Zoo Animals First Birthday Party

I know what you're thinking...Gretchen must be b.a.s.h.ed out crazy here! 2 posts, 2 days [nights] in a row?! What in the world is going on?? Ha!

With kiddo to bed, pastrami sammich & celery sticks packed for hubby's lunch, and my clothes ready for tomorrow...that's right...i've got 20 minutes to post photos of Makani's FIRST birthday party!

This was done back in February...it's photo heavy...and I love all of them. Annaliza & her husband Geoff did a fabuloso job taking pics in addition to set-up!!

::: Hope you likey :::

The ONE YEAR OLD HIMSELF ~ Makani!!

the welcome sign!Makani's guest book & shoesiesgamsies at the kids table table decor [fragile] but plastic girraffes
Food fit for a king!
Makani's favorite snackies amongst some other goodies!
table decor & yarn as the balloon [string]
premade goodie baggies for the kids - tatoos, stickers, pencils, stamps..etc

the kiddie eatery / craft table

Superhero Birthday Party FollowUp

Well, it's APRIL and I guess it's been a couple months since my last post. There goes my goal to post up Jack's Superhero birthday that one wek back in February! HA! But, they are here now! :)

So...without further ado, b.a.s.h.ful presents Jack's Superhero Birthday Party.

~ Enjoy ~

birthday boy

goodie bags

pencil favors

sweet station

superhero cape craft

batman & coloring sheets

poms jewels for crafts & gob stopper candy

eatery essentials

craft table

paper webs

sweet station backdrop

superhero card decor

Superhero Party Preview

Here's a peak at the invitation we created for Jack's Superhero b.a.s.h.! I tried to give it a "vintagey" look. What do you think? Annaliza spent an hour one afternoon taking photos of him and his sister Kira {Go Diego Go b.a.s.h }. They are such cute kiddies!

This party is this Sunday..sooo..I'll try to get photos up in the week!

Pow! Wham! Bam! Zoom!

Birthday Camping Party

Ok, get ready for a photo heavy post! There were just so many fun things about this party, that it was too hard to pick out just a couple to share.

PLUS ~ it was my daughter's 5th birthday!! :)

There are tons of people we want to THANK for helping out! We are truly BLESSED with awesome family and friends! You all know who you are.

white chocolate & milk chocolate cocoa powder . mini marshmallows . peppermint bits

Our UNglamorous S'mores bar - we were camping, remember?

The kiddos 'fished' with a pole & a magnet . {my Jenia decorated the fishies}

They also practiced their target shooting . {rubber band gun & styrofoam cups}

Then they made pet rocks {you need a best pallie out in the woods}

They decorated canvas backpacks {fabric markers . poms . jewels . glue dots}

That cutie on the left is mine! :)

The kids also went berry picking {planted strawberry seeds in these teeeeeeny pots}

Upon entering, the kids were welcomed with 'campfire songs'

by a local friend music director I hired

At the end of the party the kids all settled down to listen to "campfire"

{kid-friendly} ghost stories told by a local storyteller that I also hired.

That one is mine in the front with the stuffed animals. :)

We invited the kiddos to come in their jammies. {what's camp without a tent?}

THE birthday cupcake . {strawberry vanilla} . simple as can be!

I had a pics of the cupcake table...but, blogspot is giving me a hard time importing it.

I may have to do it in another post...

paper trees {made by Azila} and mason jar lanterns {made by the hubby}

adorned the tables

Our "campfire" {bought the indoor fire [typically used for rockstar parties] at party city}.

We surrounded {decorated} it with real firewood.

The foodies table . below is the menu pics. :)

chilli . coarnbread . hotdogs . chips . pulled pork sammiches . meatballs & sauces .

chicken wings . vege & fruit platter . desserts

the pics of my daughter i fancied up for the entrance table .

there the kiddos got 'wilderness' explorer name tags {forgot to get a pics of it}

The entrance table with camping figurines that said "Happy Campers"

{from Oriental Trading Company} & the guest book

I got this "UP adventure book" for free from collecting Disney Rewards.

The sign to enter the "Camp" . I forgot to get pics of the ENTIRE setting, where we hung up banner flags between the eating area and the activities area. We also brought in some branchy trees to give it a more 'woodsy' look.

The parents and the kiddos all said they had a good time.

I know we did!