Next up from the Candy Land birthday party are the games. I knew that since we were inviting several children it would be nice to have something for them to do. In keeping with the Candy Land theme we set up a few things to do around the yard. First up was this bounce house or "Gumdrop Mountain" Next stop, "Lollipop Woods." More of those lollipops and hula hoops to ring them... And "Gumball Lake" I might add that we played in "Gumball Lake" most of the day today. She loves it! Braylen had several sweet friends come and celebrate her day with her. Like Brayden and Sawyer... She spent a lot of time in here. I couldn't believe she liked it so much! Of course, someone … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Candy Land Birthday Party: Details, Details, Details!!
When I saw just how many wonderful pictures we had of the party, I knew we would need to split it up into several posts. I hope you all like candy land birthday parties (for the next week, at least). Let's start from the beginning, we had the party in our backyard. The sidewalk to the backyard was lined with lollipops... Bright polka dot balloons, a gum drop wreath and this cute sign welcomed party guests to "Braylen's Candy Land" I tried to utilize all of the space wisely and that meant turning the hot tub into a table. It was perfect for the Candy Land game board we used for guests to sign, Braylen's monthly buckets and gifts. The buckets were filled with jelly beans … [Read more...]
The Party is Over…
We had a wonderful day today as we celebrated Braylen's first year. We are so thankful for all of our family and friends who came today and made this day so very special for our girl. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day for her! took a great deal of stress out of the day by taking pictures. It was so nice that I didn't have to worry about a camera all day. I just quickly scanned through about 1200 pictures from the day and I love each one of them. It looks like I'll split the birthday party posts up over the next week! I want to share every detail :)Until then, I'll leave you with this...Now, I have a dining room full of lollipops, candy and even a gumdrop wreath. A … [Read more...]