Barnyard Bash

I still can't believe it, but we're planning Libby and Drew's THIRD Birthday Party! Time has just flown by! We thought about it and are going to have it at the farm this year. It will be perfect since many new baby animals will be born in March and April. Plus, hopefully the weather will be nicer once April gets here.

In case you didn't know already, I own an invitation web store (shameless plug inserted here: www.CayennePaper.com), so naturally I hand-make any and every invitation and holiday card I've ever sent to family and friends. This year, I decided to give up this control and let someone else make something just as cute! I am a retailer for a precious company called Tickle Bellies and Colleen is so creative and has some really cute things. She is making me invitations, thank you note cards, and favor stickers using her "Petting Zoo" theme. I ordered them and can't wait to see them.



Then, I noticed that she is now adding personalized melamine plates to match. Hmm... this could get out of hand easily.


I love love love the site Etsy.com - it's a site of people selling only handmade creations and it's wonderful. I found the cutest favors here and got them in the other day. They are crayon rolls for kids. They are so cute and a nice change from the sack-o-sugar and other chokeable items that we usually get at parties. Take a look at them! The sellers were so accommodating and gave me a great price since I ordered several. We got some coloring books with farm animals to go with them. I also found some adorable birthday crowns on Etsy and am wondering if I could attempt to make something similar myself. Plus I hear that you can cut fabric on my Cricut (scrapbooking cutting machine), so I'm wondering if that includes felt, too. Hmmm... wheels are turning and Darrell's nervous!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I'm getting the cutest farm clothing made by Patty at PST Designs (another one of my vendors). She's making overalls for Drew and a pillowcase dress (actually swing top to wear with jeans) for Libby. Libby does not want to go near any dress with a 10-foot pole lately, so I'm hoping the swing top will meet her approval!

People wonder why we go all out on birthdays for Libby and Drew. I will admit that we do, but really it is to celebrate these 2 miracles and how much they've blessed us by being born happy and healthy babies. So, as long as they'll let us, we'll have a ball! Plus, since they're twins, really it is easier to plan only 1 party per year. I'm just wondering how we'll do it once Libby wants hers to be for princesses and Drew wants Spider Man. Guess we'll see how that goes once it gets here (probably sooner than later). I've talked to my good friend, Leslie, about this. She has 2 children (a boy and a girl) that are 3 or so years apart in age. But they have the same birthday! And it wasn't scheduled, induced, or planned- just coincidence. They still share a party- usually at Pump It Up or taking a friend to the movies, etc. That sounds like fun, so maybe that's what we'll do once wearing those monogrammed matching outfits I love isn't so cool.