Saturday, August 28, 2010

Airplane Fun!

Today, Co-Man and I went to a birthday party for some adorable twins that he went to school with last year. It was held at the downtown Greenville airport and Co-Man was excited to see some airplanes.
"The Twins ~ Colton and Lilli"
They got to climb into an airplane and talk with a pilot!


coloring an airplane!

Eating pizza and getting ready to watch one take off!


Cohen along with his best buddy, Hudson, enjoyed just running around the Hanger pretending to be airplanes!

They also got to see a few planes take off and land which that brought out pure excitment in these little ones!
I have to say that I am going to enjoy taking the kiddos to birthday parties!
Co-Man had a blast and so did Mommie!!!

Happy 8 Months!!!


Twilight Trivia

Put together a group of gals, a tasty cocktail and some twilight talk...
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You've got a good time for sure!!!!
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Last night, a few close friends and family gathered at my friend Kristen's where she hosted a Twilight Trivia party. We had a blast which I knew we would, especially us crazed twi-fans. She definitely over did herself with everything. The food, decorations, favors and some special guests!!! It was a TERRIFIC PARTAY!!!
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Our terrific Hostess!
"Beautiful display & very yummy food"
Ravioli, Bella Bites (tomatoes filled with cream cheese), Bacon wraps, Mini Apple cupcakes
"Twi-Decor and some crafty favors"
Each guest received a wrist wrap key chain, monogrammed checkbook cover and a copy of the Twilight soundtrack (ALL made by the Hostess)
" The Surprised Guests"
My Besties!
"Trivia Time"

"Team Edward"

"Team Bella"

"Team Jacob"
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"Little Fun with our special Guests"

Thanks Kristen for a very fun night out!
An Absolute Great Time!!!
Looking forward to the New Moon Partay!!!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Party Pics!

The Fam!

Stuffing It!

The one thing I was worried about all day became probably the most fun the kids had!
Playing in the Rain!!!!

Alli, Reese, Kayla & Co-Man

Mr. Tritt

Aunt Kimmi, Uncle Clint & Me and Charlie

Mr. Nathan and Mommie Michelle!

His new thing - Transformers!

My Besties!

Absolutely Adorable

LOVE IT!!!

The Batman Party

I have finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up... That is a "Party Planner"!!! I have to say that I definitely wish I could do this for a living cause I LOVED every bit of planning Co-Man's 3rd birthday party. And since I started just a little over 4 months ago, I had plenty of time!!! Some ideas changed, some didn't take place, some didn't turn out like I hoped and some turned out GREAT!!!! And the most important thing of all, Co-Man had a TERRIFIC time!
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It all started with this - The invitation!!! This wasn't the original idea. I put the first idea together and I just didn't like it. So I started browsing online and that is when I ran across this one and absolutely loved it. So I cant take full credit for this, however, I am proud that I was able to create the design and print it myself (which has inspired me to possibly start making and selling invitations).

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When I started planning the Batman party and had already decided that we would use the garage, I automatically thought how cool it would be to turn the garage into "Gotham City". With some cardboard boxes and paint, that is what we did. I love the way my banner turned out and what is funny, as I am taking this picture, I didn't even catch that one part fell (ha)Cant have a Batman party without super hero capes and mask.

The Menu:
Batman subs
Two Face Pizza bites
Catwoman's catnip
Mr. Penguin's Chips & Dip
Robin's Raw Veggies
The Riddler's fruit
Poison Ivy Pasta
Joker Juice
Mr. Freeze's Lemonade
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Square yellow plates for the adults and batman plates for the kids along with their own personalized sippy cup. Bat labels with names were provided for the adults.

With two empty Reynolds wrap rolls and some ribbon along with an embellishment, you have some cute napkin rings!~~~
The Favors table

For the Adults:
Dipped pretzels rods & Picture of Co-Man
For the Kiddos:
Personalized Batman Tee, Coloring Books - Batman for the boys and Wonder Woman for the girls & Dipped pretzel crayons

This had to be one of my favorite projects and so happy that I decided to do this.
Batman Picture Prop.
The kids loved it and even some of the adults!

The party turned out GREAT! There was tons of cutting, taping, dipping, tying, printing, ironing, and painting. And though there were times I wished I just planned for a simple cake and ice cream type of party, I am glad I went with it ALL!!!

SPECIAL THANKS

TO:

The Hubby for allowing me to do anything and everything I wanted to do. For your help in all the projects and trying not to roll your eyes too much!

Uncle Clint for drawing the Batman Prop!

Ms. Kristen for helping with the painting of Gotham City!

GG and Grandma for the food contributions to the party!

To ALL the Family and Friends who joined us to celebrate Co-Man's Birthday!

And a Special Thanks to Co-Man! If it wasn't for you, Mommie wouldn't have gotten to plan this fun party. And though you didn't really understand the thrill of it all and probably wont remember this party, You did have a GREAT TIME and loved it all (even though for the past few months you continued to tell me you didn't want a Batman party anymore but wanted a Spiderman one)... We love you so much and truly enjoyed making your birthday special (and yes, Mommie cant wait to plan the next one)

Sunday, August 22, 2010

OMG.....

Cohen is Three!!!!
Happy Birthday to our little man!
Yesterday, we celebrated and had a terrific birthday party!!
Today, mommy and daddy are "trying" to recover and Co-Man has all his gifts spread out in the living room playing!!!
(will post party pictures soon)
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Cohen,
you continue to be our lovable pistol and such a blessing to have in our lives. we hope you had a great 3rd birthday and look forward to enjoying many more!!!
We love you bunches!!!!
Daddy, Mommy & Ladybug

Friday, July 30, 2010

7 snuck up on me

I was at one of my favorite stores, Hobby Lobby of course, and the dear cashier offered to help me carry the five straw wreaths that I was purchasing (you will find out at a later date on why I had 5 straw wreaths - stay tuned cause it is very cute) because I had my hands full with Ladybug asleep in her carrier. Such a sweet gal she was! Anyhoo, as we were walking out, she complimented my adorable baby girl and asked how old. "I said 6 months, no I mean 7 months". I don't even know where month 6 went and now we are at 7. Do what? It flew by way too fast and just means we are that much closer to the first birthday. Yikes! I am trying my darnedest to not rush this little lady but I guess there is no stopping.
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Ladybug continues to be a great baby. She goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00, sleeps till 7:00 and wakes up a happy baby (except tonight as I am typing this, she is awake - WIDE awake for some reason. I think it might be mommie's fault with the whole trip to Hobby Lobby and all)! She is starting to enjoy her veggies and fruits but still prefers the bottle. She grabs anything and everything in reach. When she is done playing with a toy, don't try giving it back to her because when she is done - she is done and will let you know!
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Still no hair but look at those two teeth that are coming in!!! I love to see those little whities when she smiles.
Has finally conquered sitting up on her own!
Ladybug has such an adorable laugh and loves to be tickled! She does this little scream when she gets excited that is too cute!

I look at this face and just smile thanking God for such a sweet blessing He has given us. A blessing and joy she definitely is!