i've made some new friends

 and named them after some old friends of mine.......


meet junie, how cute is she?

 


jazzy the thoughtful elephant

 


sassy the stylish penguin

   


this girl you can call kerri



this is mandy, she's my stinky pal



meet krissy- she's sweet and lovable





the whole gang







 i would love to start working these little ones into your custom parties!  please check them out at my little shop. 





surfing party details

i know i said that i was not going to post pictures of jack's 5th birthday party.....that was until my sister sent me the cd.  i thought i should share a few. 



see that two on that shirt of my sweet baby will?  he's about to be three....and i see a fire truck in his future... 

cohen is a super star














my etsy shop has become a big part of my life.  i guess i should say our lives as my family graciously  made adjustments as well.  my boys often ask who these parties are for and if they are invited.  it's funny because i make the party decorations, ship them off and hope the party is a success.  i'm usually left wondering how it all turned out.  but every once in a while i get the email...the one that says pictures are attached!  it's like i can't open them quickly enough.  parties are so much cuter when they are put to life.  this week i got one of those.  marcia sent me the pictures from her son cohen's first birthday party!  i love seeing how other people so creatively put together their parties.  so thank you for sharing your party with me.  don't you just love the pinwheels in the favor buckets?

he's 5

after looking at my pictures i figured i would just direct you here, where my sister captured jack's 5th birthday party best, as she always does.  yes, he's 5 and fantastic.  about a week before his birthday he asked if i would be able to hold him up when he turned  5.  i'll always hold you my little love.  5 looks good on my jack.  surf's up dude!

a few things about the party:  jack loves oreo cookies.  he decided he wanted oreo's and ice cream instead of cupcakes.  i decided to buy the cookie pan from williams sonoma.  it was super easy, cake popped right out.  if you decide to buy it yourself, let me suggest that you use their cake recipe.  i didn't- therefore my cake was light brown and didn't look very oreo-ish. 

we had a pool party, but since i know all kids don't love swimming we had a few easy activities.  along with the usual water balloons and pinata we had a sand art craft.  we got cardboard cut outs of sea shells and had the kids paint them with glue.  then they sprinkled different colors of sand onto the shells.  it was an easy little keepsake from the party that turned out pretty cute. 



it was a great day.  thank you to all of those who made it extra special for my little big guy. 
happy birthday jack, my biggest boy.

max's party

here is the first featured "real party" from a customer. this is max's first birthday party in action:



the cake and cupcakes were from Brenda's Cake Gallery in Belmont, NC





happy birthday max