Hi!
I’m gearing up for what’s known in our house as the event of the year. When you have two very special birthdays rolled into one party, the expectation is other level.
Rowen turns 2 in the end of July and just 10 days later, Reese will turn 4. To keep from having a complete and total mommy meltdown over my liddo babies getting way too big, I’m throwing myself into party planning mode.
As a former wedding planner, I have a very limited number of events to plan. Lucky for Matt (sorry, babe) we are go big or go home around here. And momma’s not going home.
The idea of a small, simple gathering is not for me. Nothing wrong with those. At. All. Just not in my DNA.
Last year’s theme was Reese and Rowen’s Farmer’s Market and it was a BLAST. For having such a little white house, we have a big ol yard! We had party music, a jumpy house (Reese’s only request, bless her), and the most Americana menu I could come up with. The girls had so much fun and I loved the way it turned out. Win for all!
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| The picket fence leading into our back yard. We had bunting along the fence and the roof line. |
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| For dessert, we we served my grandmother’s banana pudding in little jars with wooden spoons tied with red and white twine |
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| Fresh veggies and watermelon slices |
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| This vintage wagon held the kettle corn we gave as favors |
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| Loved how this old fashioned scale I found at Good Will worked with our theme |
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| For supper, we served BBQ Chicken sliders, corn on the cob, and fresh veggies and fruit. For the kiddos, we did hotdogs. |
This year we are going with a Sweet as a Peach theme. Once again Reese’s only request is a jumpy house for her and her cousins. Rowen on the other hand is a girl after my own heart. Her only request? Pink cupcakes. #justhereforthefoodyall
I know the days are coming when themes will go further into the Sofia the First direction, so I have to take full advantage of what little time I have left!
Here’s some of my inspiration so far…
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| These are the invites we went with! |
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| Thinking of doing something like these for favors. Maybe wrapped in cellophane and tied with ribbon. |
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| Love the splash of turquoise |
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| Leave it to me to get inspiration for my kids birthday party from a wedding. Old habits die hard, y’all. |
Stay tuned to find out what direction we end up going in with all these pretty ideas!
Thanks for stopping by!
Love,
Laura