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Ellie's Goldfish Birthday Party

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We had a blast yesterday at Ellie's goldfish themed party!  The weather was incredible here in Jersey and we spent the whole time out on the deck or playing football and Frisbee. The kids got a chance to run through the sprinkler too. It was a great day and, while I'm not sure Ellie knew it was a party in her honor, she seemed to enjoy herself!  Here are a few pictures.  I'm a little disappointed that I didn't take better ones. I thought they were great and then when I loaded them up they were fuzzy or the color was off. I'm the worst photographer!  I need a teacher.

The candy and dessert table


 


Those twirly sticks are cream filled cookies. Found those at Dollar Tree. Aren't they cute?


My nieces and nephews have come to expect soda in glass bottles at our parties now. How can I disappoint?











These cupcake decorations were my favorite part. I love the little fish stickers!  It's impossible to find goldfish specific stickers so these were the best I could find.


Not sure if the grill was working, we opted for a good ole 6 ft. hero.



I covered a regular party hat with scrapbook paper, a crepe paper ruffle and pom pom and a smaller version of the cupcake decorations.  I'm hooked on embellished party hats now!


The birthday girl!  She wore a light blue bloomer-blouse set that had red and orange fish embroidered on it. She looked adorable!







I know y'all are wondering why we put the food table in front of the air conditioning unit?  Well, it was the only shady spot at the time the sandwich was delivered and you know, no one likes sweaty cheese.

Cheers!
Jenny

Hi! Ellie's Turns 2!

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Today is Ellie's birthday. Our sweet girl turns 2. It's been a wild 2 years too! She is so sweet and spunky and sassy and a bit crazy. She's the best!




 I've been MIA this week because she got so sick this week. I spent a couple of days nursing her back to health so she can enjoy her party today!




 Here is a sneak peak!





 Cheers!
Jenny

Party Cookie Pops, Chandelier

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Hi friends!  Ellie is turning two on Saturday and oh boy is she. Molly never really had terrible twos, I'm coming to realize. Oh I thought she did. I was way wrong. My little Eleanor has two moods. Adorable and beastly.  She switches between the two without warning or reason.    You know how they sometimes post the names of people who bounce checks hanging in the cashier's stall?  Well, I'm pretty sure my name is on some list at Michael's now. She threw such a fit the manager came with free craft items for the girls just to try to get her to quiet down.  The only thing she wanted to do was touch, touch, touch,grab, spit, etc.

Then at dinner tonight she threw her pasta at Molly, then she spit milk all over the table, and finally she kept jumping on Molly's head while they were resting and watching TV in my bedroom. The worst?  As Molly is yelling "OW" Ellie is cracking up. She can be a bit maniacal!

And then she does the sweetest things a minute later, like saying "MMMMM, Nummy!  This is goooood!" as she eats her dinner or that she carries books around wherever she goes so she can "read" to herself.

Have I told you she loves fish?  If not, Ellie loves fish. She points them out wherever she sees them and yells "WISH! WISH!"  So her birthday party theme is goldfish. I practiced making a few of the Oreo cookie pops today and I think they mostly came out cute!  


I had a bit of trouble getting the cookies to stay together once I pushed the stick in. I think the cream was too soft. Next time I'll chill them for a few minutes to stiffen it up. Maybe that would help.



Guess what!  Jim found my chandelier crystals!  He literally went through every unpacked box in our basement and the entire basement is full of unpacked boxes. Of course they were in the last box.  But now she's complete again and things are all back in balance in the universe.



Speaking of parties...have you seen this candy shop party at Bliss Images and Beyond?  It's so cute! Go check it out so you can see her other fun details and her deck does a photo bomb in one and it made me drool. It looks like an awesome deck.







 Have a good evening and a great tomorrow!

Cheers!
Jenny