Madeira cake covered in hand-cut fondant. Animals are all handmade from sugarpaste.

It was quite the weekend in the VB household! This little guy had his 1 year birthday and man is he loved! We had a monster party which was pretty fitting for this guy and I could tell he loved every minute of the craziness. Hanes is an attention bug and can’t get enough of...

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I can’t believe that Beck is THREE! Mind boggling & kinda sad. But he is hilarious & keeps us on our toes. I love this stage aside from the hard tantrums but when he is good he is so fun & cute! I had so much fun planning a 3 year old boy party. Beck […]

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We celebrated Coco turning 2 this past week!! Our fam and a few friends came over for a birthday party! Don’t know where she learned…

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Halloween should always be schweet! Get a real Sugar Rush with this easy Vanellope von Schweetz Pumpkin.

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Jackson's 4th birthday party was held at a nearby fire station. It was the PERFECT backdrop for his *fire truck* birthday! The kids got to climb in an ambulance, drive the fire truck, play fun games, see a real *friendly firefighter* in his safety gear, and tour the fire station. Jackson even got to wake up a sleeping firefighter! ;) It was a super fun {and HOT!} day! it all started with the invitation! {front} {back} happy birthday boy in the ambulance! it is a *working* fire station, and the alarms went off and a truck got sent out in the middle of the party! WOW! the fire department provided all the red tablecloths, yellow fire hats for the kids, and a few other random decorations {they didn't really *go* with my vintage fire truck theme, but whatever!}, as well as cute goodie bags for the kids to take home! fire hoses we had no more than 15 minutes to set up! um, WHAT?! that is insane. and nearly impossible. thankfully, my friends heather and jenn were a HUGE help! as you can see...the colors were red and turquoise :) {you can't see the blue and red izzes in the tub!} cupcakes! since the party was at 10am, we just had a few snackies to go along with the cake... strawberries/blueberries, blue corn chips and salsa, goldfish, and some {FIRE HOT!} candy ;) m&ms! {jackson's favorite} hot tamales & fire balls {get it?? :)} um. the amazing cake. my friend heather made it. it was beautiful! can you see "jackson" spelled out in fire hose? love it! back of the cake! adorable cookies! all the kids got some cool {i mean, HOT!} tats! listening intently to the instructions before climbing into the ambulance! addie and papa {with a baby...shocker!} the kids in the ambo! driving the big red truck! :) our fire lady ;) ok. this kid does NOT like to be the center of attention... i could tell he was struggling a few times during the party. broke my heart! but he was a tough boy and handled the *spotlight* just fine :) addie was GLUED to miss jenn! henry slept through the first part of the party, and then hung out with jojo during the rest! i found this ridiculously cute fire truck peddlecar on craiglist for $25! it was originally going to be a centerpiece, but the kids LOVED playing on it...so we just left it down... i need to find a better pic of it! :) the gift table {i travel with extra burlap just in case a table is covered in a hideously kitchy plastic fire truck table covering ;)} loved this gear just sitting on the truck, ready to go! happy boy on the back of the truck! touring the *man cave* touring the kitchen playing fun games! addie found a playmate her own size :) she.loved.doing.this. more games! duck, duck, goose fireman style... all the kids! {just missing alex} watching the *friendly fireman* talk about his safety gear he was a little scared of him... can you tell? he's holding on for dear life! i had to force him to take a picture with the fireman! cake time! {i promise he was happy!} making a wish! the favors! got the ridiculously cute buckets in the dollar bin at Target! the kids each got a fire truck cookie and a balloon :) thanks for coming, everyone! so cute, right?? birthday family foto! after the party, we went out to lunch with davey's parents and his brother's girlfriend, jenn. a great way to toast to a great party!! The only part that {majorly} bummed me out was that I felt like the *cake* part was rushed. We brought a bottle for Henry, but he {of course} rejected it...So he was screaming his head off while we were bringing the cake over to Jackson {which meant that Davey's mom missed Jackson blowing out his candles, and I was beyond stressed!}. I pretty much threw the cake down, told Davey he needed to cut it and make sure everyone got some {and that he needed to play *host*!}, and then ran off to nurse Henry in the {air-conditioned} bunk room. So I missed that whole part - which means I also missed photographing it :(....Oh well. We also forgot to take a family foto AT the fire station! I am beginning to understand why people are now hiring photographers for birthday parties - it's pretty much impossible to set-up, play host, photograph the decor/kids/activities/etc, nurse a baby, remember all the photos you HAVE to get, keep track of the clock, pack everything up...Hello, we also forgot to take a pic of Jackson and his cake with Davey, me, Addie, and Henry!! I must get over my need for everything to be *perfect*...and my need to be *in control* of it all! I just think that's how I'm wired! The MOST important thing is that Jackson had a FUN time! And I know he did. He can't stop talking about his party at the fire station...and all the cool things he got to do and see. His favorite part was the cake...My favorite quote after the party: "Mommy, I really like Drew's mommy. She made the the coolest cake I ever saw!" :) And he loved waking up the fireman in the bunk bed...and sitting in the ambulance...and driving the fire truck. He loved seeing his friends from preschool, and the 'hood, and even his two *beach girlfriends*...He loved opening his gifts {of course!}...and he is LOVING being FOUR!! :) Happy Birthday, sweet boy! We love you so much and are so HAPPY that you enjoyed your FIRE TRUCK party! :) XOXO Vendors: Fire Truck Cake: Heather LaDuca Invitations and Cupcake Toppers: Modern Moments Designs Fire Truck Cookies: Sweet Dreams Cookies

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The Birthday Boy Sugar and spice and everything nice is the perfect way to sum up all the wonderful parties I've planned for my three daughters over the past six years. While, I thoroughly enjoy pink, sparkles, ruffles, princess crowns and tutus, I can't tell you how excited I was to plan my son's 2nd birthday. I was tossing around theme idea's for Von's 2nd birthday, and I asked my husband what he thought about a puppy party. Rick quickly responded, "Enough with the cute!" So, what is the opposite of cute? DIRT Von's 2nd Birthday Party was a Digger Party / Construction Party. Since I am extremely budget conscious, I spent a lot of time looking for the lowest price party items and cheap, resourceful ideas. Construction Party Decor: I have to have a centerpiece at every party I throw. I don't know why. I love to find creative ways to showcase flowers, and my go to flower store is Kroger. Kroger has quite a variety and really good deals. I have also found that if you actually talk to the Kroger florist, you can usually work out a deal or a discount. For Von's 2nd Construction Party, I know I wanted a hardy flower in yellow or orange. I was in luck that Kroger had these potted Gerber daisies on sale for $2. I had previously bought the silver flower vase from Goodwill for $1, so I just re-potted the plant in my Goodwill buy. To give the center piece more of a "construction party" feel, I had my husband break an Old Time Yard Stick from Home Depot into pieces to stick among the flowers. Construction Party Center Piece Total Cost: $3.86 What is a construction party without caution tape? I did a lot of searching for caution tape on the Internet, and I found the best deal at Birthday Express. The caution tape came in 10 feet rolls, so I bought 3 at $2.50 a piece. I then found caution tape streamers at WalMart and bought 3 rolls at $1. The caution tape and streamers set off the black plastic tablecloths - 3 at $2 a piece at WalMart. I also bought 3 silver cardboard cake platters at $1 a piece from WalMart to set off the dirt pudding and cups at the drink station. I also used orange ribbon I had on hand to help decorate the drink dispenser, and I can't forget the orange cones, which I already had because I coach soccer. I also used my son's dump truck to hold the silverware. I also bought 2 sets of construction signs (4 in a pack) and one set of 8 construction cookie cutters, both from Birthday Express, to use as decoration. The signs were $3 a set, and the cookie cutters were $2. Total Construction Birthday Decorations Cost: $37.31 (includes $5.95 shipping and handling and center piece costs) Construction Party Food: For some reason I also feel the need to feed people at every party. I think I can chalk up my desire to force feed my guests to my amazing grandmother, Alice. It didn't matter if you arrived at grandma's house at 11 p.m., 3 a.m., or 2 p.m., grandma ALWAYS had a hot meal or an amazing dessert ready for you to eat. So at Von's party I made sure to have a spread. Construction Party Menu: Build Your Own Sandwich Bar with Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches Jack Hammers (celery, carrots and ranch dressing) Sprocket Mac'n'Cheese (I made ahead in the crock pot. I used this crock pot mac'n'cheese recipe, but just substitute wheel macaroni) Beams (fruit kabobs) Wrecking Balls (cheese balls) Spare Parts Mix (Boulders - raisins, Reese Building Pieces - Reese's Pieces, Nuts and Bolts - pretzels) Motor Oil (sweet tea) and Fuel (lemonade) Fill Dirt (dirt pudding) Spare Tires (mini chocolate doughnuts) Cupcakes I bought these awesome tool cupcake toppers off of Ebay. They were $1.79 for a set of 12 cupcake toppers. I bought 4 sets for the 48 cupcakes I was making. Total Cupcake Topper Cost: $10.65 (paid $3.49 for shipping and handling) Construction Party Activities: While the birthday boy was only turning 2, we had a lot of kids ranging from 1 to 8-years-old. So, I wanted an activity everyone would have fun with. We already had a sandbox, so we brought all Von's digger toys for the kids to make a mess. It was a huge success; we just warned parents not to bring their kiddos in their good clothes. We were also going to bring in potting soil on a tarp for the kids to play in, but it had rained a week straight before the party - leaving standing water in most of our yard. Our thought was that we could reuse the potting soil in our flower beds, so it was going to be a resourceful activity. Construction Party Favors: I get really excited about putting together party favors. I know I wanted the kids to each have construction hats (I got 24 construction hat from Oriental Trading for $12), but I didn't know what else. Then I remembered the neat tool aprons Home Depot gives to the kids during their kids workshops. So, I contacted our local Home Depot and offered to pay for 15 kids workshop aprons. Much to my delight, Home Depot not only donated the aprons to Von's 2nd birthday party, but they also donated enough of their latest workshop projects for every kid. Thanks to the Home Depot in Madison, Tenn., every kid at the party was ecstatic to take home a Despicable Me 2 car to make with their parents. I also decided to fill the pockets of the apron with even more goodies. So, I bought tool erasers for the big kids (2 sets of 24 for $5.25 each) and tool box bath squirts for the little kids (3 sets of 12 for $6 each). Total Construction Party Favor Cost: $45.49 (I paid $4.99 in shipping and handling) TOTAL COSTS So for under $100 (not including food - I would say $150 including all food), I put on a fantastic Construction Birthday Party that made my 2-year-old son, who refuses to speak, say WOW when he saw the final product. I would argue with anyone if they said we didn't accomplish a white collar party on a blue collar budget! The trick is doing everything yourself and having tons of help! The birthday boy playing with his gifts! Construction Party TOTAL: $93.45 (not including food)