It's been an emotional few days. Thanks for the outcry of support after the latest blog posts - the comments, the messages, the calls... it is really appreciated. Hearing that so many of you understood my position, appreciated good parenting, and have experienced the joy in blessing others really made me feel warm and fuzzy. Then again, I've come to expect nothing less from the supportive islanders!
Anyhoo, we left off with the super sweet and super cute birthday girl, Jessie.
When I arrived to setup, she had put on her favorite dress, she was grinning from ear-to-ear and she was crazy for every detail. She went crazy for the many balloons and she almost fell over when she saw the cake.
She peeked into the box and LOVED all of the glitter dust on the cake. She thanked everyone who arrived as she twirled and sang and hopped and squealed. After about 45 minutes of setup with the birthday girl present, I asked her mom to send her off; I mean, she couldn't see everything! While she was gone, we all got to work. We moved furniture, we brought in gifts, we hung balloons... In the whirlwind of setup, Facebook (FB) mom stopped and said, "wait." There was silence. We all stopped and looked at her thinking something had gone wrong.
She grabbed her mouth and started to cry. She said, "I just can't thank you guys enough... This is just -- it's just awesome."
Everyone in the room teared up and I grabbed her for a hug but we couldn't embrace long; we all had work to do! With the birthday girl and the tears out of the way, we finally finished. Jessie returned with her dad who took her to pick out her favorite snacks for the party. She walked through the door and -- you remember the reaction, right?
The first thing Jessie saw was her sweets table.
It looked so awesome.
I made tags for the spiral lollipops. They were now unicorn horns
We also drizzled pretzel sticks and those became unicorn horns.
We made two kinds of unicorn-shaped treats.
We also added horns and ears to mini pretzels too:
Oh, and there was one treat everyone got a kick out of.
Yep, even magical creatures have to go poo!
Honestly, the table was gorgeous... but everything was fabulous. Everyone did their best to make the party amazing! I am so grateful to be surrounded by such awesomely talented people. When it's time for Munch's birthday, everyone around me is more than capable of amazing things. I don't like to burn my folks out so, I usually ask for one specific item. That way, they can go ALL IN! Did you see the entry sign Mrs. Lucy made?
It was 4' tall! She used a canvas and created custom paint colors for the rainbow to match the watercolors in the invitation. she added rhinestones between the arches of the rainbow and the lowest arch is covered in 3-d gems. We planned to hang it in Munch's new bathroom (removing the letters) but it served a greater purpose for Jessie.
Beyond the entry area and sweets table, Jessie could see the kitchen.
Look at the balloon towers Dianna made!
Aren't they amazing? It was raining so they couldn't be outside.
They were awesome! AWESOME! My sis-in-love did her thang! I knew when I found the cut outs on sale at Michael's she would be able to incorporate them fabulously. Ryan outdid herself!
Misty, of Girl Meets Cake, did her thing with the cake but she also gave the birthday girl a beautiful dollhouse and a bunch of toys! I stood it all on the coffee table in the middle of the space. VOILA! The gift table was created!
After her arrival, Jessie was taken to get ready for the party. We provided her with a cute outfit to fit the party theme.
She loved the sparkle shirt we got from Kohl's.
Can you see her necklace? Cute story. I left to pick up pizzas for the party so, I wasn't there when the kids made their pinatas and other crafts. When I returned, Jessie told me her friends made necklaces for themselves and then her family and friends added fairy bottles to her necklace. With each bottle, people told her their birthday wishes for her. HOW awesome is that?!
After the good food and fun, it was time for the cake.
I had an awesome time helping to pull a special day together for a special girl. It was a GREAT day. I hope she was as blessed as all of the people who made the magic happen. If you'd like to relive the day as it happened, check out the full Instagram story from the day below... Imagine the goodies we're posting everyday.
That night, Jessie's mom posted photos and statuses. The picture that spoke volumes to me was this one:
One of the major concerns for her mom was that she had nothing with which to start the new school year. After her birthday party, she received all of the school clothes in the photo above and gift cards to help with whatever else was needed. One less worry for mom!
Islanders, thanks for coming with me on the birthday party journey! I'm sharing all the free printables tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Awesome! You're nothing short of amazing!
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time giving this amazing little girl an awesome party!! Thank God for the opportunity to bless!
DeleteI literally smiled through this entire post. Beautiful party and it is obvious that Jessie was THRILLED!
ReplyDeleteDeidra, it was a great day! I smile every time I think of Jessie's excitement; it truly was contagious!
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