M-I-C-K-E-Y

I got home yesterday after the Minnie Mouse birthday party and immediately started uploading my pictures. I had 150 pictures and I had the hardest time picking which ones to post. There were so many cute decorations (this is me tooting my own horn) and kids, that I just couldn't put my camera down.

The party started out with a smile for me when I walked in with the red and white polka dot balloons and Ruby the Birthday Girl was at the door screaming "Minnie Mouse Balloons"! When I stumbled across these on the Internet I knew they were a must for the party I call them White Whale #1 because they were not easy to find. I first attempted buying them online but wasn't willing to pay the price or shipping for them. I was in Creve Coeur one day and passed the Paper Warehouse http://www.paperstl.com/. I did a U-turn and found the balloons I was looking for! They also had them in black with white polka dots. Below is a shot of them on the table.

The table was also filled with the cutest Mickey Mouse plates and bowls that Carrie found at Target (on clearance of course). We had also made Minnie Mouse heads out of felt and put them on sticks to go in jars that were holding the balloons.

To round off the decorations, we had the Happy Birthday banner. And of course, the Birthday Girl's ensemble. She did a lovely job modeling it below.

For party hats, we had Minnie and Mickey Mouse ears made out of felt (I mean what else?) and plastic headbands.





After lunch was served, the desserts came out! The theme was cookies and milk. Carrie made the cutest (and yummiest) Mickey and Minnie sugar cookies. They were the perfect compliment to the chocolate and white milk from Oberweis.

Let me be honest here. Probably 50 of my 150 pictures were of the milk bottles but how cute are they? They were White Wale #2 of the party. I had seen them on so many party blogs but had a hard time finding them to buy. When I finally decided to spend $2.00 per bottle on teeny tiny ones online, they were sold out. I came across an idea where someone had taken a Starbucks Frappuccino bottle and taken the label off to use as a milk bottle. For $1.46 a bottle we had what we were looking for and a delicious coffee treat :) I am also in love with these red and white striped straws. The Househusband had bought a pack of these for me for Valentine's Day. Does he know me or what? 

Something I have learned about party planning is that it doesn't always go as planned, especially when you are doing a party for kids. A lot of parties you see in magazines have everything in place and everything looks perfect. You have to wonder if kids actually attend these parties and if they do if they are having any fun. The reality is things get messy. The Birthday Girl had no interest in wearing her Minnie Ears and would've preferred to be naked instead of wearing a tutu. The kids preferred to eat their lunch under the table instead of chairs. But they had a blast and it was absolutely perfect.

When I was young, my mom threw fabulous birthday parties for my brother and I. She would always go above and beyond to make the day special. To this day, I have great memories of my birthdays and love looking at the pictures. My hope is that Ruby will be able to look back at pictures of her 2nd birthday with fond memories and see the love that went into creating the party and memories for her.

Blog to you soon!

Lucy