Haley's 4th Birthday Party

Haley wanted a Hello Kitty Birthday, we didn't have much money to spend on her party but did a lot of DIY stuff and she loved it.

I got a cupcake stand for cheap and glued these jewels on it. I also got some Hello Kitty sugar pieces at Wal-Mart for like $2. I added them to the chocolate cupcakes we made and it almost looked designer.

So you know how at parties have the yummy party mix called "puppy chow"? We just switched it to "Kitten Chow" and it fit right in.

We got a big bog of twizzlers and named it "Kitten Whiskers". Isn't it cute!

Here is the little set up for the present/favor table. I made these flower balls which have gotten lots of use for birthday parties, photoshoots ect. All the girls had pink princess crowns to wear around for birthday.

We also had a fruit tray, hummas and pretzel crisps, a meat and cheese tray and a veggie tray. For the adults we had sodas and juice boxes for the kids.

We made kitty masks out of paper plates and the girls colored and signed a huge paper for Haley to hang up in her room.

Really the only thing that cost the most was Haley's cake. It was a Hello Kitty small round cake surrounded by pink cupcakes with Hello Kitty rings.(I didn't get a chance to get a really good pic of the cake but it was an ordered cake from Albertson's so not too fancy).

Aren't these girls the cutest!

For party favors I  got a pack of pink bags from the dollar store and we filled it with little toys and candy. I drew eyes on the bags, with a kitty nose cut from foam and whiskers cut from construction paper.

The party was a blast and everyone had fun. And the best thing was Haley was thrilled with everything!

Our Halloween 2013

Oops I'm way behind in posting for Halloween! I actually totally forgot about it, I thought I had already posted about it for some reason haha!

A few days before Halloween we went over to our friends Jesse and Stacy's house. They had a birthday party for their daughter MJ that doubled as a Halloween party also. There were a ton of kids but it was a lot of fun.

The Thompson Family

 

The outside was decorated really well. They even had a fog machine.

 Snack table

 

More snacks and MJ's cake.

 

 Our Family Halloween Pic

(I just noticed it looks like I have 3 arms in this pic. Weird!)

 

 

 I did Steven's costume for the most part. I think I did a pretty good job hehe! He looks scary!

 

 This kid was already into the candy.

Haley, Serenity and the Thompson's daughter Luz. They are good friends.

 

 Jesse and my hubby

 

 These 2 are too hilarious for words!

All the kids at the party. Some of them had some awesome costumes. Like Lego man to the left.

 

 Fast forward a few days and Halloween night we took the girls trick-or-treating. We went early so we could come back and give out candy for a little while. (Of course going out early gets you the best candy and people give out more since they aren't close to running out yet. Hehe! Write that down in the book of Halloween knowledge) Plus of course we like to be at our house when its dark. We play loud, creepy Halloween music and dubstep and set out strobe lights. It's super fun scaring little kids!

 Even Chloe got to wear a costume. Look at that face, is it not the cutest!!

I picked this sweater out kind of as a joke, I didn't think Steven would let me dress up the dog so girly. But surprisingly he loved it! He likes to act tough, but I think it's cute how he spoils the dog.

 

Our Fun Weekend-Pool party and Trip to the Zoo

I'm a little late in posting this but we had a really fun weekend! Friday we had some friends over for a pool party and BBQ. There were about 6 kids in the pool and they had a blast! We grilled steak kabobs and chicken.

Haley and her friend Stella chillin in the Princess chairs. They are only a few weeks apart and so cute together!

On Saturday the girls and I went with some friends to The Living Desert. Its a small zoo in the middle of the desert. It was a fun day but super HOT! The zoo is pretty small but it has a few neat things.

Some of the animals we saw.

 

 

 

We joined my friend Shantel over at Just Another Marine SAHM for the zoo trip. She has 3 little girls, 2 of them are Serenity and Haley's age. I think it's so cute how they are all about the same size!

 

So what did yall do this past weekend?