla bean buttercream and white chocolate ganache drizzle. Not pictures in this photo above but you can see in all the other cake shots I then overloaded it with sugar! Coconut covered marshmallows, white chocolate buttons and chopped up bounty bars! Delish!!