Bella Boo...

....is in full crazy 2 1/2 year old stage. She is soooooo sassy, stubborn, and can do everything by herself. In the past 4 days, she has pulled our kitchen TV off the counter and on to our hardwood (denting it, and breaking the TV) and picked off 3 of the keys off my laptop keyboard. Sometimes I put on Dora, go into my bedroom, and close the door. And read a trashy magazine about how Vienna totally cheated on Jake, but he's a freak control psycho. Then I take a deep breath, and I reemerge, ready to LOVE on the cutest and most precious thing in my life!!
This was her adorable prayer tonight: "Dear Heavenly Father, thankful for blessings. thankful for family. thank you for daddy. thank you for mommy. thank you for dora. thank you for isa. thank you for tico. thank you for the tallest mountain. and thank you for my wedding dress. name of Jesus Christ, Amen." I about died! Yes, she watches way too much Dora. But it's for my sanity!! And her wedding dress? She is a flower girl this weekend and she loves trying on her "wedding dress"....hope she's not a little diva about it this Saturday! Who am I kidding, she will be and I will LOVE it!!

Breakfast at Tiffany's Party!!

Well, last weekend I had the opportunity to throw one of my oldest and best friends a bridal shower! Amber and I met on our first day of college together back in the fall of 2001...we were placed in the same house at MRC residence together. She has been there for me through EVERYTHING, she is one of the most amazing people I know. So I was so happy to do this for her, really it's the least I can do!!

The theme was "Breakfast at Tiffany's", and we had a backyard brunch at my house. Although it was a little windy, it was a beautiful day and it all went perfectly!! Here is the invite:

I put a sign and a jewelry box full of pearls at the front door for people to dress up with, and everyone went along with it...so fun!!

Outside, we had empty picture frames that the guests could hold up and take pictures with....


Food: catered by the fabulous Carla...we had delicious crepes, 3 different fillings! We also had fruit kebabs, punch and mimosas. Dorienne worked her magic for me again and made the cutest Tiffany cupcakes, they were a HUGE hit!!



Favors: cute little "tiffany" boxes filled with Hershey kisses and adorable hair pins made by the talented Bree!! Everyone loved them!


Decor: for centerpieces, I had Tiffany bags everywhere with white flowers in them, and on the main table I had 2 hurricane vases filled with Tiffany boxes and "diamond" napkin rings (so cute and PERFECT for the theme, I even put a few of them on the food table!). Chiavri (tiffany) chairs, damask prints, tiffany blue and white accents. I also had a note card folded in half at each place setting that had a quote from Audrey Hepburn in the movie! On the back of each card each guest wrote a little note to Amber! I set up a corner on the deck for the gifts with pictures of Audrey surrounding it, and I had blue, white and black tissue flower pom poms EVERYWHERE!!


Games: we played the game where the bride answers questions about the groom and the guests have to guess how many she will get right! Super fun! We also played the "toilet paper bridal gown" game, and everyone got super into it! For prizes I had mini compact mirrors with pictures of Audrey on the back, and cute colored OPI nail polishes!

It was an amazing day, I wish I'd taken more pictures, but I got so busy, I'm sad I didn't take more! Here is the blushing bride: beautiful Amber, I am SO excited for the wedding on Saturday!!