Adler’s Choo Choo I’m Two Birthday Party

I can’t believe my little boy is two!!!! The party planner in me wasn’t going to sit back and have a quiet party so of course I started planning his party a month in advance. This time was exciting because he actually had little friends to invite to his party unlike his first birthday where they were mostly my friends. 

I picked a theme pretty early (animal) but when I told Adler about it he said choo choo party. At first I thought he doesn’t know what he’s saying but once he brought it up a few times on his own I decided we needed to have a choo choo party! Adler loves anything train so I knew this would be a good theme. 

He loved his train and so did I! Dane did a great job bringing my vision to life!

All the guests got bandanas and train whistles...Adler actually kept his on the whole time!

I love this picture!

The story time wizard had all of the kids attention!

Adler with his cousins!

I love how it turned out and it was kind of bitter sweet because this was Adler’s last birthday as an only child. He seemed to have a lot of fun and the big hit was the Story time wizard. I have never seen that many little kids sit still for so long! I can't wait to continue to throw parties for my kids.

Gender Reveal

I have another cousin that is expecting (I love it when my cousins are pregnant) and she wanted to do a gender reveal party for her baby. These parties are super fun to plan and I was more than happy to help her plan her party. 

 Amy loves shoes so I knew I had to decorate with cute boy and girl shoes. I also love baby clothes so I thought it would be cute to display a boy outfit and a girl outfit.

These parties are a great way to include men at a shower since the expecting dad will be there. 

Amy wanted to include all the guests. So we set up a way for everyone to wear their vote on by pinning a mustache or bow on their person. They were a perfect touch everyone enjoyed wearing their vote proudly (I picked boy :))!

Mom and Dad wearing their votes!

Her reveal was hidden inside a few donuts. (one of her pregnancy cravings). Her, her husband and her mom all took bites from their donuts and as her guests watched with eager anticipation for what color the cream would be and help everyone discover the gender at the same time.

We were dying to find out the gender and it was finally time!

It’s a………

BOY!! 

Here is a video of the reveal! My cousin was in total shock (she was convinced it was a girl)!

Baby Shower!

Anyone that knows me knows I love to throw parties. So when my cousin announced she was pregnant with a girl I jumped at the opportunity to throw her a shower! 

I decided to go with an English Garden theme. I LOVE flowers! Fresh are the best but they can get expensive when planning a party. I saw these letters one day made with real flowers and I knew I could make this the star of the shower. I opted for silk flowers so they could last forever.

 One of the things I loved from my shower was having my guests sign books to Adler. We still read the messages everyone left for him and I know Alder will enjoy it one day. I decided to do the same thing for Megan’s shower. We had all the guests sign Chrysanthemum, a book about a girl named after a flower and how she realizes that her name is special.

We served all of Megan’s cravings as refreshments. We filled up on popcorn, fruit, cheese and crackers, granola and sour candies.I also gave out sour watermelons as a party favor. 

I hand painted these canvases to add a special touch to the food table.

I love paper bows and what better place to display them then a baby shower!

We are all looking forward to meeting her little girl and this shower only made us that much more excited for her birth day.