I didn't anticipate that I would enjoy planning children's parties so much. It is such a fun extension of the event planning that I had been doing for so long. You can not imagine how discouraged I felt after JR cried throughout his first birthday party! We skipped the second birthday party but I was thrilled when he requested a third birthday party! He originally wanted a Horse-Frog-Firetruck theme for his celebration. I wasn't quite sure how I was going to pull that off with style so I took advantage of a moment when he was dressed in his favorite astronaut costume and suggested that we use that theme. He was thrilled and the party was fun. I hope you enjoy the photos!
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| Stickers from Anders Ruff were put at the door for the kids to wear. I was originally going to use them on toothpicks to stick into cupcakes but we ended up doing solar system cakes instead. Every kid loves a sticker so it was fun to greet them with these! |
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| Pizzas from SuperFly Pies were a hit! Owner Nathan Burke created nine fantastic flavors each based on a planet! Anders Ruff created these fantastic tent cards so that our guests would know what they about to dine on. |
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| Here is Nathan at his amazing portable wood burning Pizza Oven! |
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| JR's sweet friend Sophia enjoying a sip from her space shuttle sippy cup. |
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| Nine Cakes from Society Bakery represented each planet in the solar system. |
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| Junior from the Garden Gate made three fantastic alien head centerpieces from flowers! Isn't that amazing! We framed them with a circle of "Moon Rocks" which are just marble chips from Pavestone! |
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| I got a kick out of serving (and attempting to explain) Astronaut Ice Cream! |
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| Personalized Napkins are a simple way to make a big impact. We sell them at RSVP! To order please call Carolyn at 972-404-7146. |
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| Buzz Aldrin sent our little JR this autographed photograph when he was born. It says "Welcome to This World." Isn't is neat to have grandparents with such a cool friend! |
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| This is JR dressed up in an exact replica of the suits worn by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong when they landed on the moon. |
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| These personalized cups had a spacey neon glow. |
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| Our space station was made up of tents and inflatables |
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| Luggage tags (for their future trips to the moon) from Anders Ruff and bags of orange and blue popcorn from I Love Popcorn were the party favors. |
