There’s nothing I love more than hosting parties! Before we had children, we hosted dinner parties regularly. I adored cooking for our friends and setting a beautiful table. I especially love going all out with decorations on a theme. We threw an annual July 4th costume party for years. I decorated the house and garage in red, white, and blue, and people dressed as their favorite super and action heroes.
Once kids popped onto the scene I switched to going all out for their birthdays. Over the years those themes have included: pink and gold, mermaids, Moana, and Mary Poppins.
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I love a good football party. I enjoy the game and the commercials, but I’m mostly into the food. Footballs snacks are some of my favorite snacks. There’s always a ton of dips, chips, pizza and wings. This year, Jesse and I won’t be going …
A simple and inexpensive Mary Poppins birthday party, based on the original 1964 film. I used on-theme home decor and a few craft projects. When Mara requested a Mary Poppins birthday party for her 3rd birthday theme I was so excited! Mary Poppins was one …
My toddler is obsessed with Moana, so we threw her a Moana themed birthday party. We kept decorations simple and inexpensive, but still fun! Over the weekend we celebrated my daughter’s 2nd birthday! I can’t believe that my baby girl is 2! She is currently …
A few weeks ago I had the honor of putting together a little “sprinkle” for a friend. She’s expecting her second child in just a few short months. I think you know you’re officially an adult when your friends start having multiple children. Her baby …
I had so much fun planning Mara’s first birthday a few weeks ago. I decided on a simple pink and gold theme, inspired by her nursery and baby showers. We also ended up throwing two parties. A brunch party in the morning for Mara’s little …
Every year we host a July Fourth party, complete with a fun theme and costumes. This year’s theme was Action Heroes! One of my favorite posts from last year was when I recapped our 4th of July party. We had so much fun that we …
This version of True American (the drinking game from the show New Girl) was created by my husband to be a fun party game that can be played in a few minutes. Our True American rules are a little different, but very inspired by the …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had an amazing 4th of July weekend! We had one adventure after another, starting with our big 4th of July party on Thursday night. I got off early on Thursday afternoon to head home and work on setting …
Looking for fun graduation party ideas? Check out this colorful Oh, the Places You’ll Go themed party for a high school graduation. What a whirlwind weekend! I’m exhausted! But I would definitely say that my sister’s graduation party was a big success. Everyone kept telling …