i’m still in disbelief that my mr.d is 4 years old!! i love this age but it’s proof that time is flying by too fast. my sweet dylan is the inspiration behind so much of what i do and so even though i’m at the end of this pregnancy and want nothing more than to “coast,” i just had to go all out for my sweet boy. “the farm” (aka my grandparents’ ranch) is his very favorite place of all. he loves it more than anything and i just knew this was the perfect place for his party. sure, it is 3 hours away, and sure, it was inconvenient, but it was beyond worth it for my little love.
we had a giant family blow-out complete with 2 bounce houses and a full concession stand of cotton candy (above is literally his first taste ever!!!), popcorn, snow cones (and yes, even a margarita machine) thanks to the hook-up of uncle jason with bounce around austin! dylan’s 2 requests were cupcakes and balloons but the bounce houses ended up taking the trophy for favorite part of the whole day.
this blue ribbon birthday bash was our very own country fair for dylan complete with a hayride, washers and horseshoes and HOURS of bouncing!! the food and family were overflowing, and it was truly a wonderful time despite the insanely crazy wind. we tried and tried to anchor down platters and photos and all of my crazy details but the wind was out of control. sorry folks, no perfectly styled dessert table shot. i still managed to capture more photos than i know what to do with, so enjoy.
and last but not least, jill of stamped paper company pulled through for me again! she is the one who hears my visions and brings them to life on paper…and makes them even better:) i will never quit raving about her. she is the talent behind all of the party printables and the ah-dorable invitation featured towards the bottom.
and a family pic (thanks to my sister) at the end of the day when no one wanted to cooperate and the kiddos were all red-cheeked and worn out, but i still love it since these opportunties are few and far between…
i love you baby boy and i had so much fun planning this party for you! many thanks to all of the helping hands who contributed to making this a success!!
Kelly - You are SO talented at this party planning!! Those were so cute! I really enjoyed looking through. The ferris wheel cupcake stand is amazing and that invitation….oh my goodness!!!! Well done Melissa! It’s so fun to spoil our “babies”!
shannon - I don’t know where to start! AMAZING PARTY! Where did you find that farriswhell cupcake stand? Too cute! Love the coordinating family outfits! Yall are the perfect little family! Mr. D. looks HUGE! And I think my favorite pic is of him and Ms. M! Those boots with that outfit are to-die-for! GREAT JOB MELISSA!
Allison - So AMAZING!!!! I don’t know how you do it!! LOVE every detail…please be my personal party planner:)
Love those lemonade bottles and the kids outfits are adorable!
kate r - you: “i’m still in disbelief that my mr.d is 4 years old!!”… me:”i’m still in disbelief how you pull off such amazing decor!”
Jessica - ADORABLE!! Seriously amazing. And Jill did an AMAZING job with those invites. Every detail looks perfect – especially your sweet little babies!
Tina Ryan - This party looks amazing! The details are all so perfect. Now PLEASE tell us where you found that ferris wheel cupcake stand. I had planned on a similar theme for my son’s 6th birthday this summer and this would make the dessert table! Thanks
admin - I have had several inquiries about where the ferris wheel cupcake holder was purchased. This was a custom design done by http://www.handcrafttexas.com. Please just tell them you were referred by Becky Magdalena (my mom who took on this piece of the party planning for me!).
kristin cook - How did I miss this post? Girl…you KNOW I love all the details of this party!!!! Everything looked FABULOUS!!!
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jessica matherne - please tell me where you got the invites and labels from? i also need the cans for the peanuts…
Rachel - AMAZING!!!! Party! Where did you get your invites?
Thanks for sharing
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Kim - So adorable! I am throwing a Country Fair theme party for my daughter’s 2nd bday in August!
Can you tell me where you got the blue ribbons? and those cowgirl boots? need a size 6 toddler:). Any ideas?