february

february is a good month. obviously we've got valentine's day to celebrate, as well as mine and adalaide's birthday. my birthday isn't really that big of a deal to me, but i'll tell ya what is.... my baby's birthday. her FIRST birthday. We're putting together a party that is fit just for her. small and simple, but a special party nonetheless. even though we're only having a couple people over i couldn't resist putting together an invitation- you know, for baby book purposes.

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february

february is a good month. obviously we've got valentine's day to celebrate, as well as mine and adalaide's birthday. my birthday isn't really that big of a deal to me, but i'll tell ya what is.... my baby's birthday. her FIRST birthday. We're putting together a party that is fit just for her. small and simple, but a special party nonetheless. even though we're only having a couple people over i couldn't resist putting together an invitation- you know, for baby book purposes.

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Our first baby turned THREE on friday! We celebrated her birthday with 7 of her friends, and their families, at Jubilee Farm. If you live in the Seattle area, you know that the weather this weekend couldn't have been more gorgeous. Hallelujah! We had lots of fun going for a hay ride  out to the patch, picking pumpkins, doing a hay maze, and having a picnic lunch in the sunshine.  

finley had lots of fun helping me make these delicious treats for the favor bags.

party hats!

gifts

party favor bags

my proudest accomplishment, and finley's very favorite element of the party

kid's lunches

boxed up and ready to go

i'm sure i'll think this every birthday, but i CANNOT believe she's three!

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Our first baby turned THREE on friday! We celebrated her birthday with 7 of her friends, and their families, at Jubilee Farm. If you live in the Seattle area, you know that the weather this weekend couldn't have been more gorgeous. Hallelujah! We had lots of fun going for a hay ride  out to the patch, picking pumpkins, doing a hay maze, and having a picnic lunch in the sunshine.  

finley had lots of fun helping me make these delicious treats for the favor bags.

party hats!

gifts

party favor bags

my proudest accomplishment, and finley's very favorite element of the party

kid's lunches

boxed up and ready to go

i'm sure i'll think this every birthday, but i CANNOT believe she's three!

some random information

:: In 46 hours our family is going on holiday, and i cannot possibly put into words how excited i am. brian has worked all but two days in the last 2 months. and oftentimes he comes home after his 10 hour day and does more work {checking out jobs, writing up bids, shopping for materials}. i am extremely thankful that his business thriving, and i know that this is his busiest season... BUT... i am so frickin' excited to have lots and lots of time with him. i'm giddy just thinking about it!

:: i've had a few people inquire about my camera. it's a nikon D 3000. i think it retails for around $500. I am embarrassed to say that I've had it for 6 months and I still don't know anything about it. The only button I ever touch is the dial on top which switches the modes {portrait, outdoor, no flash, etc}. Someday I'd love to take a class to learn how to use it to it's full potential. Maybe I could even learn how to take a decent indoor picture?!

:: I've also had several people ask about the flowers that you see the girls wearing. Crazy as it is, people have even been paying me to make them!! If you are crafty at all, they are really simple to make. There's a few different styles.

One style involves cutting out and folding fabric circles. here's a tutorial

Another style is made by sewing a ruffle and shaping it into a flower. i like using linen, because i like the frayed look.

The easiest one, in my opinion, involves burning the edges of a burnable fabric. i use silk.

mostly i use the flowers as hair accessories for the girls, but sometimes i like to use them for other fun

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someone had me make over-sized flowers to embellish her adorable flower girl dresses {i wanna see a pic!}

someone else had me make pins to give away as gifts for mother's day.

and someone else used them to put on top of gifts {i love doing this too}.

i think they're a fun accessory, and i do love getting my girls dolled up for special occasions.

hope this was helpful.