Coming off the Party High . . .

Another fun party is now over {time to start thinking about Hudson’s now!} After every party, I crash. I’m barely moving this morning – and I started off this morning with a freakin’ cupcake {and when you see the picture of the cupcake, you’re going to wonder how the heck I’m not bouncing off the walls!}

We love balloons – so we try to buy a bunch {like 40+} and just turn them loose in the house. They decorate the room and it really is fun to walk through all the strings dangling. Then we send the kids home with them. Much easier than treat bags. Much easier.

I also gave suckers. I found the lollipops in the wedding section at Michael’s Craft Store. They came with the stickers that were easily stuck on. I did add the ribbon. I found the flower pots {half off} at Hobby Lobby. I finally got to buy that 12×12 {or so} square of crazy grass {half off} from Hobby Lobby that they have every year in the Easter section! Every year I try desperately to think of some how to use that crazy piece of grass and this year I did!!!! And then I have a piece of floral foam underneath that made the lollipops stand so pretty.

The house was full of people. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t cooperating and we were all stuck in the house. But no one complained. Most of the kids disappeared upstairs and us adults stayed down – really it worked out great!

As you know, Em wanted a “Pink Party.” I asked her about the balloons, “Pink balloons and what other color because the boys might not want to take home a pink balloon?!?”

“Dark pink. The boys would want dark pink.”

Okie dokie. I can sorta see the logic behind that . . . although they are still pink. {Sorry Boys.}

And obviously – Krista was a guest! So you have real pictures to look at! Which reminds me that there are more pictures on my camera that I’ve not even looked at – because you know . . . I’ve been in a sugar coma because I’ve eaten these JOKERS . . . . . . .

I probably should apologize to all the parents – but I’m not going to. HA! It was totally worth it! There is a story about these {Sorry Rachel!} My friend Rachel makes all our cakes! Well, there was a year ago that she didn’t because she had a baby – and I wouldn’t let her! But she always does a fabulous job. Remember this one? Or this one? Or my favorite one ever – because Hudson totally designed this – she read his mind! He seriously wanted a “Universal Cake!” And yes that was our Seuss party. That is always what you see at the beginning of all the Seuss movies – so that is Seussical to him. And Rachel has made so many other fabulous cakes for us!!!

I normally just tell her to make whatever she wants too – I give her some kind of theme {except for the Universal one – we were very specific on that one.} But this party I said just whatever just make it PINK!

Unfortunately, 5 minutes from the house, someone decided to run a redlight. Thankfully she wasn’t in a wreck – but the cake was! I couldn’t stop laughing after she called me. All I kept thinking was how she had to slam on her brakes and the cake went flying! Haha!! God Bless Rachel! She turned around and found the closest bakery and bought a ton of these. The funny part is when she walked in with what was left of her cake - in a bag! hahah!! Poor Rachel. I owe her big.

I know you all want to know about the food – I kept it simple. I served Drip Beef again – I combined both of PW’s recipes. I did this last year and had several people request it this year. I also made my Potato Salad That Is So Good That if You Were to Put It on Top of Your Head, Your Tongue Would Smack Your Face Silly to Get to It, Potato Salad. We had chips, a dip, PB & J {for the kids} and other sweets. And that really sums up the foods. {Such a slacker!}

But if I left it up to Em, she only wanted to serve Popsicles and ice water. When I told her that I didn’t think the guests would really like only popsicles and ice water, she responded with the classic line, “It’s my party.”

Even the decorations were kept simple. Where Lonnie was out of town till the night before, I just didn’t have the energy to really go crazy.

She really wanted “real alive flowers.” Thankfully Rachel brought these ’cause I forgot!

I had so many people asking about the invitations – I actually bought these a few years ago from Hobby Lobby! AND they still have them! I bought several from this Anna Griffin line. So you will see more of them in the future. They easily went through my printer and tied up easily. They only thing is they are more expensive to mail because of the knot that the ribbon makes. And the envelopes are really thin. For the type of invite, they should have splurged and used a more expensive envelope – I would have paid the extra money. But overall, they were so cute.

And let’s just take a walk down memory lane . . . .

Birthday 2008

First Birthday 2009- and fav-O-rite photo evah!

Second Birthday 2010

Third Birthday 2011 {Moments before her hair caught on fire and after our 3rd shirt change due to food/drips} ha!