Do you celebrate half birthdays? Well, my husband looooves a good half birthday celebration so while my littles were on winter break we decided it would be fun to throw Oliver a birthday party there to celebrate is big 3.5 years living on this earth. What could be better to a kid…lots of coins, tons of games, pizza for days, and of course Chuck E. Cheese himself. … [Read more...]
Colorful Crayon Birthday Tag with FREE Printable
In preschool this week they celebrated Eloise's half birthday since she has a summer birthday and can't celebrate her real one during the school year. I'm totally not one of those parents who likes to send in a bag full of candy and trinkets so when I saw these fun stackable crayons at Target I thought they would be perfect…something fun yet use-able and not crazy … [Read more...]
Celebrating 8 Years Of Noah
Today is my oldest baby's birthday! How crazy is that?! Eight years ago today this tiny little 6 lb 2 0z baby would come into our world and I would become a momma for the first time ever. Crazy. … [Read more...]
A Birthday-In-a-Box Gift for Grandma!
So my momma celebrated a birthday the same weekend we celebrated our 10 year anniversary and I thought I would share the gift that my littles and I sent to her as she lives across the country from us (major bummer!) She is seriously the best mommy and grandma around, hands down. We love her so much and we wish we could spoil her every single day! … [Read more...]
Penelope’s 6th Birthday Garden Party: Party on a Dime Charity Challenge with Balloon Time
I am so excited to share today's post with you, it's all about the fabulous Garden Party we threw for our little Penelope's 6th birthday for her and her adorable friends right before school started. It also happens to be a part of the Party on a Dime Balloon Time Charity Challenge where they asked eight party planning bloggers to throw a party on a budget using only $100, … [Read more...]
Eloise’s Frozen Birthday Party with FREE Printables
So you may remember me posting that our little Eloise had her 4th birthday not too long ago….okay, maybe it was like a month ago. Gah, why does summer have to go by so darn fast!? Well, I finally uploaded the pictures from her birthday party and went through them so I could share them with you (yay!) I have got to say this was the cutest little party to put together. … [Read more...]
Eloise is Turning Four!
My little Eloise turned four this a earlier this month. FOUR!!!! How has she been a part of our family for that long already? It seemed like just yesterday we were racing to the hospital, they ran me up to Labor & Delivery, threw a gown on me, and she flew out. By far our fastest delivery and just minutes from being born in the parking lot. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to Me Giveaway!
Umm. So guess what? Today is MY birthday!!! Hip Hip! Can I get a high five? A fist bump? Maybe even a "holla!"? … [Read more...]
Glow Stick Party Favor Idea with FREE Printable!
For the past 20 something days Penny's class has been counting down the last days of school with an ABC countdown. You know, each day they do something related to whatever letter of the day is. Well, this past week she had the opportunity to celebrate her summer birthday (the letter of the day was "U" for Unbirthdays…sounds weird, am I right? Like summer birthdays weren't … [Read more...]
70 Hugs for My Dad!
Today is my dad's birthday!He is the big 7-0 today!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!I saw the most fun birthday package surprise a couple month's ago over at my friend, Katherine Marie's blog. If you have not been to her blog yet, you must give yourself an afternoon....or a long night after the littles go to bed...and just enjoy. She is amazing!I thought I would do a similar package … [Read more...]
Let’s Hear it for 7!
Last week my little guy, Noah, turned a whole 7 years old! So essentially that means that we have been parents for 7 years now...what the whaaaat? I swear I was just in labor with this kid. Not that I will ever forget the labor and deliveries of any of my children (at least I hope I don't!) but this little dude's seems the most memorable just because it was my first … [Read more...]
Five Years Big.
Today my little girlie girl, Penelope, turns a whole year older. Sigh. Where did the time go. Was it really 5 years ago that we welcomed her into this world? That I held her tiny little 6 lb 9 oz body and ooh-ed and ahh-ed at her beautiful and sweet little face, never wanting to let her our of my sight. This little girl, how I love her so. She is such a good kid. She … [Read more...]
Happy 3rd Birthday Eloise!!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last week my little lady Eloise turned a big 3 years old. It still seems a bit unreal that she is 3! 3??? I know the math is right but it just doesn't seem possible that she has been a part of our family for three years already. {Enjoying her birthday crown that big sister made for her!} This little girl is such a light in our lives. She … [Read more...]
Oliver’s First Birthday Invitation–Free Printable
I wanted to share the invitation I made for Oliver's First Birthday party (seen here) with y'all today. I created it over at Picmonkey, I just love that site and all their photo editing options! I made the invitation using bold circus style stripes with the classic circus colors of red, aqua, and yellow that I designed his party around. Of course, under the "Where" … [Read more...]
Oliver’s First Birthday: A Circus Party!
As many of you already know, my little guy, Oliver, turned a whole ONE year old in June and we threw him a fun Circus-themed birthday party to celebrate him in style! I'm finally getting his birthday party post up, man, summer just keeps getting busier and busier (ya feel me!) So here is a look at his big day and some of the fun we had! We had around 50 people come and … [Read more...]
Vintage Girls’ Birthday Party
So last week my little Penelope turned 4...and last month my little Eloise turned 2...and if you can believe it last week Oliver turned 2 months too! Everybody is getting bigger and older, sigh. Well, to celebrate my two little girlies we decided to throw a joint party for the both of them since 1) their birthdays are exactly one month apart 2) they are 23 months apart … [Read more...]
Vintage Birthday Dresses
This week we invited our tiny friends and their mommas and had a birthday party for my two sweet little girlies, those sisters. PS. I'm starting to realize just how crazy busy our summer's are going to be around here with birthdays galore. Oliver's is the middle of June, mine is the end of June, Eloise's is the middle of July and Penelope's is the middle of August. Can … [Read more...]
It’s My Birthday and a Mod Podge Rocks! Book Giveaway!
So, today is my birthday, holla!!!! Yup, I'm a whole year older and hopefully wiser! ;-) To celebrate me getting older, how about a giveaway? You in? Okay, cool...so let me tell you a bit about the book I'll be giving away to ONE lucky duck! I'm sure you've all heard of Amy Anderson and her amazing blog, Mod Podge Rocks! (If not you will want to head on over and … [Read more...]
Oh Baby! Oh Boy!
So, as some of you may have heard over on Facebook (thanks to Mr. Smashed Peas!), we had ourselves a little baby on Friday :-) I still can't believe it. He is here, yup, HE! It's a BOY! Oliver Nicolas 6 lbs 10 oz 19 inches long {Oliver Nicolas just 5 minutes old!} He is absolutely perfect. We are all in LOVE! :-) He didn't come as fast as his sister Eloise, … [Read more...]
Perfect Party Hair Clips {Tutorial}
I love making hair clips for Penelope and Eloise. Maybe even more so now because Eloise has a nice chunk of hair where there is actually something to grip. Coordinating hair clips, ah gah! You had me at hello. Now getting her to keep them in her hair is another story. Sometimes I do the 'ol trick the baby routine, I take two hair clips, place one in her hair and then … [Read more...]
How to Stiffen Fabric Cut Outs {Tutorial}
Remember my little clothesline dresses and cupcake topper decor seen at Penelope's party here? Wanna know how I was able to get all those cute little dress cut outs from the Children at Play fabric to look so stiff...not floppy like most fabric would be when cut directly out of a piece of yardage? Perfectly perfect for a clothesline full of little fabric … [Read more...]
Penelope’s 3rd Birthday: The Just Stay Little Dress Up Party
Today I wanted to share with you Penelope's 3rd Birthday party! Now, normally we only do a big first birthday party at our house and then smaller family affairs after that but as I was planning Eloise's first birthday party, seen here, I kept jotting down ideas for a smaller shindig for Penelope. I love throwing play date get-togethers so I thought an end of the summer … [Read more...]
Children at Play Party Dresses
Today we are throwing a birthday party for Penelope. The theme is all things dress up, perfect for my little girly girl. If you were on Facebook earlier this week then you saw the picture of her in a Hello Kitty pedicure chair that one of our local nail salons actually possesses....so cool and just too cute for words. She had her first full-on pedicure, one of her … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Penelope!
Today I just wanted to wish my first born daughter, Miss Penelope, a very happy 3rd birthday! On Penelope's birthday 3 years ago, I woke up that morning feeling slightly off. I know this might be TMI but when I was in the bathroom that morning I saw that infamous mucous plug and told my husband about it. The last time, around when Noah was born, I saw the same thing … [Read more...]
How to Design Avery Stickers, Tags and Tent Cards {A Tutorial}
{Avery Printable Tags with Strings #22802} Today I wanted to share with you how I designed all the food tags and tent cards as well as the goody bag stickers for Eloise's Vintage Milk and Cookies birthday party seen in this post here. {Avery Small Tent Cards #5302} A few weeks before Ellie's birthday party Avery contacted me and asked if I would like to try out some of … [Read more...]
How to Make Treat Cones {A Tutorial and Free Template}
I thought I would share with you how I made those fun color coordinated treat cones that we served up Pirate Booty in for the kids at Eloise's First Birthday party I showed you in this post here. They were the perfect pop of color we needed on our tables! I used lightweight scrapbook paper in aquas and reds to help pull the Vintage Cookies and Milk color theme … [Read more...]
Eloise’s First Birthday: The Vintage Milk and Cookies Party
Here is a peek at Eloise's First Birthday party we threw for her last weekend. The theme was 'Vintage Milk and Cookies'. I chose this theme because I liked the idea of the goody bag for our guests at then end of the party being a whole spread of cookies that each guest could choose and bag up themselves. We had close to 50 people attend Ellie's party...all such … [Read more...]
Birthday Girl in the House!
Holy freak! Today my little Ellie Bellie, my little Smellie Ellie, my little Wheezie, my little baby Eloise is a whole ONE year old! Gah! Where did the year go? She went from this teeny little thing... {photo taken one hour post-birth} To this sweet and smiley, catch-me-if-you-can walking little girl... Seriously...in just one year's time! *sob* I thought I'd … [Read more...]
A Station Wagon and a Bridge.
34 years ago this is where I was almost born. Red light. Stop. Wait....wait....wait.....GO! Red light. Stop. Wait....wait....wait.....GO! Red light. Stop. Wait....wait....wait.....GO! My dad was a very safe driver apparently. I can imagine my momma screaming at him to run a few red lights and just get there while at the same time being completely zen while … [Read more...]
A Happy Birthday in Pictures {and a Printable too}
So Mr. Smashed Peas and Carrots is now another year older. He had a birthday last week that I told you about here. Now since we aren't kids anymore (really?) there isn't much that either one of us really asks for so when my husband's birthday rolls around I'm usually left doing a big 'Hrrmmm???' with a consoling toe tap of sorts and sometimes even a index finger to the … [Read more...]
Penelope’s Circus Party
So,I thought I would post some pictures from Penelope's little Two Year Birthdayshin dig we had last week. It was a very simple Circus-themed party that we literally threw together in a few days. Unfortunately, I am never very good at taking pictures of the completed party look before everyone gets there so there aren't a whole lot of pictures of the before...mainly during … [Read more...]
Heeeere’s Eloise…
Alrighty, ladies and gents, here she is...Miss Eloise! I am finally getting to posting some pictures for you all to see, now that didn't take too long, did it? This little one nurses like a maniac so it's been challenging doing one-handed everything again, especially typing! :) I wanted to thank you for all the sweet comments and emails about our new little girlie … [Read more...]
A Finished Project of a Different Sort…
Whoa! Guess what happened yesterday?!? We had a little baby! So please, let me introduce you to our newest family member.... Eloise Margaret 6 lbs 15 oz 19.5 inches 6:41 am 12 July 2010 It was a bit of a whirlwind of a day yesterday. Labor and delivery were crazy fast...contractions started at 4 in the morning and she popped out at 6:41 am!!! I'm glad we left … [Read more...]
A Wacky Birthday Cake {and Fluffy White Frosting}
So, here is the recipe for the birthday cake that the kids and I made for their Grandpa Sam's 69th birthday this past weekend. It is a really yummy chocolate cake that uses no eggs or dairy (the cake, not the frosting) so if you have allergies to either this is a great tasting cake to try out. I know, that finding egg or dairy free recipes that actually taste good can be … [Read more...]
The Breakfast Basket
We're Baaa-ack!! Oh my, we had such a great time on our stay-cation to a waterpark resort, I am still shocked at how much fun we were able to have with two little ones and a pregnant me! This weekend was loads of fun and such a great ending to an extremely crazy week...or the beginning to a hopefully tame week (?)!! We went with my in-laws and we rented a two-bedroom suite … [Read more...]
Train Stations and Good-Byes
So, the birthday weekend is coming to and end. We went down to Chicago yesterday to take in some sites and take my dad to the train station. So sad. It was so nice having him here for a few days to help us celebrate Noah's birthday. Since we live so far away from all of my family, we don't get to see them to often and we really have to cherish the time that we do have … [Read more...]
Three Years Big!
Yup, that's right, my little baby boy Noah is 3 years old today...well, technically at 11:59 pm tonight but who wants to wait until then to celebrate and for only 1 minute! He seemed to have a blast today as at this age he very well knows it's his birthday. For the past few weeks he has been singing the Happy Birthday song on repeat and every night he has been wanting to … [Read more...]
A Turkey Feast and Other Birthday Goodies
Ahhhh, so I finally finished my felt food birthday gifts for Noah...that is unless I come up with any more fun ideas. Felt foods are so easy to make and they are just so freakin' cute that a few more to make this week before his big day won't put me over the edge. Here is a look at the completed Thanksgiving Dinner. What do you think? Besides the turkey with detachable … [Read more...]
Birthday Bash!
OK, I'm baaaccck! The party is over, the guests are all gone, my family has left for home (sniffle!) and the decorations are all taken down and put away...well, sort of! And now, I am finally getting to posting some pictures of that big bash we had for little Miss P. It was such a good time. We had lots of our friends, and some family too, come to help us celebrate … [Read more...]
One Year Ago Today…
...at exactly 4:02 pm our little Miss Penelope Joyce was welcomed into this world! Can you believe it's been a whole year? I can't, I know everyone says this but it's just so true...time flies! She has been out of my belly for 365 crazy days...it's just amazing. Penny started walking 2 months ago so technically she has been a toddling little super kid since then but … [Read more...]
Bean Bags and Ballerinas
My dear baby Penelope is turning ONE on the 12th...this means, Eeks, I need to get a move on with all her first birthday projects. So far, I have finished two of her gifts. The first is her tutu which I was planning on having her wear in her first birthday professional pictures that we'll have done sometime this week. Imagine, if you will, my little Penny nakie with only a … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday…to Me!
Say cheese! Getting a big mouth full of icing...mmmm! Family photo...the four of us The first slice of cake Birthday cakes are so much fun...to karate chop!Today is my birthday. I am officially a year older. 32 years to be exact. I really don't mind getting older, birthdays are meant to be enjoyed and celebrated so why cry over another year...right? We should all be … [Read more...]
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