Sally's Fairy Party

Hey Friends! 

Having 2 kids is no joke. People who have more than 2.....I bow down. I have been so crazy just keeping up with laundry and booking Disney trips. I was laying in bed last night and feeling a little sad that I havent kept up with my blog like I used to. It has always been a little scrapbook of our lives and I feel like I have missed so much. So.....I am going to go back and blog about some things from that last year that I never got around to doing. So, just bear with me. 

First up is Sally's 5th birthday party. 

I ordered the cutest invitations from Sunshine Parties. I was a little disappointed that they couldn't make the fairy's hair blonde to match Sally but they still turned out really cute!

I'll be honest and tell you that when I first started planning this party, I had visions of red mushrooms and woodland creatures and by the time party day had rolled around I had changed the look into a floral and pastel thing. 

I made a wreath using a simple grapevine wreath from Hobby Lobby. I hot glued some moss and fake butterflies onto it. I also made some mushrooms by painting half styrofoam balls pink and gluing on felt dots. I rolled up some white yardstick for the stem. They turned out really cute. 

I took a old ton can and hot glued a sheet on moss and butterflies on it to hold forks. 

Here is the food table. I love the way it turned out!!

I made these cute little doughnut hole hedgehogs and chocolate acorns using pinterest pictures for inspiration. 

I ordered a simple white cake from a local bakery and added on my own fake flowers and a butterfly. I found an image of a fairy online and traced it onto silver glitter yardstick to make a topper for the cake. 

This little hedgehog cheese ball turned out so cute!!

I had little tables set up for a craft. I bought little birdhouses at Michaels for $1 each and cut off the rope at the top. I did a light coat of white spray paint on the houses. Each place has a bag with pieces of moss for the roof, fake flowers, mushrooms, a butterfly and ladybug and some glass stones. I also had fairy wings and a flower crown at each place setting. The girls looked precious!!

I also hired a face painter to come and paint all the girls up like fairies. They had so much fun!!

Happy 5th Birthday my Sweet Girl!! 

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Sally {4 Years Old}

Sally,

You turned FOUR last month!  I can hardly believe it.  You are the sweetest outgoing little person I have ever met and people fall in love with you wherever we go. You are going to the best big sister!! You are already such a great helper!

Here's what's going on in your world at four years old!

Weight:

You are at 31.1 pounds.  My little petite girl :)

Height:

As of yesterday morning you were 38" tall.  You were so excited to finally be big enough to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney last month. 

Clothing Size:

I think it's officially time to retire the 3t clothes.  Some of your size 2 Matilda Jane still fits but we are only buying size 4 for everything now. You are still in size 8 shoes but I have started buying size 9 for the summer. 


Feeding:

Most of the time, its a battle getting you to eat when its meal time. You much prefer snacking over a full sit down meal. You are a very healthy eater!! You love fruits (especially berries), hummus and carrots, and all nuts. Your favorite foods are chick-fil-a nuggets, yogurt, ice cream, and pizza. You also ask for Chinese food now which makes mama happy :)

Hair/Eyes:

You have the most beautiful blue eyes! I'm still not sure where your blonde hair came from but it looks like its not going anywhere. 

Sleep:

You have no interest in taking naps. Somedays that is really nice since we can keep going and I don't feel the need to rush home to keep you on schedule. Since being pregnant, I am missing those naps though. 

Q&A :

What makes you happy? When you give me kisses.

What makes you sad? When a kid tells me they don't like me. 

What makes you laugh? When Daddy says funny jokes. 

How old are you? 4

How old is mommy? 6

How old is daddy? 7

What’s your favorite thing to do? Go to Disney World.....totally!

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a diver for seashells. 

What are you really good at? drawing pictures and putting stickers on them. 

What are you not really good at? swimming to Africa in the sea (lol!)

What’s your favorite food? chicken noodle soup, popcorn, treats with peanut butter and chocolate

What’s your favorite song? "I'm going to sing, sing, sing" and "Bad Blood"

What does daddy do for work? He flies airplanes. He needs to work. 

Where do you live? In Memphis

What’s your favorite toy? My Little Pony!!

What’s something daddy always says to you? Funny Jokes

What’s something mommy always says to you? Stop jumping on Daddy!

Who is your best friend? Sophie, Caroline, Carol Hannah and Emma Claire

What did we do today?  We went to Mops, you dropped me off, went to lunch with Daddy

What do you want for your birthday next year? A swimming Barbie mermaid 

Where’s your favorite place to go? Disney World and the Beach

Sally's 4th Birthday

Sally had been counting down the days until she turned 4. I had been dreading them. Although I love seeing my sweet girl grow up healthy, its hard to see her getting bigger. 

No birthday breakfast is complete without doughnuts. I woke up early to get the best in Memphis...Gibsons!

I put up the birthday banner (Target $1 spot) and My Little Pont napkins :)

I ordered some My Little Pony balloons from etsy and had them filled with helium. I also set out her birthday presents on the table. She was so excited when she woke up and came down stairs. She absolutely loved the balloons and squealed when she saw the turquoise gumball machine. 

I sang Happy Birthday to her and she blew out the candles on her doughnut. 

She had a Valentines Party at school that day so she was dressed and ready to go. We celebrated her birthday at school earlier in the week with My Little Pony cupcakes. 

After school, she opened her presents from Mommy and Daddy. She got Ariel and her sisters (mermaids for the bathtub and pool) and Mary Ellen (American Girl doll). My dad gave her a few different outfits for Mary Ellen including pajamas and a poodle skirt.

I told Sally she could pick to go out to eat anywhere she wanted and she chose Chinese food :) I ordered the most perfect pink cake with sprinkles from Brown Baguette Bakery. It was so yummy! 

I got the neatest candle for her off Amazon. It was supposed to sing Happy Birthday too but I think that part was broken. 

She still loved it!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Sally!!

Sally's Pink and Gold Birthday Party!

Hey Everybody! I am so excited to share Sally's 3rd birthday party with you today. It was so fun putting it together. Am I the only one who plans parties a year in advance? I knew I wanted to do this theme pretty much the minute the 2nd birthday was over. I love the pink and gold theme and decided to add in some mint too. It think it was just precious. 

Here are the invites. I ordered them from Etsy and then printed them myself at Kinkos. 

I set up a little table in the dining room. I downloaded the sign from etsy and then had it enlarged into poster size at Kinkos.

On the table I put some DIY lace golden crowns. A gold glittered votive that held bobby pins and a hand mirror that I spray painted gold for the littles to admire themselves in. I also put the magic wands in a clear vase. 

For drinks I had a container of orange juice and one of pineapple juice. I also found the most amazing gold glitter champagne bottles in case anyone wanted to make a mimosa. I used my fabulous glass bottles with paper straws and hot glued a glitter heart on each bottle.

For the food table I actually used wrapping paper (from Home Goods) on the wall. I made a banner using cardstock and gold glitter stickers from Hobby Lobby. The big pink balloons are from Hobby Lobby too. For food we servied doughnut holes, fruit salad, mini yogurt parfaits, chick-fil-a nuggets on rolls, mini cinnamon rolls and sausage balls. 

For the favors, I bought magnetic ABC magnets and spray painted them gold. I packaged them up and made a cute little tag. I love favors that kids can actually use. 

A shot of the paper products...all from Target and Wal-Mart.

Here was the set up in the living room. I made the tissue paper banner. I had a grand vision to have the clear balloons filled with tissue paper but we blew them up the night before and by the party, they had started deflating :( I sent Joe to get the regular pink balloons blown up the morning of the party. 

On the mantle I had a few pictures of Sally and some fabulous art from Hobby Lobby. The colors matched the party perfectly!

Sally and Mommy

Sally's dress from here on Etsy. 

Sally and Daddy :)

Sally had so much fun opening her presents...there was definitely a theme...all things princesses and mermaids!!

After presents we sang Happy Birthday and ate cake. The cake was amazing!! It cam from Brown Baguette in Horn Lake and although it was a little pricey, it was totally worth it. Some of the best cake I have ever had!

Here are some of my DIY projects for the party. 

I made wands for all the girls. I bought these stars during Christmas. They were actually ornaments that came in packs of 3 for $2 from Target. I have been planning this party for months so I bought them for this purpose. I hot glued them in wooden rods that I painted gold and then I added some ribbon for fun.

I bought a wooden number 3 from Walmart...glittered it and hot glued to a wooden rod. It was perfect on top of her cake.

I also made little gold star toothpicks....just used a little star paper punch hot glued onto toothpicks. I put modge podge on a mason jar and glittered it. I dipped the forks on modge podge too....glitter just makes everything better!

I seriously cannot believe that my sweet baby girl is 3 years old!! Where does the time go?!