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Monday, November 14, 2011

A One Month Birthday Party

This past weekend we had the privilege of hosting a belated baby shower which turned out to be on the one month anniversary of this darling little boy's life.  He is the 3rd son of our dear friends and we had the honor of having his sister stay the night with us as he was making his entrance into this world.

All that to say, we were thrilled to host a party in his honor and shower his family with a bit of love.

We had a gathering of all our old home group, and a few others.  All these people used to gather in our home weekly when all of our children were quite a bit younger than they are now.  The rec-room is now fitted out with all the kids toys and the living room reclaimed as 'grown up space' -- the perfect set up to have 10+ adults and 15+ kids catching up with each other over soup.

Having just done the birthday parties for my kids, I was still very much in 'party  mode' and had a delightful time planning and setting up for another party.  

Because I know some are interested in the details ... here is what some of the details looked like for our little celebration.  It's tricky for me to get adequate pictures of the over all look, so I just selected a few of the details.  Basically the theme colours were white, blue and brown and there were little glass jars with flowers around the place.  The table started out quite bare but soon filled up with all the goodies people brought to share.

the invitation!



We asked everyone to spend a moment writing out a word of encouragement, blessing, prayer, or scripture for our friends.


Brownies are a favorite, so I made a little brownie tiered cake for the little man, and extra round brownies for everyone else to enjoy

We even sang "happy one month birthday" ... and the guest of honor slept through the whole thing.

Little bundles of jelly-bellies were taken home by each guest as a thank you for coming.

 Planning parties is a passion (if you haven't noticed). Creating all the details makes me come alive and brings joy to my soul.  It is always an honor and a delight to 'put on' a party for someone I care about. Thanks sweet family for allowing me to love on you in this way!!

Next on the agenda for my crafting season ... Christmas gifts!  Stay tuned.  I should also put up some posts about 'life' and kids and all that -- but really -- right now -- the details aren't all that attractive! 


Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Pampering Our Birthday Girl

A sisters afternoon of papering with Muma's hair dresser, something that has been talked about and anticipated for months!
Renatah was quite happy to have Shalom go first, to see what would happen before she experienced it.

Steeping her tea to enjoy while she waited for her turn.

Renatah knew just how to 'be' at a salon, quite the conversationalist!!!

This was Renatah's favorite part ... the hot head shower!

Renatah got a little trim, not too much off please, I'm growing my hair super long... like Rapunzel!
the cut
the dry
the style



My two curly blonde beauties!



Pink and Purple Princess Pamper Party:: Renatah's 5th Birthday


 To celebrate her fifth birthday Renatah wanted a Princess Party ... this is what it evolved into ... and evening of pampering for the birthday Princess and her friends.


We were so organised (and with the daylight savings time change) that we were all dressed and ready with two hours to spare ... so ... the princesses sat down to enjoy a viewing of Cinderella while they awaited the arrival of the party guests.



As each princess arrived they decorated a hat to wear throughout the evening.


our gorgeous stylists for the evening
Welcome to the Pamper Parlor.

waiting room entertainment

waiting room refreshments
Mani-Pedi with our stylist Yzobella

our guests enjoyed a foot bubble bath while their fingernails were painted

hair and face beautification with our stylist Shalom

The Princesses are ready ... let the Pampering begin!





The Pretty Pampered Princesses
Our girl ... "tickled pink" ... sharing a meal with her princess friends.

Our evening ended with our Pink and Purple Polka dot cake Pops.

Tait's 3rd Birthday:: DAY

With his birthday bash a couple of weeks in the past we felt we would celebrate our boy a little more on his actual birthday. 
 
Our tradition ... a photo of their last sleep before their age 'changes'.

 You'll never guess from the pics what he is 'into' these days. He requested that theme for his 'birthday'.  I didn't really want to plan a party around a particular 'character' so we just waited till his birthday to cater to his request.

LIGHTENING MCQUEEN!!!

We got our "Birthday Gobblet" this year (and maybe I should get an extra few to stash away). The kids loved a special glass to use on their birthday.



We made a whole day of celebrating Tait.  A present here and there through out the day rather than all at once and cupcakes and candles ... twice!
... after naps with is 'sisters'

and ... after dinner with our neighbors.

What a gift our boy is to our family and what a joy to celebrate life with little kids!  So much excitement in each moment.  Hope your year ahead is a great one little man!