Perfectly Imperfect Mom: Party

March 30, 2016 1 comments

This year I decided I wanted to keep Ace's party easy. He has been talking about having an Avengers party for forever so we knew the theme would be Super Heroes.

Since his birthday is in the Summer we always plan an indoor party because every year (except this year of course) it has rained on his party day. It is also disgustingly hot and humid here so no one enjoys outdoor parties unless they are water related in the Summer.

I finally decided a movie theme would be perfect. Ace has really gotten into going to the movies so we borrowed my friends projector and popcorn maker for an authentic movie night!

Basket: Similar

Branden Mcgyver'd up a screen on the wall where our TV usually sits and we threw a bunch of pillows and blankets on the floor to make it extra cozy. I bought these chairs and my friend passed down her daughter's to my girls so we had extra seating with those as well.

Chalk Sign / Popcorn Maker

I wanted to keep food simple too so I made Buffalo Chicken Dip, ordered pizza and made up a Popcorn bar. I just bought a bunch of candies from the grocery store so the kids could throw them in their bags of popcorn. They loved it!

I ordered cupcakes from the grocery store as well. I asked them to spray two colors on each cupcake; purple and green for the Hulk, red and yellow for Iron Man and of course Red, White and Blue for Captain America. I used puffy stickers I got at Walmart as the toppers. I just taped them to toothpicks. Super easy.

For favors I bought a bunch of Super Hero capes when we were doing Everly's party. They were a huge hit. My girls are more obsessed with these than Ace. They are incredibly cute running around in them.

I also had goodie bags with Avengers ritz, gummies and rice crispy treats.

Overall we had a blast hanging out with friends on a Friday night and loved celebrating this sweet boy! And I had to get this picture of Ace and my cousin Brian. They have an awesome bond. The first one is from Ace's 2nd birthday and obviously the second one is his 4th.

July 30, 2015 1 comments

Last week was Ace's Spring Break and Everly's first birthday. To say we were busy is an understatement. Get ready for picture overload.

Friday my best friend Kat, her Mom and her girls came down to stay with us and help with Everly's party prep. I wanted to do a dessert theme party so Kat made all these cute desserts. We did a Cinderella theme so everything was girly and princess-y. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect party for her.

I decided that instead of goody bags I wanted to give the kids crowns, tutus, wands, shields and princess beach balls. I figured it was more fun for them to dress up and play pretend then have a bunch of junky toys that their parents will just throw away when they get home (I am totally guilty of this).

We also had a Cinderella come to entertain the children. I had the hardest time finding a company that had really nice looking princesses for a good price and fun activities for the party. The majority just had really poor looking princesses but when I saw Princess Party Productions site I was floored with how gorgeous the costumes and princesses were! No straggly hair and skimpy dresses (yes, there were Elsa's with skimpy dresses out there). They also offered simple face painting for no extra charge. Since we had a bunch of 3 year olds they were so excited and didn't care it was crazy face painting options. My favorite was the butterfly. After she did face painting she read the story of Cinderella, my kids love books so this was a must, then she sang a couple songs. After that it was time to do cake so she stuck around and sang Happy Birthday to Everly. She was very sweet to all the children and made sure to take pictures with anyone who wanted to. And can we talk about her voice?! I was blown away. After Cinderella left we tried to have Everly do her smash cake. She had taken a good nap so when she started crying I was surprised. Then my sister noticed Everly was getting her first tooth!! There was a big white bump and sure enough a tooth popped through the next day or two. Poor girl. We gave her some pain medicine and she was happy after that. All the kids played in the backyard and the adults just hung out. It was a pretty laid back party.

After everyone had left we decided to try Everly's smash cake and she went to town!!! It was seriously so funny watching her eat it. She would try to pick the whole cake up, not to shove it in her mouth mind you, she just wanted to pick it up. After she was done she started walking around the backyard and saw our neighbors in the pool a couple houses down and started "talking" to them. I don't know what it was about that moment but it was just so funny to me. She just has the silliest personality.

Party Details Cake & Treats made by my best friend Kat and her Mom Crown on cake made by my sister Everly's headband: Similar Everly's crown: Love Crush Bowtique Party Favors Wands & Crowns: Oriental Trading Ashlyn's yellow tutu: sold out, similar in pink Ashlyn's Snow White Vogue Tank homemade by my friends mother in law Ashlyn's Headband: Similar Everly's outfit: Homemade by Kat Cute blue skirts here and here Pink & Blue Skirt on Dress Form: Zulily, similar here Dress Form: Similar here and here My Bippidi Boppidi Boo top: Lauren Conrad Happily Everly After sign made by Kat "E" made by me Birdcage around "E" borrowed from my sister Check out my Cinderella Birthday Pinterest board where I got most of the decoration ideas.

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