Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Soiree Day-Happy Birthday Lil' Hunkie!

Whew! This past weekend was a doozy!! Not only was it filled with birthday celebrations and church merging/unity service but why not throw some earthquakes to the mix as well!  Crazy stuff!
{We are ok!}
Just wanted to show you a few photos of  how we celebrated Lil' Hunkie turning 2! 
His actual birthday was Thursday and we started the day off with presents....laptop, camera, clothes, and pj's.  Of course he wanted nothing to do with the clothes!!  Then later we had some mini white cupcakes with fluffy icing...

These little suckers were so tasty!! I used my Babycakes maker, of course!!

 This might be my new favorite icing...

Then on Saturday my in laws came down and brought Lil' Hunkie a new stuffed Mickey Mouse and a tractor/truck play set...he loved both.  We had turtle cake and ice cream with them....
How fun that my mother in law got a blue version of the candle I had!! ☺

Finally that evening is when all my family came over...it was a tight fight but we had a good time and Lil' Hunkie loved having his cousins to play with!  He made a haul as well with a play pot with veggies, Little People tractor (that he loves to dance to the song it plays!), books, more clothes and pj's (thanks mom!) and his own little bean bag chair that he has already tried to put on the couch and then sit on!!
Here's how I decorated....

I found some awesome free printables from Embellish via Pinterest and just used what I had on hand to complete everything! 

Paper sacks leftover from last year...I just switched the label! And I had the right amount that I needed!

How about that cupcake stand?  Got it at good ole' Target for half off!! And I was able to get 2 so it was like getting one free!

Hunkie chose strawberry cupcakes with vanilla icing...um!

These were actually straw flags but worked great as napkin rings!

Cute banner!! Sorry about the lighting...our house faces the west...evening sun!!  I just taped it to a piece of twine and hung!

I loved how it all turned out!! Simple but yet still special! I tell ya, getting to use those printables makes a difference since I wasn't planning on anything big like his 1st birthday.  Thanks Embellish!!
The package includes several other elements that I didn't even use!!
Feel free to get your own...
Masculine Party by Embellish
And check out her site!
Embellish


See my Link Parties page for where I just might link up at!

Happy Soiree Day!!


14 comments:

Estelle Grace Tudor said...

Awww, what a fab celebration! The decorations look fantastic and those cupcakes look too yum! Happy Birthday to your little one! x

Lindsay said...

Aw, what a very special day for your sweet 2 year old. I love, love all the decor you made! You have been busy!

Ps--an earthquake, oh no! I'm glad you are okay.

Marilyn said...

Awww, what a special day.. Super sweet.. These are all so awesome Jen.. great put together.. LOVE IT.. :)) ~M

LoriLynn said...

Happy Birthday Lil' Hunkie! That little man sure is lucky to have such an awesome and crafty mom to make special memories for him! I love your party decorations and I totally need to find and try that frosting mix! Xoxo Lori

Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims said...

awww! happy birthday to lil hunkie haha. love the decor, the cupcakes look YUMMY!! :)

Shannah @ Just Us Four said...

Oh, this looks like such a cute party! I love all the little details.

Kirsten said...

Do darling! Thanks again for the shout out on my printables and happy birthday to your little guy :)

Kristin said...

Great little party you put together! As much a I hate earthquakes her in California, I am in awe of the Greatness of God!

Rissa @ Hazel and Honeysuckle said...

Wow, what a busy time you've been having! The party looks awesome and yummy! Happy Birthday Lil Hunkie! <3

Love Sweet Love said...

Oh. MY. GOSH! You're adorable, that party is amaaaaazing!!! I am obsessed with details that really take things to that next level and that's SO what this party is! Awesome job! Thanks again for stopping by my littly bloggy to say hello!
Angela

EvA. . . said...

very pretty! love them! love your blog, so inspiring!
following along :)

Jennifer said...

@Kirsten Thanks so much!! And thanks for the awesome printables! You rock!

Jennifer said...

@Twinkle Star thanks girlie!! It was fun!

Betsy Pool said...

The printables did look very nice!! Great job! I'll have to try printables for a party sometime. Love your centerpiece decoration - looks great having things displayed on different levels!!

Thanks for linking up to Take it on Tuesday blog hop!!