sprinkles {Lulu & Co.}

This one is for the little pumpkin to ring in five. It reminds me of sprinkles. That's always a good thing. The button belonged to my grandma. Icing on the cake.These make me feel giddy. I hope the little girls like them too. Thank you for all your help, Noonie!! This may be the first year that I get a full night's sleep the night before one of my littles' birthday parties!
{insert cartwheel}

vintage kitten birthday {behind the scenes}

It's been a busy couple of weeks but slowly I've been crossing off things from my birthday to-do list. A couple of sneak peeks...

Because there's no way I could ever justify paying $225 for the ruffled burlap tablecloth I fell in love with, Noonie came to the rescue and made this sweet one for me instead! WITH fabric already in my stash. Total cost: $5 for the cotton lace. Yay!I love this picture of Noonie. She was cracking up after I told her not to look so serious while sewing... I love spending time with my mom, just the two of us {even if it's super late at night - sorry, Noonie!}. My mom sure has a heart of gold.Super sweet head wraps that are going in the girls' party favor bags...{we made 20, problem is I want to keep them all - HA!}Proof that I helped too! After saying goodnight to the littles, I headed to Noonie's to finish cutting the last batch of head wraps...So there you have it. A couple of prep pics. We've been counting down the days this week, "this is the last Monday that you will be 4 years old...this is the last Tuesday...", and Grace is super excited about her party on Saturday.Now, if only I could figure out a way to get rid of Hudson's cough!! He seems to have this residual cough that is not going away with anything. No other symptoms. Gets worse at night. Any suggestions??? {we already use the Vicks on bottom of feet, etc. that seems to be so popular}

Jammie & Xavier's Wedding!!

This love story spans 10 years! Jammie and Xavier met in March of 2002, while Jammie was doing her residency at Beth Israel in New York and Xavier was working on Wall Street. Jammie and I have been best of friends since we met freshman year in college so I couldn't be happier to see her get married!! Isn't she a gorgeous bride??!Our attempt at a family photo...We're on our way!!This captures them perfectly...Noonie and Papa J were there too!The ceremony was outdoors...the weather was perfect. It was just beautiful and intimate and in the end.............
Mr. & Mrs!!The reception moved indoors and oh, my, these two were something else!!! They were too cute!Teary-eyed! There's nothing like seeing the people you love so happy!Finally Daddy got a turn........................and then...........................HA!Two of a kind!Meanwhile....................thank goodness for technology! Between Sea World and getting ready for the wedding, this little guy only got about a 20 minute nap...he was
T-I-R-E-D! That is until they brought out the mini milkshakes - then he was W-I-R-E-D! he he heCongratulations Jammie & Xavier - you made it official!!!!
We're so happy for you!!

Sea World {2012}

This past weekend we went to San Antonio to see Jammie & Xavier get married. Since we were already there...............we decided to surprise the littles and take them to
Sea World!

I don't know what it is but my littles are fascinated by the luggage rack at every.single.hotel we ever go to - they love that thing!Bright & early {and oh, so chilly!}That's one way to get him to look at the camera! Aaaah!First up...baby stingrays!Mapping out our activities...Shamu Express
{the little pumpkin was so excited that she got to ride by herself!}Mama!! That was AWESOME!Mama & Grace's turn...Hudson was a no-go!Hayden made it!!
{my dear friend Bridgette and her little guy Hayden were in town for the wedding too - yay!}Isn't this spooky??? Look at all those little eyeballs!! SHARKS!Bridgette & HaydenTime for Shamu!Splash Zone...per Grace's request :)When we were at Sea World {last year} it was the penguin's Winter so we didn't get to see them very well. Grace was so excited that everything was so BRIGHT this time around!My little penguins ;)Enjoying a few rides at the Bay of Play...Hudson was not too sure about this ride, but the little pumpkin is one part daredevil. The faster, the higher, the better!The requisite Dippin' Dots before leaving the park...We sure crammed a lot of fun into 5 hours at the park!!Next up...the WEDDING!

four...five...

One last week of being four *sniff, sniff*. FIVE seems like such a big number. All of a sudden she seems much older too. Her vocabulary, her mannerisms, the lack of that sweet baby fat, the hints of big girldom just around the corner...someone please share the treasure map to that time machine, will you?"5" is almost out of the toddler/little girl shopping section for crying out loud, but we're fiercely hanging on to those 5Ts a bit longer...after all I'm not much of a fan of the "big girl" styles in most shops. And yes, she's rockin' not one but TWO big bows...I love living in the South!

She has been selected to be the weather girl come Monday so she's been practicing her forecast...Oh, my she's a hoot! Takes it so seriously with the hand motions. Love her!My "birthday projects" list keeps getting longer and the days shorter so we'll see how many make it to the chopping block, but here's one that I finally crossed off.And another one in the works....I overheard a conversation between my mom and Lance the other day as she helped me work on birthday sewing projects. He said something like, "When I was little, party favors were like...4 stickers, maybe a party blower if you were lucky." He he he...does he not know who he married???! HA! Just kidding! I love that man! But I enjoy the process. I love doing all the crazy planning stuff. If you don't, if it stresses you out, don't do it. Nothing wrong either way.

We have a super fun weekend planned. One of my best friends is getting married and I can't wait to see her walk down the aisle!!! She's going to be such a beautiful bride! This week's orders are going out the door a day early to make room for the festivities. Here's a sneak peek for you, N! I hope your little guy loves his fun hat! {all other orders are designs I've already shared here on the blog, so I'm skipping pics, but they're all shipping out tomorrow-yay!}Back to my studio dining room table...long night ahead.