A Monster Bash!

Since there are sooo many cutesy, adorable, fairy, pinky parties out there for girls, when i found this party idea @ polkadots & pirates for boys, i was hoping my son would want this for his 6th birthday (in 8 months) LOL!

I am just in love with all the vibrant colors and details put into this Monster Party!!

awesome right?!?!

check out the entire party on their blog!

My Bella Mela

You MUST check out these gorgeous hair bows from MyBellaMela... they are so adorable, you'll want one in every color! It is perfect for girls of all ages.. and since i only have boys.. these will make perfect gifts for the holidays...

Nick Jr. Party!!!

One of my bestest friends just had a STUPENDOUS party for her son Sammy's 1st Birthday... all the details were just perfect!

Gabba world!

Coloring station

Photo Banner made by yours truly ;)

(etsy shop coming soon!!)

4 different themed tables... Gabba, Wonder Pets, Kai Lan & Blues Clues!!

Christopher loved the Kai Lan table!

Blue & Steve showed up for a treasure hunt!

Gabba Boucy House!

and what i think was the BEST part of the entire party

(besides the photo banner of course.. LOL)

The Cake!!! amazing!

Great Job Susy!! you did an awesome job!!

Baby Blues...

I FINALLY gave little Livvy her hat i bought her months ago from Melondipity (fomerly BabyMelons) and it just doesn't get any more breathtaking than this! LOVE HER!!

p.s. they are having a summer clearance sale on this hat and more!!

Kindergarten!

Well, it's finally here! the start of my son's journey into the world of pencils, books and hopefully none of the teacher's dirty looks =) and maybe now i will get a chance to get back to Blogging! (fingers crossed)

Good Luck John John!

Book Barn

One of our favorite places to go when we are out East is the Book Barn.. it is an old historic hay barn that sells used books and some antiques.. this is where we donate all of our old books and buy some gently used ones... my son loves to pick out new books to read while we are out here (and they're only a dollar!)

Mila's Daydreams

Just discovered Mila's Daydreams' blog today and i am just in love with these photo's... kinda makes me want to have another..... (just kidding) Here are a few of my fav's but I suggest you head over to her blog and check out the rest. Amazing!

Happy Birthday Mom

Today's my Mom's birthday.. So I thought i'd share a few oldies but goodies of her and I.. Happy Birthday Mom!!

whooo loves these?

I sooo wish these weren't for little girls... or else my son would be having a "Guess whooo's turning 2 party" I found these in the dollar section @ Target... sooo cute!! I just had to get a few..... aren't they adorable??

painting with no worries..

We all know how we get when they ask.. "can we paint?" or "can we play with play doh?"..

Well that is what is sooo great about summer.. let them have fun outside and afterwards just wash them off with the hose :)

a great gift idea!

For father's day, i wanted to get my husband something he can take with him to work that reminded him of our boys... and since i am a sucker for anything personalized, this lisa leonard keychain was perfect. You much check out her website lisaleonardonline.com for some great ideas for those who are hard to get for, or maybe just a cute keepsake for yourself... And enter the code tellafriend at checkout for 10% off.. even better!!

daydreamin'

i LOVE this chair from Anthropologie.. i can just imagine myself sitting in this on my deck swaying back and forth gently with the breeze sipping on a cold glass of iced green tea, listening to the birds sing...... and then my 2 boys start climbing on me fighting for a spot, kicking me off and asking me to push them... ok, daydream over.

JJ's 5th Birthday

My son just recently celebrated his 5th birthday...

and boy oh boy did we celebrate!

I decided to have 2 parties... one for his classmates (all 14 of them) and one for family and friends.. even though it was a hot & humid weekend, all was a success!

Of course my favorite part is always the decorating, but trying to do it on some sort of budget can be a challenge.. so what better place to go on a budget? Target!!

I got these cute polkadot plates & star buckets from Targets dollar section...

the kids had fun using them to munch on cupcakes, popcorn and goldfish.. yum!

Cupcake stand and candles also from Target..

I put 3 cupcake wrappers on each cupcake to make them more colorful,

it definitely worked, don't ya think?

The cake was from rivierabakehouse ,

not so much on budget but oh so awesome AND DELISH!!

The favors... a water bottle and pail also from Target.

I printed the name tags myself..

I found some adorable and "free" fonts from Fonts For Peas

later on i added silly bandz to each favor, the kids loved them :)

Target also had these really colorful and super cute mini fans,

so, I bought a bunch of them....

I made this banner out of cardstock and ribbon..

so easy to do!

And my fav, and I think everybody else's..

the photo banner I made of my son throughout the years.

I hope the kids had fun.. i know i did!!
Happy 5th Birthday John John!!