1st Pirate Birthday Party

For my little guys first birthday I decided to go with a pirate theme. My inspiration for this was the fact that a long time ago before little guy was even born I had bought some super cute pirate invitations (as soon as I find one I will post a pic) and had been dying to use them. Therefore, Pirate 1st Birthday.

I found pirate hats at Party City for $3 each.

 I had bought two different table cloths, one the red, white and black and the other the pirate map. I didn't realize when I bought them that there on the map one there was only print on the sides and the middle was white. And the black, red and white only had the black on the sides and the middle was red and white. So I cut them up and taped the red and white one to the middle of the pirate map one. It ended up making it even cuter!

 I used the extra table cloth to bring the room together by wrapping the trashcan and putting it on the cabinet doors.

I used Hersey's Toffee and Almond chocolates since they looked like gold treasure chests and found really cheap gold coins (it was right after Christmas and I found the gold coins on clearance at Michael's of all places).

I made stickers and magnets as party favors. I actually sell these on my website celebrationswithkristy.blogspot.com

I ended up having two birthday celebrations for little guy that day. For the first party I made yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing with gold sprinkles and pirate flag toppers.

I think balloons are an instant and cheap way to make it an instant party! At Party City I got 6 regular balloons and 1 Mylar balloon for $8!

I love adding a personalized banner for any party! They are made out of a sturdy vinyl material and I re-purpose them as a craft mat for the kids. I sell these for $18.

I couldn't resist the pirate balloon weight for $1.99

And there's the cutie birthday boy himself!! Ready to make a mess with his first cupcake!

For party 2 of the day I bought the cake. This cake was from Giant Eagle. I was very impressed with it!

Spinach turkey club wrap using a Foreman Grill

Super easy lunch (and healthy)!
The ingredients are:
*Spinach/veggie wrap
*Turkey
*Shredded cheddar cheese
*Spinach
*Bacon bits
*Ranch dressing or Mayo
Step 1: Put the ingredients in the wrap and turn on your Foreman Grill








Step 2: Fold the wrap and put it on the Foreman Grill for about 3-5 minutes (it's done when the lines are brown)













Step 3: Enjoy!

Gingerbread cookies

Joseph (3) helped me to decorate gingerbread men on Christmas day. New tradition?

Hot tamale!

My pumpkins

I love carving pumpkins.

Cards I've Made

 These are super easy to make. They sell card stock kits with matching envelopes. I just glued ribbon on and stamped or wrote on the front and then hid the ribbon on the back by gluing on an index card.

This picture ALWAYS makes me laugh!

 

At first glance this just looks like a cute picture of a little boy going down the slide. However, if you look closer you will see the "Uh-oh" expression on Daddy's face. Joseph was sliding with Daddy and Daddy didn't quite have a hold of him. Now this slide was one of those rare slides that are super fast and you don't have to scoot your way to the bottom. Joseph, being timid as he is, wanted to go down the slide with somebody.  Daddy was not the best choice I guess. Joseph is weeing down the slide and little does he know he's about to have an unpleasant surprise. As Joseph gets to the bottom of this slide he doesn't stop he keeps going, airborn, and lands a few feet away, on his back. Of course this scares him and he cries and I am laughing so hard I'm about to pee my pants.

Mom's 50th Birthday Party

I found really cheap candle holders so I used them as vases. I arranged the flowers myself. I strung lights around the tents and between so that at night we had lights. It worked out great and gave the party a soft glow. 

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I made this banner. I'm starting a new business where I sell invitations, banners, and all sorts of fun print products. Check out celebrationswithkristy.blogspot.com for more information.

We used a project that we borrowed to play Just Dance on the Wii. The garage was our "screen" We also hooked up some microphones and made a dance/karaoke party since Just Dance puts the words on the bottom of the screen!