stand tall darling.
two year’s old?! one to two seems like such a huge jump in age, I just can’t believe how fast time seems to be passing by. literally at year one, she had just learned how to walk. now she’s walking, talking, and potty-trained, and has OPINIONS. somebody pinch me.
for Berkley’s second birthday, I couldn’t resist a flamingo theme! she has such a fun, bright, bold personality, and the pink is perfect for her girly spirit. at the time, it wasn’t an actual party theme really, or at least not popular, and I couldn’t find ANYTHING in flamingo print. I mixed pineapples into it, which I ended up loving because it added so much color.
I can’t even explain how much I love throwing parties. I seriously start planning and creating months in advance. for this one, I made all of the banners by hand, or with my Cricut machine.
the shelf and bench above, Billy and I built as when we moved in to our home. we needed a solution to keep our most worn shoes downstairs, so we built that little area with baskets under the bench to store our shoes. it has now become my favorite little spot to decorate for every holiday.
oh, and how amazing is my hubs?! these are real pineapples that he so perfectly cut the center out to create my vase vision!
out back, I set up a few games for the kiddos. I bought yard flamingos and created a ring toss with them. we also had hula hoops, chalk, a couple other basic backyard toys, and then a giant flamingo pool filled with pink flamingo rubber ducks.
the easel above is from ikea! one side is a chalkboard and the other is dry erase. we actually only use it for parties, and I love that it has a shelf to add decorations to it too.
I always try to plan out where the main photos will be, and create a backdrop. this new pallet wall actually came from a retail store’s old visual display. It’s much better than the one we used the previous year, and actually sits against the house. It’s crazy to look back at these pictures and see it before I planted the climbing jasmine. Now it’s so full of beautiful flowers, its truly grown with our family!
in our home we don’t have actual cups, we use mason jars. so for parties, I try to make a fun kid option, such as these sweet pineapples. I ordered them from oriental trading company, and they doubled as the party favors for the kids!
we love you, our sweet girl. you were born to stand out!
