My daughter is approaching her second birthday, and, of course, I believe she hit her terrible two saga a few months ago. However, every little girl deserves a party to celebrate the age where the final stages of teething come and go, hair ties are taken out faster than they are put in place, and whining and feet stomping are a trait mastered.
So, while I find things to distract her from wanting my attention, I am in the planning stages of her Crayola birthday party. We decided to go with crayons in a Crayola theme because coloring is one of her favorite things. I figured I would share some of the ideas gathered so far and what I am working on to make this a memorable party.
First, the goodie bags for the children who come to the party: They are solid color canvas bags (pink, blue and green). They each have a matching color writing tablet, pencil and necklace. Also, they have crayons, markers and glitter glue in the bags. I want to make sure all the kids are ready to make a mess for their parents.
Second, the tables: I am going to take scrap paper from my husband's work (large white pieces)to make table covers that the guests can color on. I am going to take crayons of all colors, melt them down and mold them into the number 2 for the crayons on the table. There will also be multicolored candies at the tables.
Next, the games: For the adults, they will have a paper to see who can come up with the names of Crayola crayon names from A to Z in the shortest time. Of course, their first hint is to cross off X and Z because there aren't any that begin with those letters..I know, I've done my research. The kids will have a coloring contest and they will have to guess how many candies are in a certain container.
Other activities: I have a shirt I purchased for the birthday girl that says, "Get Real, color outside the lines." With the shirt will be fabric markers for guests to doodle on to help make a keepsake. Also, I will have a table set up for finger painting. I may have a picture frame for adults to write a little something for the birthday girl as well.
The Decor: I am just going to run up to Hobby Lobby and pick a few colors out for plate, napkins etc. Balloons will be multicolored as well. It's easy to have lots of colors when its all about crayons.
The Rest: The invitations will feature a picture of Autumn with her Crayola penny bank and I plan to have a cute poem to invite the guests to come celebrate with us. I am working to see how much catering will cost for colorful wraps, and other food items. I am hoping to have the cake two tier with bright colors and maybe some crayon candies. All is still in the planning process, but I am excited for this birthday party for my crazy, soon-to-be, 2-year-old.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Another big event...
We have had family member and friends one after the other announce they are expecting. In Feb. my cousin had a little boy Cylas, and just this past month my brother and his girlfriend had a boy, Ryddik, our friends had a little girl, Amiah, and my uncle who is around 40 or older had his first child, Westley. Next round is due in September. My two sister-n-laws are having girls, one named Erika and the other Avery. My cousin is having a girl in September also and her name is Hailey. All these babies, and well...I am preparing to be in a wedding this weekend.
My cousin with the little boy Cylas is getting married. I have the privilege of being the maid of honor. I am leaving this afternoon to head to my aunt's house will I will help do flower arrangements. That should be quite interesting since I am not crafty at all. I am staying the night and then at 7 a.m. we have a hair appointment. I'm excited to have my hair done. I like weddings. Most people dread them, or just don't care for them a whole lot, but for some reason, I really enjoy them. I'm excited for my cousin. We were best friends growing up, almost inseparable. We did so many fun things in life as kids. It was because of her that I feel like I had somewhat of a happy childhood. With my parents always fighting and doing who knows what, I stayed with my aunt and uncle numerous times. My cousins were the rainbow in my storm growing up. I was able to make mud pies with them...or our very own homemade chalk. We shared chicken pox and who knows what else. And then we reached an age where things were going so fast, that time together was lessen. We had school, goals, activities going on and always living in separate towns wasn't easy either. Of course, we have always stayed in contact. Even when we both went to college.
She was my maid-of-honor in my wedding just four years ago and I am happy she asked me to be her maid-of-honor as we celebrate her relationship tomorrow.
***Note***in my Sept. 9 blog entry I was talking about having my child born on the 12..well the rooms were full that day and we actually had her on the 16th. Her first birthday party was all in brown and pink...this year it was daddy's choice of theme and so it's crayola. It's going to be lots of fun.
My cousin with the little boy Cylas is getting married. I have the privilege of being the maid of honor. I am leaving this afternoon to head to my aunt's house will I will help do flower arrangements. That should be quite interesting since I am not crafty at all. I am staying the night and then at 7 a.m. we have a hair appointment. I'm excited to have my hair done. I like weddings. Most people dread them, or just don't care for them a whole lot, but for some reason, I really enjoy them. I'm excited for my cousin. We were best friends growing up, almost inseparable. We did so many fun things in life as kids. It was because of her that I feel like I had somewhat of a happy childhood. With my parents always fighting and doing who knows what, I stayed with my aunt and uncle numerous times. My cousins were the rainbow in my storm growing up. I was able to make mud pies with them...or our very own homemade chalk. We shared chicken pox and who knows what else. And then we reached an age where things were going so fast, that time together was lessen. We had school, goals, activities going on and always living in separate towns wasn't easy either. Of course, we have always stayed in contact. Even when we both went to college.
She was my maid-of-honor in my wedding just four years ago and I am happy she asked me to be her maid-of-honor as we celebrate her relationship tomorrow.
***Note***in my Sept. 9 blog entry I was talking about having my child born on the 12..well the rooms were full that day and we actually had her on the 16th. Her first birthday party was all in brown and pink...this year it was daddy's choice of theme and so it's crayola. It's going to be lots of fun.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Yikes!
Okay, it's been 2 years since posting on this blog. Man, have I been away.
So, to catch up a little, lets talk about what I am dealing with now.
It's July so I am enjoying the summer. Since I work for a preschool closed during the summer, I am able to spend that time with my daughter, Autumn, who will be 2 in September. She is precious, but of course, a whole lot of work.
Teething is my least favorite thing in the world when it comes to parenthood.
In addition to time spent with Autumn, I am taking time to travel to Kansas City about every other week to see a doctor in regards to my many small problems contributing to my major problem...my mouth.
I have TMD, or commonly known as TMJ Disorder. I have migranes, head aches, back, shoulder and neck pain, hearing loss and lots of other symptoms related to the fact that my jaw does not work quite as well as it should. I have a mouth piece that has began to contribute to my healing process. Next on the list is seeing the doctor who is adjusting the bones in my neck. With each adjustment, I am sore for about a day..feel better for a few and then somewhere down the road I do something to knock it out of place again. Everything is blending together for a slow healing, but one that I know is in the making.
I will move on to braces in my next steps.
I have to say that my husband has been the most wonderfully and supportive person through everything I have endured in this process. Not everything is pleasant or without pain. He has continually uplifted me and told me that he wants to do whatever we need to in order to make me better. He is a special person, and even more special to me.
Well, that same person is downstairs waiting on me to come to bed, so goodnight for now, and maybe I'll be posting a little more on here lately.
So, to catch up a little, lets talk about what I am dealing with now.
It's July so I am enjoying the summer. Since I work for a preschool closed during the summer, I am able to spend that time with my daughter, Autumn, who will be 2 in September. She is precious, but of course, a whole lot of work.
Teething is my least favorite thing in the world when it comes to parenthood.
In addition to time spent with Autumn, I am taking time to travel to Kansas City about every other week to see a doctor in regards to my many small problems contributing to my major problem...my mouth.
I have TMD, or commonly known as TMJ Disorder. I have migranes, head aches, back, shoulder and neck pain, hearing loss and lots of other symptoms related to the fact that my jaw does not work quite as well as it should. I have a mouth piece that has began to contribute to my healing process. Next on the list is seeing the doctor who is adjusting the bones in my neck. With each adjustment, I am sore for about a day..feel better for a few and then somewhere down the road I do something to knock it out of place again. Everything is blending together for a slow healing, but one that I know is in the making.
I will move on to braces in my next steps.
I have to say that my husband has been the most wonderfully and supportive person through everything I have endured in this process. Not everything is pleasant or without pain. He has continually uplifted me and told me that he wants to do whatever we need to in order to make me better. He is a special person, and even more special to me.
Well, that same person is downstairs waiting on me to come to bed, so goodnight for now, and maybe I'll be posting a little more on here lately.
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