A Contraption Party for Wilder's 5th Birthday!

I can't believe my baby is 5! I know we parents say that at every age, but it always feels like a shock to see them turn a year older, maybe because their aging feels so slow in the everyday and then suddenly, years have passed. I am not a fan of the whole process, but I am a fan of celebrating them on their special day. Wilder very specifically asked for a contraption birthday, which was surprisingly not as common of a birthday theme, so we got creative with marble runs and marble mazes and car races with some of the activities. Then of course his papa made him a huge, crazy contraption which actually spit out prize balls full of starburst candies. I actually think we'll probably try to have low key birthdays from now on, because we won't ever be able to top the coolness of that contraption.
Wilder, you are so special. I don't know what we would have done without you, but life wouldn't be as sweet, as meaningful, as wonderful without you. Thank you for filling our lives with your special spirit. We love you we love you we love you.

Evienne's Bunny Birthday

We were so happy to celebrate our sweet Evienne with a bunny, sparkly, pink party for her third birthday. I took her to pick out a special dress for her party, and of course she chose pink. Pink, sparkly things, pretty things, tutus, princesses....are all near and dear to her heart at the moment. I was the polar opposite as a child and yet I am so, so thrilled to have a daughter who loves all the girly things I now love too. Life with you is fun, Evienne. We love you beyond the moon and back.

A Robot Party for Wilder's 4th Birthday

it completely blows my mind that it was already four years ago that i gave birth to this boy who has continued to steal my heart more and more every day i know him. these past four years have gone by so fast (SO FAST), and yet i can barely remember life before him. he very specifically asked for a robot party, so of course, we had a million ideas running around in our heads of what we could do, and of course may have gotten a little carried away with it all. but it was definitely a lot of fun to create this party for him, and i think he really enjoyed it. :) i had a lot of fun making the robot crayons and robot cake especially, but you should have seen it during the making process! i'm pretty sure j opened the fridge at one point before i had done the fondant and was like ew! what is that!? haha! it was terrible looking as i was trying to figure out how to get the shapes i wanted using an insufficient number of box cakes and the circular cake pans, etc. it was quite the study in geometry for a little bit there. ;) i think the kids enjoyed the robot boxes and tunnel that j built the most. tied with the water guns, of course.

as always when i'm hosting or just dealing with kids in general, i find it hard to take all the photos i want to take at the same time, but i did get a few. and thanks to our friends who got a few for us as well!

J made this punch box in lieu of a piñata, and it was so fun! every kid got to punch a circle and inside were some little prizes. 

the robot ball shoot

robot crayons made with a silicone robot mold. i also did chocolate but forgot to hand those out.

robot or alien? hahaha

evienne's new best friend, woody. she LOVES him and is clearly taking good care to keep him fed.

punch box!