You Are What You Eat, So Eat Something Cute!

Nixon Grace talked about wanting a Pinkalicious 

party for an entire year.

It was her favorite book and

provided an easy themed

party to plan.

In case you have never read the 

book "Pinkalicious" it's

about a little girl who eats 

too many pink cupcakes and turns PINK! 

The party was held at 

Scrumdiddlyumptious,

a cute local bakery.

Everyone was told to wear 

pink on the invitation.

Her grandmother even 

dressed up like 

Pinkalicious!

For decorations I used

pictures of Nixon, copies of the book,

and Pinkalicious toys.  

I bought cupcake ornaments and made tags saying

"Thanks for Making My Birthday 

Pinkalicious!"

I gave these to all the adults who

helped or traveled many miles

to attend the party. 

I always frame a picture of the invitation

for an easy decoration. 

Inside the bakery I made a simple pink

birthday banner. 

(this was before I had a Cricut) 

The food and cute bakery provided 

most of the decorations!

Of course all the food was PINK!

We had:

Pink Whoopers

Cherries

Pink Jellybeans

Pink Rice Krispies

Flower Shaped Strawberry Jelly Sandwiches

Marshmallow Cupcakes on a Stick

Strawberry Sugar Waffers

Pink Sixlets

and CUPCAKES!

The Marshmallow Cupcakes were

used as centerpieces for the tables. 

I used scrapbook paper to

make party hats for each girl.

As each gust arrived they received

a personalized apron. 

(I am NOT a photographer)

They entered to a side room

where they decorated

their fairy wings. 

(Pinkalicious wears wings)

Miss Haley was there to paint the

girl's nails pink and spray their

hair pink! 

After everyone got all

"Pinkalicious" Aunt Rita read the book.

Then the girls decorated

their own pink cupcake!

This was a hit! (and a little messy)

After everyone finished decorating their cupcake it was time to chow down!

Since everyone had cupcakes

I had a little cake made for Nixon. 

In the foyer I had a little

treat for the moms. 

For party favors we gave each girl

(along with an apron and wings)

a PINK sugar cookie to take home!

It was such an easy & fun party 

to plan! Nixon still talks about

 it almost 3 years later! 

I will never forget as we were leaving the 

driveway of the bakery

Nixon told me,

 "I want a Rapunzel party next year!"

At least she gives me a year to plan! 

She never changes her mind. 

Daily Blessing #2- Surprised Savings

Today we had about one hour to run errands to get craft supplies

for Jane Madelynn's 1st Birthday bash. 

We LOVE Hobby Lobby but unless

 the items your looking for are

40% off it can get very expensive. 

Hobby Lobby allows you to use one 40%

off coupon on a regular priced item. 

I am guilty of going in and out 

of the store to use the 40% off coupon 

over and over to get the items I need. 

But did you know that Jo-Ann's

 accepts competitor's coupons?!?

We of course never have time 

to clip coupons (and if we do we forget to

bring them with us). So if your like us,  

download the Hobby Lobby, 

Michael's, & Jo-Ann store apps 

(for free) and you will be loaded with 

more coupons than you can use. 

(They also accept AC Moore coupons.)

 Unless you lose

 your phone you will always have them with you! 

We even learned that you can use 

all the coupons on the same transaction. 

We purchased a whole buggy 

full - not paying full price for

 anything! We saved over $50! 

We hope our little blessing today

 helps you out the next time you need to buy 

craft, party, or sewing supplies! 

PS ~ It's crazy hair night at AWANA! 

Daily Blessing #1

Today's blessing: My Treadmill

And the 20 or so minutes of peace it brings. (Yes, I am not too proud to admit I can only run for about 20 minutes!). In those 20 minutes, there is no one yelling "mommy" or "he did this" or "she did that". Well no one yelling loud enough. Because woe to the child who yells loud enough for this momma to have to take her headphones off suing this sacred time. 

Weekly Bible Verse 4- Psalm 37:23-24

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Weekly Bible Verse 3- Proverb 31:30

We chose this verse for this

week in honor of the Miss America

pageant tonight!

Are you having a Miss America Party?

If so, print these out

as party favors! 

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Football Celebration

In honor of football season

we are going back a few years to my son's

1st Birthday.

1st Birthdays are always fun for me.

Let's face it, the baby doesn't know what is

going on. I definitely think you should 

throw a party to celebrate your

child's 1st year of life 

 but I suggest 

keeping it simple and 

think about your guests. 

We actually planned Roman's party for the morning

 of the Iron Bowl since most family 

would already be in town for the game.

We had it at my home church

Northport Baptist so all the cousins

had plenty of room to run and play. 

We only invited family & close friends.

(we have enough cousins to make

up a whole party) 

Food

I absolutley LOVE this cake! 

It came from It Takes the Cake.

The girls wanted cupcakes 

so we had a cheerleader cupcake pyramid!

Cupcakes came from Publix.

We also had It Takes the Cake 

make these delicious Bama sugar cookies!

(they are my personal favorite)

The rest of the food was yummy tailgate food

like chips and salsa, sausage

 dip, football doughnuts from Krispey Creme, etc. 

Decor

I didn't go overboard with the decor.

I used scrapbook paper for place mats and

got pom-poms and megaphones from the

Dollar Store for centerpieces. 

I laugh at his birthday highchair. 

Since then I have learned to find 

a cute wooden highchair for 

1st birthdays! 

It's worth the hassle for cute pictures!

Roman's invitation was adorable. 

I ordered it off of Etsy. 

It's been a couple of years so

 I do not remember from who?

(sorry!) 

I decorated the favor table with a framed 

invitation and a signed National Championship

football from the year he was born.

His grandmother made him

this adorable birthday hat with

a matching bib. 

I made all the guests party hats 

out of houndstooth scrapbook paper and ribbon. 

This is a very simple way to customize any party!

Favors

My party favors were a hit! 

I made a set of white pom-poms

for each girl out of trash bags and duck-tape.

They were super easy to make and

were great quality. We actually still

have two pair after almost 3 years.

 Directions on how to make 

them are at the end of this post! 

I also gave each child a football

bag with a coach's whistle and the

boys received footballs. 

Activities & Games

For activities we had a coloring

station. The kids colored megaphones,

cheerleaders, and football players. 

We played

"Pin the Football in the Field Goal".

We had a football toss!

We taught the kids cheers!

And the kids just 

free played in the gym!

No party is complete 

without a pinata 

(at least that is what my children think) 

I wanted a football but I found this

megaphone on super clearance.

If you have toddlers

I highly recommend the pinatas

with strings vs. the ones you hit!

Don't forget a smash 

cake for 1st birthdays!

Sisters couldn't let brother eat all the cake!

So if your yelling "ROLL TIDE"

on Saturday or not I hope you got a 

few cute simple ideas for a

small football themed party! 

Happy Friday & Roll Tide! 

Directions for making Pom-Poms

Step 1

Purchase plastic trash bags in desired color. I opted for white and used red duct tape.  You will need about ten bags to complete each pom-pom. I suggest going to the Dollar Tree. 

Step 2

Lay about 10 of bags flat on a hard surface, making sure that all corners are lined up. Fold the bags in half. Make sure they are lined up as close as possible.

Step 3

Begin cutting strips in the trash bags. Cut the bags on the

 open side (not folded side) of the bags, trying to make the

 strips as even as possible. Thin strips will make 

a full pom-pom, while thicker strips will result in a thinner look.

Step 4

Fold the pom-pom lengthwise, so the folded corners are

 together and the cut strips are still loose. Roll the top folded 

part of the pom-pom into a cylinder, making sure it is as

 tight as possible. Wrap this part of the pom-pom securely 

with duct tape making the pom-pom handle.

Step 5

Fluff the pom-pom by taking a few of the cut strips and 

rubbing them together between your hands. This creates friction in the 

pom-pom and helps to make it even fuller.