27 Dresses

Molly's 27th Birthday Bash! I got to throw a party to celebrate the 27 years of Molly! We themed it off of the movie "27 Dresses." And I invited as many of her friends as I could, and surprised her with Lara coming home for it! It was quite the event! Mom was the best co-host and little Andrea and Lara were a great help! The party turned out really fun and it was a great group of wonderful ladies!

"Beautiful Girl"

I am a leader for an Activity Day Group for 12 girls between the ages of 8-11. For the last one we did a Modest Fashion Show titled "Beautiful Girl." I got to make the invite and and the handout for the girls. It turned out really fun! We watched the little clip from "Singing in the Rain" with the song "Beautiful Girl" in it, which the girls loved. We even had the red carpet for them to do the cat walk on :) and I got to be the MC to talk about all their outfits. It was a really great night!

Barbara Dear's Birthday

We just celebrated the birthday of Barbara Dear! The greatest of all women. I had such a fun time spending the day with her! In the morning we went and got her hair cut and shopped for some new clothes. Then she had to teach all afternoon, which gave me the time to create our restaurant meal.

I was so excited to make a fall dinner! And I just had a blast thinking up the menu and cooking it all, I love being in the kitchen. Andrea and Dad helped me out as well because it was a lot to make. It was such a fun day cooking away and dinner was such a wonderful time to celebrate our dear mother!

the 22 Cupcake Birthday!

Here are a few shots from the cupcake party! It turned out to be a blast! I had tissue balls lining the drive in and the walk-way into the house. Then tons more hanging inside!

The take-away from the party was a handmade apron. My mom and I made them after an antique apron I had bought years ago. And then at the party we decorated them with buttons and felt.

Oh, how wonderful a little party can be!

My 22nd Birthday Invite!

I am turning 22...

...and I have decided to throw my own birthday party! What a better way (at my age, I suppose) to celebrate life! I get to spend it with a few of my favorite girl friends, eating cupcakes, laughing and partying. I am so grateful that there is 1 day a year to celebrate you and in return thank all those you love. There are SO many that I am grateful for and I hope that you each know that I love and appreciate you!

The invite included a kraft cupcake box with a homemade snickerdoodle cupcake inside (recipe found here). Attached on the outside was fun cupcake paper along with a little hand-stitched invitation to inform each guest of the events happenings. I then folded a recipe for each young lady for them to all bring a different cupcake to the event. Oh how excited I am to try gourmet homemade cupcakes!

Flip-Flops and Lemon Drops.

While my sweet sisters (inlaw) were in town for our family reunion I planned a picnic to celebrate Cahoon women!

I themed it with yellow: flip-flops and lemon drops.
It was a lot of fun to prepare for and plan.

Here is a glimpse at how it went!

Andrea's Birthday!

We continued to have Andrea's birthday in her canopy tent! We ate dinner and did gifts, and cake and singing! It was a perfect way to celebrate a wonderful little ladies birthday!! She means so much to us!!! We can't believe that she is 19 years old. It will be exciting to see what this new year might bring for her!