Theron's 2nd Birthday Party

While planning Theron's second birthday party, mind you only a couple weeks before the big day, I made the comment that I didn't want anything big. When all was said and done, it wasn't really that big at all, but next year I definitely want to go somewhere where basically all we do is show up and Theron can run around and we can eat and then pack up and go home.  Does that make me sound lazy? 

Don't answer that! Haha!

While I planned Theron's first birthday party for what seemed like months, I really only invested days into his second.  I assume it's like that with most parents. Or that's what I've been telling myself.  

Following in the footsteps of Ms. Kirsten, I made Theron's invites in PowerPoint and had them printed at CVS since they can print PNG images.  They were printed on glossy paper but in the future, if I remember, I am going to take them somewhere else to be printed on cardstock.  

I was completely inspired by an Etsy invite [and of course I can't find it for the life of me!] but put our own wording on Theron's version.  Like I said before, if only I was half as creative as I am a good copier-haha! 

As you can tell, T's pretty obsessed with anything that moves.  He gets the biggest smile when we see, talk about, or drive by any moving vehicle.  Obviously this was a no brainer for his party plans. 

Of course, Theron's grandpa Dan came through big time with these construction signs that he made from a picture I texted him. I've told you a time or two before that this man can do ANYTHING. 

While T was napping away, we snapped some family pics before the party brigade showed up.  I got to rock my Anthro skirt that I paid way too much for.  Eee!

I followed this tutorial for the tassel garland and the sparkly 'Happy Birthday' banner was a Brickyard Buffalo score last year!

I was going for a construction colors vibe for the garland but I am well aware it read Halloweenish.  You win some, you lose some! I was pleasantly surprised how fast I made it and how good it looked from afar.  Just don't zoom in on that pic!

On the food tables I purchased some plain black fabric from Joann Fabrics and used white duck tape for the road markings. I found these cute road signs on Etsy and printed them out on card stock. 

I bought some cheapie plastic trucks/cars/tractors from the Goodwill and other thrift shops for a couple dollars and spray painted them gold for a more uniform look--and, I just love gold! 

I bought some vehicle chocolate molds off of Amazon and used chocolate melts and chocolate chips to make them!

The "2" balloon was from Party City.  Most people thought it was an "S" which I guess is fitting for our last name, right? 

For the cupcake toppers I stumbled upon some mini monster trucks and race cars at both Dollar Tree and Target and scooped those up!

We went easy with the food and just had pizza, salad, and toasted ravioli which everyone seemed to enjoy.

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I printed some IG pics via my Walgreen's app and had them printed in store.  Just like the heart, we placed them on the wall with painter's tape.  The painter's tape has held the heart up for months with no curling.  I don't know how it's doing such a good job!

We had to wake the birthday boy up from an almost 4 hour nap and while he was super shy, he handled everything like a champ. He's not much of a sweets eater at all so he didn't even touch his cupcake. He was more interested in the t-tavs.  I can't say that I blame him!

This is him making his funny face. I don't know where he got that but he thinks it's hilarious.  As do we.

The birthday boy opened up his presents and then had to check out his John Deere tractor in the garage.

You can always count on David to elicit a few laughs!

This John Deere gator is more T's style for right now.

We all know that he loves John Deere but for right now he is still apprehensive about riding the motorized tractor.  We know he'll warm up to it soon and I not-so-secretly love that he's a cautious little guy.

And while my pictures look like it was just the three of us, I swear he had a house full.  Guess that's what happens when guests roll in the camera goes away.  

When everybody was gone, T got to work depositing his gold dollars from Grandpa Dan and then got to be his silly self!

Happy birthday, big boy! You keep us on our toes all day-every day, and we wouldn't have it any other day.  Thanks for making these past two years a time we will never forget.  We can't wait to watch you grow in this third year.  Love you so much!

xoxo

Theron's First Birthday Party - The Food and Decor

We held Theron's first birthday party at my in-laws last weekend and we think he had a pretty good time.  Those almost-toddlers always keep you guessing!  He loved pushing his John Deere lawnmower around the whole house the entire time.  I think he couldn't have cared less who was there or how it was decorated.  Hahaha!  That kid is smart and I could take a lesson from him!

We went with a 'rain+cloud' feel [notice I didn't say theme].  I made a lot of the stuff on my own and some of it came from Etsy or Target, too.  I couldn't have completed any of it without the inspiration Pinterest provides.  Gosh, I love how that site makes it possible to share and use the genius of other nice people's creativity!

I wish I would've taken more family photos and decoration photos but as you know, if you've ever thrown a party,  things get all wonky really fast and people come and go quickly as well.

The pics I did get are sweet and will hopefully give you a little peak at our day.  So let's get to it!

The heart print was a free printable I found here.  And I made the two prints [in the middle] on PowerPoint based on some others I had seen around.

We got the Happy Birthday banner via a Brickyard Buffalo sale.

I sewed rainbow colored cardstock into this mobile-like garland using this tutorial.  I found some large blow up punch balls at Michael's and scattered them all over the floor for Therbear to kick.

I bought a vintage sheet from this Etsy seller for the dining tablecloth and I made some cloud centerpieces from foam that I freehanded & cut out.  I covered some large food canisters [that my father-in-law got from some family friends who own a restaurant] and wrapped them with kraft paper and gross grain ribbon.

I bought some water bottle printables from this Etsy seller and scored the stripey straws at Target.  

I made the food & drink labels on PowerPoint and then printed them out on cardstock and used washi tape to snaz them up a bit.

My favorite spot in the party was the food table!  I took total inspiration from this image.  I sewed some blue fabric together and made the clouds out of quilt batting via this tutorial. 

I have loved these tassel garlands for so long and finally found the perfect event to use one.  I thought about DIYing one but bought one instead via this Etsy seller.  Totally worth it.

One of David's coworkers made some deeelicious red velvet cake pops and I made some rainbow favors for the guests to take home from this idea. 

We decorated the front of the home with some mylar banners and some pinwheels.  The morning of the party when I was picking up the balloons I spotted the "1" and had to have it! It was the perfect door decoration!

The birthday boy had a sweet gold dipped vintage highchair to sit in and enjoyed his very first cupcake while there, too!

And, since this post seemed never-ending, I'll leave you with just one pic of our sweet one year old! I'll share the people pics later!

Thanks for stopping by, everybody!

xoxo