Eva's 3rd Birthday Party (Celebrating with Princess Jasmine of Aladdin)

We can't believe that our Little Pidge is 3!  She continues to add so much joy and peace to our little family.  We celebrated with Princess Jasmine on Saturday and it was a very magical day!

Karen of Synfully Sweet Treats made another amazing cake! 

Before the party started, I snapped a few pics because I knew I would be crazy busy during the festivities. 

I kept the favors simple this year- took a tip from one of my besties Cass- Beanie Boos are always a big hit and they didn't disappoint!

I had a few apps and drinks for the adults- kept this simple as well- Antipasto Platter and Greek Platter and drinks included wine, beer, seltzer, soda and water

For the kiddos, I did pizza and some fun snacks

 and we celebrated with our parents, Eva's pals from school, play group and gymnastics as well as some of our closest friends!

and Princess Jasmine was also a big hit as you can imagine!  When she started singing, I cried of course!

 

 Princess Jasmine also did face and arm painting!

Then it was time for cake :)

Big Hugs for Princess Jasmine!

 Once Eva's little friends went home, she opened her presents!

Baby Margaret "Mags" got in on the action!

and the tricycle from Mimi and Papa was a big hit of course! Look at our big girl! :)

 Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate! It was a wonderful day :)

Show and Tell Tuesday (My Favorite Kid Parties)

Andrea's Topic for Show and Tell Tuesday really spoke to me this week!

She charged us with talking about our favorite kid parties

Linking up with Andrea HERE

This is one of my favorite things to do- put a party together for my girls- I love themes and I love getting creative.  I am not a creative person really but for some reason, I can dial it up a notch to put on a super fun party for my girls.

My favorite party that I put together so far was Diana's 5 year old birthday party.

We celebrated "Under The Sea"

You can read all about it HERE 

This is our little Ariel

and then the real life Ariel came to visit ;)

She sang songs and played with the kids and even did face painting- she was so magical

My favorite way to get creative is through food

and this snack had to be my favorite

A pepper octopus sitting on a bowl of hummus-cute right?

Clam Shell and Starfish Sandwiches

and Goldfish Caramel Pretzel Treats

"Ocean Rocks"

Rice Krispie "Sushi"

and a beautiful cake to match the theme

For decorations, I used ocean color cray paper and balloons to give the illusion of being "under the sea"

and we always dress in the colors of our theme- I know I know- can be obnoxious ;)

The goodie bags were beach pails stuffed with all types of treats!

and Ariel did most of the entertaining- it was definitely my favorite kid party I have thrown so far!

My close second was Diana's 6 year old party when we celebrated "Frozen Style"

You can check that party out HERE 

and as you probably surmised, Elsa and Anna did arrive and turned our home into a magical Winter Wonderland for the little girls :)

For the rest of my parties, go to the top of the blog.  There is a tab dedicated to all of the parties I have thrown my girls.  Enjoy!