Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 3 ~ The Slumber

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Hailey's frozen winter birthday party! (If you missed our last posts, you may like to read Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 1 ~ The Preparations and Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 2 ~ The Food and Dessert Tables.) Since Hailey's birthday party was also a slumber party, we created a frozen, winter, castle/tent for the girls to sleep. And..... since we asked the girls to wear their Frozen pajamas, for her party, we included a "chillin out" theme as part of our frozen winter theme.

First, Chris and Brice hung the bunting from the ceiling.

Next, Chris and I hung the draping on each side of the entryway.

And then, I set up tables and chairs in our office/playroom

for the girls to eat, paint, and play games.

Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 2 ~ The Food and Dessert Tables

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Hailey's frozen winter birthday party! If you missed our last post, you may like to read Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 1 ~ The Preparations. As I mentioned in our last post, we were ripping up the carpet in our dining room and office which meant that we still needed to put most of our furniture back before Hailey's party. So, we kept her party simple. We ordered her birthday cake from a local bakery and purchased blue punch. Then, I baked cupcakes and cookies and used our bread tubes to make heart shaped bread for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I, also, made heart shape ice cream. (I used the same idea I did in Hailey's princess/prince/knight birthday party.) Next, I filled our apothecary jars with candy in blue, white, and silver colors. We used our white dishes to serve cheese sticks, carrots, black olives, and chips. Seriously, the easiest menu I have ever planned!

When I was going through the photos of cakes

the bakery had done previously, I saw this cake done as

a beach theme cake with seashells, etc.

And then, I saw a picture with snowflakes on cookies.

So, I asked if they could do a cake in these blue

colors and add the snowflakes for a frozen winter theme.

I was very pleased when I picked up the cake.

It turned out even better than what I had pictured in my mind.

It was a beautiful cake and tasted great!

(I added the number seven to the top of the cake.)

Frozen Winter Birthday Party Part 1 ~ The Preparations

Hi everyone! We hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We, as usual, had a very busy weekend, but great too. A few weeks ago we hosted Hailey's birthday parties at our home (We hosted a friend birthday party one evening and a family party the next evening). At first, the only requirement she had for her friend party was that she wanted a slumber party. So, we had originally planned a theme party based on one of Hailey's favorite book series and made plans for a slumber party (Hailey's first slumber party). However, Hailey decided she wanted a Frozen slumber party. So..... we created a winter theme party with various shades of blue and white and included stars, sparkly number sevens, and snowballs. We, also, asked the girls to come dressed in their Frozen pajamas to include Hailey's request for a Frozen party and because it was a slumber party. Since her birthday was quickly approaching, we had a limited amount of time to plan and prepare for her party. And of course, right after the holidays, we decided to rip up the carpets in our dining room and office/playroom (which were the rooms we would be using for her parties). (If you are new to our blog, you may like to read Dining Room ~ Putting Up The Walls.) This meant that our whole house was in disarray. We still had Christmas items in the family room, furniture stacked in the parlor, front entry way, and upstairs, and sanders, stain, and sealer in the dining room and office. Our house was an obstacle course. (And just in case you're wondering, we had not intended our floors to be such an involved project.) Therefore, we needed to keep her party fun as well as easy.

Party In Style: 25 Stylish Birthday Party Ideas {Our Hometalk Curated Board}

Holy cow, this is fabulous! Remember in our last post I mentioned that exciting things were happening around Our Family Inspired Home? Well, I wasn't just talking about our (almost done) kitchen. I was contacted by Hometalk to curate an idea board for birthday parties! I love hosting parties. So, being asked to put together a board with birthday party ideas was very appealing. Perusing through ideas of such talented and skilled members of Hometalk was so much fun. I am so excited to share 25 stylish birthday party ideas on Hometalk! If you are not familiar with Hometalk, then you need to check it out. Hometalk is an awesome source of inspiration and information. You can find amazing ideas, in addition to asking questions about anything you may have about your home. You "clip", "like", and "share" projects that you love and would like to refer back to later. It's a simple, user friendly site, that may soon become your new addiction!

This cool graphic was created for us by

the Hometalk design team!

Click to view all 25 Stylish BirthdayParty Ideas. on Hometalk!

Here are a few to get you started.

See more of this beautiful woodsy/woodland party idea at Just A Girl

and on our Birthday Party Ideas Hometalk Curated Board.

See more of this clever nautical party idea at Clever Nest

and on our Birthday Party Ideas Hometalk Curated Board.

See more of this great backyard campout party idea at Tidbits &Twine

and on our Birthday Party Ideas Hometalk Curated Board.

Truly inspiring party ideas!

These are only 3 of 25!

To see more, party in style with us

and check out our

Birthday Party Ideas Hometalk Curated Board!

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Nacho Bar Fiesta!

Here it is, our nacho bar fiesta! In our last post we shared Brice's birthday party we hosted for him and his friends on Saturday, Pizza Parlor/Movie Night Party. Today we are sharing the family birthday party we hosted for Lexie and Brice, on Sunday. We needed a party theme that would work for both boys and girls, and, also, would work for all ages. We also needed to keep it simple, as we are still working on our kitchen. Since Lexie and Brice love Mexican style food, a nacho bar fiesta party fit perfectly for our theme! Just in case you missed it (in our last post we shared Brice's Pizza Parlor Movie Night birthday party) I mentioned how we were able to reuse the tablecloths from Hailey's Strawberry Shortcake Party 2 and Strawberry Shortcake Party 3. Here, you can see how the green tablecloths coordinate perfectly with the fiesta theme. So.....although most party items are meant to be disposable, don't be so quick to throw them out! Many items are reusable, if you clean them up. I don't like to have to constantly purchase items when entertaining. So, to keep our expenses to a minimum, I look for items that can be reused or can serve more than one purpose.

We purchased sombreros to serve chips and salsa
which added a fiesta touch to our decor.

We already had the plastic plates which we had purchased

several years ago for our sons' graduation parties (school colors).

They coordinated perfectly with the fiesta napkins we purchased.

Yes, a soup tureen can be used for more than just soup.

Here, we used it to serve the taco meat.

We used glass sundae cups we already had

for guacamole, sourcream,

shredded lettuce, and shredded cheese.

We, also, used the metal buckets from our

Christmas Side Porch and Hot Chocolate Bar

to serve jalapeno peppers, onions, and tomatoes.

And we ordered this fun festive multi-colored cake.

The party was awesome,
we had a great day with family and friends,
and everyone had a wonderful time!

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Pizza Parlor Party!

Holy cow, love that we have had another beautiful weekend! Love the warm weather and the bright sunshine! We have been so busy with birthday parties, Easter, bridal showers, weddings, end of school year activities, and, of course, now summer activities that we are just now sharing Lexie and Brice's birthday party festivities. Today, we are sharing Brice's party we had with his friends and in our next post we will share the family party for Lexie and Brice. We hosted Brice's birthday party with his friends on a Saturday night and Lexie and Brice's birthday party with family on Sunday. We did two completely different themes. The party with Brice's friends was a pizza parlor movie night and the family party was a nacho bar fiesta. Since there would be both boys and girls at both parties and, also, since Brice is a teenager and Lexie is a college student, we needed both parties to be gender neutral and great for any age. Brice and his friends get together on weekends and have movie nights. And Lexie and Brice love Mexican style food. Therefore, both party themes fit perfectly! Both parties were kept simple, as we are still working on our kitchen. All of the dishes, serving ware and baskets we used we already had and even reused the tablecloths from Hailey's Strawberry Shortcake Party 1, Strawberry Shortcake Party 2 and Strawberry Shortcake Party 3. So, the decor we did purchase was minimal.

The plates and tablecloth are plastic.

We purchased them a few of years ago

for a summer bbq and used them again

for Lexie's graduation party (perfect school colors).

The mason jars we used for Hailey's

Strawberry Shortcake Party Part 1,

Strawberry Shortcake Party Part 2,

and Strawberry Shortcake Party Part 3.

We brought our drink buckets in from outside.

We purchased the pizza circle serving trays
and popcorn boxes
from Hobby Lobby and Party City.

We baked chicken wings.

And baked pizzas. We placed the cardboard that came
with the pizzas under the pizzas to protect the silver trays,
so we could reuse them again at a later time.

The kids ate lots and had a great time!

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Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 3

Welcome back to Hailey's Strawberry Shortcake "berry" special birthday party! As I was planning goodie bags for Hailey's school Valentine's Day party (Valentine's Day Bags 2014) and preparing for Hailey's birthday (Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 1), I mentioned that we hosted two birthday parties. One for Hailey's school friends on Saturday and one for family on Sunday. So all of the supplies we needed were purchased together, at Target, Hobby Lobby, Party City, and Walmart. In our last post we shared the party we hosted for Hailey's friends, Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 2. Today, we are sharing the family party we hosted. For the family celebration we served lunch. We set the table up for a soup and salad bar luncheon and moved the dessert table to our buffet. We changed out the Strawberry Shortcake plates for thicker plastic clear plates that we can use for other occasions. We, also, changed out the Strawberry Shortcake napkins for green and white stripe napkins and changed pink plasticware to green plasticware. Two different parties with one theme! And not only did we still have a Strawberry Shortcake theme, but it also felt a little bit like spring. We are sooooo looking forward to spring!

Remember this was the table
set up the day before, on Saturday.

And this was the table set up

the next day, on Sunday.

On Saturday.....

And on Sunday.

Hailey loved and enjoyed the whole weekend!
We had such a great time celebrating with family and friends!

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Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 2

Welcome to Hailey's "berry" special birthday party! As I mentioned in our last post, Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 1, we hosted two birthday parties, one for her school friends and one for family. Today we are sharing the party for her school friends. We displayed the goodie bags with thank you cards along with fresh flowers, and candy in apothecary jars as part of the Strawberry Shortcake theme decor. We set up an apron painting table for her friends so they were able to make their aprons as they arrived. And, of course, we served cake and ice cream. While planning her birthday parties, I was also planning her school Valentine's Day party goodie bags, Valentine's Day Bags 2014. So, any supplies that I needed were purchased together at Target, Hobby Lobby, Party City, and the cake was ordered from Walmart. Our Sweet Baby Love was in awe. Every time she walked into our dining room she would say, "Oh Mommy, it's so pretty!"

Hailey all ready to welcome her guests.

Hailey and her friends had a great time!

In our next post we will share

how we changed it up

a little bit to include lunch.

Two different parties using one theme.

Awesome!

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Hailey's Birthday Strawberry Shortcake Part 1

Hi everyone, we hope you had a great weekend! We enjoyed our extended weekend! Brice and Hailey didn't have school Friday and Monday, so it was nice to be able to relax a little. I, finally, was able to take a little time to go through the pictures from Hailey's birthday parties which we hosted last weekend. We celebrated with her school friends on Saturday and with family on Sunday. We had such a great time! (If you missed Hailey's princess party, last year, you may like to read about it here, Happy Birthday Part 2 and Happy Birthday Part 3.) As I mentioned in our last post, Valentine's Day Bags 2014, I was shopping and planning for Hailey's birthday parties and school Valentine's Day party at the same time. So, I can't say for sure which specific items came from which specific stores; but, I can say that the items I purchased came from Target, Hobby Lobby, Party City, and Walmart. I do know we ordered the cake and cupcakes from Walmart. And Holy Cow, I can also say, there is so much inspiration on Pinterest it is so easy to get carried away and want to do it all! We tried to prepare as much as possible before the celebrations. It was a little difficult with the weather making travel a challenge, but everything turned out great!

When I saw this idea on Pinterest,

I was inspired to make one of our own.

So, Lexie drew up our

Strawberry Shortcake sign

to welcome Hailey's guests.

I made invitations and thank you cards
for the goodie bags.

"Come join us for a berry
special birthday party"
and
"Thank you for making my
birthday so berry special".

And stamped the thank you tags
for the bubbles.

Chris placed all of the cupcake liners
on the top of mason jars
to coordinate with the straws and name tags.

I put together the goodie bags and bubbles.

I saw this Valentine's Day idea on Pinterest
and adapted it to use for Hailey's party.

And then, I set up the dining room table
for the kids to sponge paint their own aprons.

With the preparations complete, we were ready to party!
Come back and see Hailey's party all set up in our next post!

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