An over the top Big Top birthday bash, part 2
For babyBaum’s birthday, we decided to have a family-only birthday celebration. With just family, we had 14 adults and 6 children and our house is not that large so it would have been difficult to include any more than we already had.
One of my favorite parts of the birthday bash was our photo booth. I bought a couple of yards of red and white striped fabric and hung it on the wall with thumbtacks as our backdrop. I then purchased a couple dozen foam clown noses here. We tried to get a picture of babyBaum with all our guests – tried being the operative word. He was cooperative for the first two photos; however, he decided he’d had enough of the clown nose after that. Somehow, we managed to not get a photo with me and Fred, so we’ll have to try and get one with the three of us the next time we have someone here. All the photos from our “photo booth” are at the end of the post.
The clown noses ended up being quite entertaining for the young ones. I was very impressed with their creativity . . . 
babyBaum’s cousins even made him a headband made of clown noses!
Since I had no idea we could get by with a few foam clown noses as entertainment, we also had a genuine Bozo the Clown Bucket Bonanza game (that I got on clearance for $9.99) and we gave all the kids circus tattoos.
This niece requested and received the most tats of all – on her hands, arms, legs, and feet. Maybe she’ll grow up to be a biker girl? I’m pretty sure her parents are hoping not. 
All in all, it was a very fun get-together and worth all the effort that went into its planning. It was even worth the jokes from my brother Chad who constantly tells me that I have too much free time on my hands and need to go back to working full time. I then gloated and told him the cost of this birthday bash was 1/5 of the amount of money he forked over at the bouncy ball place for my nephew’s last birthday party. Sometimes, being crafty pays off! 
Below are all our photos from the “photo booth” -
