The One With The Jolly Holiday {Brynns 3rd Birthday Party}

B loves her some Mary Poppins.  We watch the movies AT LEAST once a day.  If not twice {yeah we have the TV on all day here...I need the background noise!} At first she told me she wanted a ballerina birthday, but everything I found was so fancy.  When I suggested a Mary Poppins party instead she was so excited and stuck with the idea. 

 I love to throw parties. 

 I love to buy stationary. 

 I love to browse decorations & Pinterest. 

 I just love it all! 

So come on in to 17 Cherry Tree Lane!

Her inviation was my favorite thing! The invites & all the stationary are from Pretty Plain Jane's. 

Every year I have her guests sign a book that coordinates with her party theme.  I tape the invite to the inside cover & voila...the perfect keepsake!

Theme wear is a must! You'll notice her chowing down on a caramel apple sucker in most of the pictures.  {Just like Jane & Michael!}

Our shirts are from Jordandene and they were the best to work with! 

Awesome Aunt DeAnn to the rescue! She cut the penguins, kites & this backdrop for me.  

Drink Station: 

Water

Sweet Tea

Lemonade Punch 

Yum!

Since her egg allergies limit our dessert choices, we went the ice cream route.  Thanks Momma for the homemade vanilla! I'm glad there were leftovers that now live in my freezer. 

Red carnations & daisies.  If you know the movie, you know why!

"You think...You wink...You do a double blink...You close your eyes and JUMP!"

We love Uncle John and Aunt Reagan! We can always count on them for a good time...and for Reagan to totally botch taking videos and pictures for me.  ;)

And we had to fly kites of course! I was worried about the weather forecast...rain.  But in true Lubbock fashion the rain was no where to be seen, but there was plenty of wind for some kite flyin!

Nana G & Nana.  Brynn kept calling them, "The 2 Nanas." 

Thanks Pops & Grams for letting us use your house {and for a million other things!}

 B is easily overwhelmed {see previous post to see what I'm talking about}, so we keep her parties to a small group of family & close friends. Of course, her best friend has to be there! When I asked her what her favorite part was she said..."Isabess." I told Ellen I should forgo the party & let them have a sleep over...maybe...in a few years!

And I have to give credit to Ellen for originally finding these shirts.  I just keep buying them a size bigger as Brynn grows!

B got tons of wonderful gifts, seriously, so much fun stuff! We have already played  Shopkins, made play dough ice cream, painted, & she got some adorable clothes (& Hunter rain boots...LOVE!) But something totally awesome she got was this soccer kit from John & Reagan.  John is doing everything in his power to make her a little soccer star & this is a great start!  It's what the US women's team wore in the Olympics and it's SO TOTALLY AWESOME. She may be wearing it to church next week to celebrate the closing ceremonies.  #NotReally #ButMaybe #USA

It makes my heart so happy that God added these 3 to our village.  We love the Calhoun's and little Miss Addy-Cakes. 

Jack & "The 2 Nanas"

Sidewalk chalk like Bert!

#Addy&Jack

Flying kites like pros.

4 generations of love!

It was a "practically perfect in every way" day!

If you know of anyone who needs some Mary Poppins decor...shoot them my way! 

I hope you had such a jolly time Brynn Mills.  Thanks for being the best one of the best ones! I love you for always, baby girl!

Want to see her past birthdays?

Brynn's Lemonade Stand

Alphabet Party 

The One With The Fourth Of July {2016}

Is it weird that I always forget how much I love 4th of July weekend?? Every year it rolls around and I'm reminded that it's one of my favorite holidays for several reasons...

1. Casual

It's SO laid back! There is no major planning, gift buying or decorating.  Just hanging out and enjoying time with family and friends.

2. Coordinating Outfits

I am up for any occasion that allows for theme dressing.  We were the red, white and blue family all weekend!

3.  Food

 #AllTheFood

4. Freedom

I'm a great big fan of the USA & the freedoms this country gives its citizens. But I'm mostly a GIANT fan of the freedom that comes through Jesus.  I'll take any holiday that can shine the goodness of Jesus!

5. Heroes

I have the privilege to know many men and women who have served our country past & present.  I'm thankful for this day that shines a light on their greatness.  I have been taught to have nothing but respect for these men & women.  To ALL who have served, thank you for being selfless.  I'd like to honor a very special veteran who went to be with Jesus this week.  Jonathan's grandpa, Mr. McKay, was one of these selfless men who served his country, served God, and served his family.  We love him so much & know he is in the presence of Jesus. 

We started the weekend at White River at my grandparents little lake house.  My sister & I have always known some sort of lake getaway.  Growing up they had a place at Possum Kingdom

{This picture is so special to me. It's me & my cousins with my DadDad at PK.  If be the one behind the steering wheel wearing a "Pistol Petes Pizza" shirt!}

  Lots of summers were spent on the water fishing, tubing, swimming, & just being together as a family.  I'm so thankful that my grands love the lake and welcome us out whenever we want!

Jack got plenty of attention!

White River Lake isn't the biggest or the best, but I spent 10 summers at the camp across the way, so it's my favorite lake of all time. 

Mom was channeling her inner Rob Wilkinson & trying to hypnotize Jack. 

hah!

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

We got there Friday night & went to the Marina {with everyone else in a 30 mile radius} for the fish fry then headed back to the house to watch the firework show.  I told Brynn we were going to watch a fire work show and she said, "I don't even know what that means." Hah! Well the firework show started, I broke out some glow sticks...& she was the least bit impressed.  Maybe next year!

Everyone was up early the next day for some water fun!

It was breezy enough for Jack to spend the morning outside with us, but that also meant the water was WAY chilly for the swimmers!

Yay for Reagan & John meeting us there on Saturday.  Brynn just adores both of them, and they are awesome enough to go along with all of her bossy orders. 

Then the storms started rolling in.  We were smart enough to get out of the water & back to the house before the downpour started...all those other people down there were not. And it provided us some great entertainment!  

 Brynn wanted to play hide-n-seek. This is where Reagan hid.

 We left after supper on Saturday & we weren't even a mile down the road before this happened. 

We pulled into the driveway around 8 and she looked like this...then went right to bed and slept until 8 on Sunday!

We ate Sunday lunch with Devin, Kensey, & Miss Adeline.  Brynn has always been unsure about Devin until he took her to get a balloon, pretty sure he's her best friend now!

On Monday, we went to my parents house for food, fun, & fireworks. We took a few pictures before we left #BecauseObviously  

And she looked like this before we were even off our street.  Girl has been playing hard this summer!

My sweets!

Jack's first 4th & first holiday! 

I think everyone is on pins and needles waiting to see if his little legs and arms chunk up like sisters. ;)

We spent the evening watching Battle Bots, {don't judge, it has me hooked!} watching Brynn swim {I have a hilarious snap of her crashing into the pool} & spending time with family and friends. I love the 4th! 

And here are a few pictures of my cuties from the past few days. 

Have a great week!