A Very Merry Friendsmas 2012

Planning a Friendsmas party has been a long time coming and we finally made it happen!! The holidays are usually dedicated to family time and I really wanted to have an event where our friends came together to celebrate Christmas with each other:-) Plenty of laughs, good drinks, yummy food, fun games and crazy gifts all made for an amazing evening with our awesome friends♥

The Invite

 

Party Favors (Thank you Pinterest for this sweet idea!)

Hot cocoa mix with Bailey's

 

 

Fun photo props I made for our event♥

 

 

Cash prize for the ugliest sweater:-) Congrats Mike!!

 

 

@Urge American Gastropub, the perfect place to jingle and mingle♥

 

 

 

 

                      

 

 

 

 

♥, The Happy Wife

 

 

 

Scarlett's Pink & Zebra Princess Party!

Scarlett's birthday party was the girliest, pinkest, frilliest party without a doubt, and I enjoyed every minute of planning and throwing her pink and zebra themed 1st birthday♥
She had a blast with her cousins and friends, it was a BEAUTIFUL day at Lake Poway, and ended up being a perfect party for our little princess!
I found plenty of great DIY ideas and of course Etsy never lets me down:-) Here are some details that went into making my daughter's 1st birthday one we will never forget!

I found the PERFECT invitations on Etsy

Making ruffled streamers for decoration:-)

The pile of finished ruffle♥

I've noticed a trend in mini pendant cake toppers so I decided to make one, only using materials I had in the house, and this is what I came up with.

 

 

The finished product on her pink and zebra smash cake♥

 

 

Terracotta pots were used to create her centerpieces.

 

The dessert table is my favorite part to work on! I had an idea to make feather cake pop sticks and they turned out exactly how I imagined. I also used pink feathers in the cupcake stand, pink & zebra cookies and plenty of crowns as decoration too:-)

 

 

 

Scarlett's girly zebra pinata! Wearing pearls and a flower in her hair♥

 

 

The idea to use a frame for a "photo booth" came from Pinterest of course, and I was able to find the perfect hot pink frame at Hobby Lobby, hung it from a tree and got some adorable pics of our party guests in it!

 

 

Party favors for the girls were pink & zebra hairbows and zebra chapstick. The boys got mustaches and hot wheels.

 

 

And of course, the birthday girl on her big day, all decked out in theme!

 

I am ONE!!

 

 

♥, The Happy Wife

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scarlett, One Year Old

The day has finally come...and gone...my baby girl had her 1st milestone birthday. I can't help but reflect back on her birth and the fact that this entire year went by in the blink of an eye!! Scarlett debuted herself one month early. Our little girl just couldn't wait to meet her new family and I don't blame her:-)  We were just as anxious to meet our daughter and I will never forget the day she was born. Scarlett is one of the sweetest babies I have ever know.  She has truly made this family feel complete and we can't imagine life without her♥

Cupcakes and presents for the birthday girl!♥

Scarlett is now a walking talking toddler.  She copies everything we say and do. She gives high fives, claps, dances, waves hi & bye and has 7 teeth.  She says so many new words and is already showing great interest in learning the alphabet.  Scarlett is a super cuddle bug and the happiest baby ever!! She runs (when Bentley's chasing her), tumbles and rarely sheds a tear, the epitome of a "Good Baby":-) 

Happy 1st Birthday to this precious little lady!! We love her more than words and can't wait to see what her 2nd year of life has in store for us♥

♥, The Happy Wife