birthday bbq

my friend, erica, and i planned an impromptu birthday bbq for our friend, jessica a couple of weekends ago.  here are a few pics of the night...

 my newest find...love it!

 i attempted a balloon wreath...

 coke in the bottles taste so much better, agreed?

 the cake from 'nothing bundt cakes'

 we made chicken and steak kabobs...and bobby was so nice to bbq those right up for us ;)

 they were so yummy!

 we paired it with bread, rice, fruit and salad.

 jessica (the birthday girl), erica and me :)

 the kids had fun playing and blowing bubbles...

 and we ended the night with s'mores...

 the kids had so much fun roasting their marshmallows.

happy birthday, jessica! :)  we had fun celebrating with you!

valentine's table

i had fun creating this valentine's table with ella.  we celebrated valentine's and went to dinner the saturday before and then did a family valentine's dinner the day of.  i decided to do just a little something to make it cute and special.  we made treats that morning and i had bought all of the place settings at target earlier in the month.

i found the biggest marshmallows when i was shopping at target the other day.  and i just thought the options were endless.  it even suggested on the bag to create pops out of them with a pretzel stick!  i knew i wanted to dip them in chocolate, but i thought that was even more perfect for the kids.  i'm sure i will be using that again very soon.

 here's a closer look...  then i made a few other treats.

 just enough for the family ;)  i had to try out my newest stand of course ;)  isn't it cute?

we ate dinner by candlelight that night. it's the simple things that make it feel that much more special.  nothing fancy.
hope everyone had a great valentine's day! ♥

vintage bird baby shower

my friend, sarah (itsybitsyphotography.com), threw the cutest vintage bird baby shower for her best friend this past weekend.  i love birds..and think this is such a cute theme for a baby shower.  i went over before to get a sneak peek, help where i could and take some pics..because i had to share all of this eye candy with you! ;)  thanks for sharing, sarah!  you did a great job!

 sweet details everywhere!

 where all the food was going to be served...

 love this idea of vintage hankies in lieu of banners

 our friend, maria, decorated these cute cupcakes...

 and maria made this adorable cake too!