Carolyn's 3rd Birthday - Tea Party for Toddlers

My sweet little girl just turned three years old. As you probably have already guessed one of her favorite activities to play is tea party. Therefore it was an easy decision to plan this year's birthday party as a tea party for all her toddler friends and family.

A Unicorn Birthday Party for a Special 3 Year Old

Carolyn's best friend Olivia turned 3 years old a month before her, so Carolyn got to witness the fun and amazingness that is a big birthday party. I've got to say, my friend threw the most awesome unicorn themed party for her sweet little daughter and I can't wait to show you it!

Minnie Mouse Party - Carolyn's 2nd Birthday

As promised yesterday I'm back today to continue with the mouse fun - Carolyn's 2nd Birthday party! Ben created this special birthday invitation and cut it out on his fancy cutting machine at work (think Silhouette on steroids!)

Cookies & Milk - A 1st Birthday Party

Our friend's sweet little daughter turned one this summer and they threw her the cutest little Cookies and Milk 1st birthday party! I never would have thought of that theme, and it was simply darling!

Birthday Ball

I had dreams of throwing a regency ball for my 30th birthday, and with some help that's just what I did! Sorry this post has been overdue for two years now, but hey it was just my birthday so I thought I'd pretend I'm only 30 again!

Carolyn's 1st Birthday - Mermaid Party

Carolyn's 1st birthday was such a special day for her and me!  I've been planning this party all year! Actually longer than that even, but let's not get distracted with how crazy I am...  The way I looked at it, this was the only birthday party for her where I would be able to choose the theme, from now on she'll have more and more of an opinion and will pick her own theme.  So why not pick my absolute favorite, mermaids!!!!

Harry Potter Bachelorette Party

My dear friend Lauren loves all things Harry Potter, so for her bachelorette party we decided to do a Harry Potter theme!  Talk about fun!  This is an especially great theme to do at night.

Our Family Thanksgivings and a Special Birthday 2014

This was a very special Thanksgiving for my family this year.  My Grandfather turned 90 years old the day before, so we threw him a big party with the whole family.

Audrey's 1st Birthday - Under the Big Top

My cousin's first baby just turned one and she had the cutest circus party!

Fruit and Pudding Parfait Recipe

I knew going into the baby shower that not everyone would want to eat a cupcake, so I wanted to have a healthy dessert option for those who were thus inclined.  Enter my version of a fruit parfait!

Jungle Table Setting

This awesome table setting was a combination of efforts between my friend Jen and myself.  Together I think we totally rocked it the look we were going for - Lion King in the Jungle!

Jungle Welcome Wreath

This wreath for the Lion King Baby Shower combines two projects I previously blogged about: jungle vines and the paper medallions.

How to Make Paper Medallions

Another craft that I made for the Lion King Baby Shower were these paper medallions.  The great thing about them is that they work for any theme, just choose the paper to go with your party!

How to Make a Paper Leaf Banner

One of the first decorations for the party that Ben and I made for the Lion King Baby Shower was this leaf banner.  It was super easy to do and was fun to have a a custom sign.

How to Make Crepe Paper Jungle Vines

For the Lion King Baby Shower I decided to lean more towards the Hakuna Matata part of the movie and go jungle = Jungle Vines were needed!  These would be great for other jungle themed parties such as Tarzan, explorer, etc.

How to Make a Faux Tiki Roof

When the idea came up that I would be throwing a Lion King Baby Shower the first thing that popped into Ben's head was that we needed a faux tiki roof!  I told him, great idea, get on that!  And so he did, my amazing crafty husband whipped up a roof that rocked!

Lion King Baby Shower

After attending three showers in a row it was my privileged to get to host one for my best friend from college!  Her nursery is going to be Lion King themed so I jumped on board the theme bandwagon!

A Travel Themed Surprise Party

For our good friend's birthday we threw her a surprise party under the disguise of having an Olympics Opening Ceremony party.  The birthday girl Rebekah loves to travel, so globe trotting was the theme!

New Year's Eve Party 2013/14

Welome 2014 I'm really excited to see what you will bring in this new year!  To kick things off right Ben and I hosted a little New Year's Eve party!

Gingerbread House Party

This weekend I attended an awesome, well planned Gingerbread House Party.