Party like it's 2006

How to celebrate our little boy's birthday?
After tossing around the idea of a huge picnic in a park, we settled on a small party at home with a few friends and family.
We're not quite sure how, but the "few friends and family" ultimately blew out to more than 30 people, who crammed into our house last Saturday for a feast of sausages, salad and cupcakes.
It was supposed to be held outside, of course, but the gods of precipitation were against us and it poured (and I mean bucketed) with rain for hours. In the end our little house resembled a nightclub.
But everyone had a great time, especially Ari, who skipped his afternoon nap to be passed around and doted on.
When it came time to sing happy birthday, we stuck a candle in a cupcake and presented it to our boy. After Daddy blew out the candle, he proceeded to tuck in and had pink icing all over him for the rest of the day. (I must clarify here that we wanted red icing, but it came out pink)
Every guest left with a polaroid of themselves with the birthday boy - thanks Aunty Lou for the nifty camera.