One WILD party

Do you know any animal loving kids. I sure do! Luke had an awesome birthday party that would even make Jack Hanna proud! The face painting was definitely the highlight of this shindig.

Just look at these faces!

Fun animal puppets.......

A lion feeding game.

The leopard cake.

So excited....

My baby is turning 6 in a few weeks and I am in party planning mode full swing. OK , so actually I've been planning for months because I am a nut. Here is a sneak peek of the inspiration for his 6 year old celebration. That's all I'm going to show for now. Pics to come in a few weeks!

Twilight inspired confections

So I have been a serious blog slacker, but I'm going to try to get back on track! I'm embarrassed to say I've never seen any of the Twilight movies or read the books. However, I have made some sweet treats inspired by the saga.

These were for a birthday slumber party. I used the pictures on the front of the Twilight series of books for inspiration.My niece wanted a "New Moon" inspired party for her Sweet Sixteen birthday. Above are some pics from the movie, and here is what I came up with.

Georgia Kate's Dance Party

Georgia Kate turned three and she had a very unique but fun birthday party. Her parents turned their home into a dance club fit for a bunch of preschoolers. I wish I had saved her invitation. It was simple, but set the tone for the party. It had a disco ball on it and said something along the lines of "Your are invited to Georgia Kate's Birthday Party at Club Stanger". "No cover charge and the food is free!" The Bouncer a.k.a. Georgia Kate's Dad-He was rude to the boys and really nice to the ladies.

They had hooked up Lynn's laptop to the TV and positioned it so that the kids could see themselves dancing on the TV.

The party favor was the toy microphones-cute idea!

The cake

I thought it was so cute how everything she opened went right on her. Too cute! This girl really appreciated her presents.

Dear Santa........

Dear Santa,
I would really love to have the new Limited Edition 90th anniversary Kitchen Aid mixer in candy apple red. I have been drooling over this beautiful appliance since it came out in March. I've dreamed about how lovely it would be sitting on my kitchen counter. Yes, I realize it is pricey, however it has more horsepower than my mixer, it has a bigger capacity that my mixer, and by golly it is much more stunning than my mixer! Pictures do not do it justice! So if you ever swing by Williams Sonoma check it out. I'm sure they would even give you a rebate:)
Yours Truly,
Melissa

Caden's 2nd Bithday

Caden turned two and what a cool party he had! I love fall birthdays! What a great time of year to get to celebrate. He loves tractors so his party included a hayride, pumpkin patch, painting pumpkins and lots of fun riding toys. The party was also photographed by Lynn Stanger Photography. She does such a great job! Of coarse his cake was a tractor! This was the 1st tractor cake that I have attempted. I was afraid it looked more like a jeep than a tractor, but I think the John Deere green gave a hint that it was a tractor.

Young Love!

What a cutie he is! His adorable birthday shirt was made by Elise Claire Designs. You can check out some of her work on the Personalized Bow Holders link on the side of my blog.

The Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin painting requires deep concentration! A work of art is in progress here!

Kenzie's Sweet Celebration

I couldn't wait to post this! Shannon did an outstanding job creating this party for her little girl. Every last detail was just darling! The cake was fun to make too! What a lucky little girl:)



Here are the adorable invitations that Shannon made:




The birthday girl and her cake



Cute cupcakes made by a family member (love the toppers!)


The party decor.....

Shannon created the sweetest slide show of Kenzie's pictures from birth until now.

(Of coarse the background music was all "sweet" and "sugary" themed!)

She made these from wrapping paper tubes and fill them with candy.

One of the funniest details-toothbrush party favors to justify all that candy!