The Party Stuff

I’ve decided that it’s going to take probably four blog posts for the whole party.  So, the first post will be about the “party stuff”!  Last year we just had a small family birthday celebration for the kids because I was on bedrest while pregnant with Penelope.  This year we knew we wanted a bigger party, but I also didn’t want to let it get out of control so that we were stressed out instead of having fun.  The whole time I kept limiting myself and saying that I was NOT going to let the party get out of control.  About a week before the party I realized that I had gone a little overboard.  I panicked a bit in the couple of days leading up to the party, but somehow it all fell together and turned out perfectly.

Here is a stack of sombreros we had at the front door for our guests:

And here is the dessert table. . . .

We also had an adult beverage section!

The food and drinks were on the back porch. . . .

. . . and the bouncy house was in the back yard.  (The kids were thrilled that “Dorie’s House” stayed with us for a few days.)

And last, but not least, here are the “Backpack” treat bags that Gary and I made.  It was probably at some point during cutting out all the mouths, eyes, and eyebrows and rolling up “Map” that we realized we may have let the party get a little away from us. . . .

But, we don’t regret a single thing we did!

Thanks to Cathy for the awesome photos used in this blog post!!!