Category: Entertaining

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A Festive Unicorn Birthday Party

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That's right ya'll, can you believe its birthday season again? I refer to the months of March, April, and May as 'birthday season' in our house because 4 of our 5 family members have birthdays in those months. It's one celebration after another as our youngest daughter and myself have birthdays in March, our middle child in April, and our son's birthday is in May. So this past weekend, our daughter rang in year 3 with a unicorn themed birthday party. And what unicorn birthday wouldn't be complete without some rainbow cameos? I DIYed this streamer rainbow with 6 different…

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A table with a white tablecloth and burlap table runner. A green balloon garland hangs above the table with a camouflaged themed happy birthday banner below it. On the table are birthday party snacks including vanilla cupcakes, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and camouflage themed sugar cookies.
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A Camouflage Birthday Party

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Well y'all, thats a wrap! Birthday season has come to an end and we went out with a bang. Our eldest turned 6 at the end of May to concluded the rapid fire birthday secession that happens in our household. Our daughters have birthdays in March and April, then our son celebrates his birthday right before the start of summer in May. When I asked my son about a birthday party theme, he suggested several options before finally settling on a camouflage themed party. A camouflage birthday party theme can go a lot of different ways. When I started researching…

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Entertaining

Our Batgirl Turned 4!

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If you've been following along, you know its birthday season (March - May) in our household. I shared our 2 year-old's Two Sweet birthday party a few weeks ago, and we already have another celebration under our belt. When I asked our eldest daughter what she wanted to do for her birthday, she insisted on a 'Batman party.' With a little persuasion, she agreed a BatGIRL party would be even better. The Decor My usual start to planning a birthday party is to scroll Pinterest for ideas, but I was surprised to find there weren't that many Batgirl themed photos…

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A “Two Sweet” Birthday Party

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Birthday season has officially begun in our household! My three children have birthdays in March, April, and May (and mine falls in March as well), so we recently celebrated our youngest child turning TWO. Because of her love of sweets and anything involving chocolate, I chose "Two Sweet" as her birthday theme. The Decor As I usually do, I took to Pinterest to gather ideas and pick a color scheme. For this "Two Sweet" birthday party, I chose to use blue, teal, yellow, and several shades of pink, plus white. And to play off of the theme, I also incorporated…

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Sweet & Spicy Chex Mix

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What's on your favorite fall foods list? The foods that you make every year because it just doesn't feel like fall without them. The foods that bring up memories of past years during the autumn season. For me and my family, one of those foods is homemade Chex mix. In high school, my friend's mom used to make homemade Chex mix and she always made two versions, regular and spicy. I'm not exactly sure what her spicy version had in it but I know she added chili powder for the main kick. I don't like my food super spicy, so…

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Easy Italian Pasta Salad | Elle & Jay - Looking for an easy cold side dish for your next gathering. This classic Italian pasta salad is all you need. Loaded with pepperoni, mozzarella, olives and veggies, this salad takes little prep and will serve a crowd. #italianpastasalad #pastasalad #coldpastasalad #sidedish
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Hannah’s Italian Pasta Salad

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Hi friend! Okay, I know its technically fall now, but seeing as how its still in the low 90s here in Austin, Texas, I wanted to share my homemade pasta salad recipe with you. I wouldn't say I have a ton of original recipes, I'm more of a recipe follower (or recipe adapter, if you will), but I get asked about this recipe the most, hands down. This is a super easy recipe (if you can boil noodles, you can make this) to throw together for any gathering, and its delicious served cold or at room temp. Now, I know…

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Crafting

A Pinterest Party: Alcohol Ink Art

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Recently, I had a few friends over for my second Pinterest Party of the year. Typically, I have 4-5 parties spaced throughout the year but the recent events in the world put a pause on many types of gatherings and so lately I've been itching to do a craft night with friends. The last party I hosted was waayyyyy back in February (which seems like a lifetime ago at this point) when we made resin coasters and didn't know the coronavirus even existed. So last week, I, and a few friends, felt comfortable with a small gathering and got together…

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A Rocket Ship Birthday Party

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Hi ya'll! This past Memorial Day weekend, we celebrated our son turning FIVE! (So, now we have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and 1 year old) He requested a rocket ship party months ago and although we had to deviate from the original plan a good amount, we were still able to celebrate our sweet boy's big day. Honestly, I thought I would be writing a post about our daughter's golden birthday (Golden Birthday: when you turn as old as the day of the month your birthday falls on, i.e., our daughter turned three on the 3rd of…

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The BEST Birthday Cake EVER!

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Okay guys, I have to share something with you. Something that you need in your life right now. Triple layer chocolate fudge ice cream cake. There. I said it. Here's how it all started. Last week was my 34th birthday, and two days before that, our mayor mandated a stay-at-home directive in the wake of all of the coronavirus cases going around. Now, I'm not a person who has big, extravagant birthday celebrations, but it is nice to be able to see some friends and go out for a nice dinner on your birthday. Well, that wasn't going to happen,…

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Kate’s ONE Party Animal

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A couple weeks ago, before all this coronavirus stuff started happening, we celebrated our youngest child turning ONE! We celebrated in Dallas, at my parent's house, so some of the grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins could celebrate with us. Kate is a very happy baby and is always in the mood to hang out with others (as long as her mother (me) is within a 2 foot radius at all times) so I thought "Party Animals" would be a fun theme. So, I'm sharing how I put together the decorations and food for a fun party. Decor When planning…

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