Garden Party

My Daughter Turned 2!!!  I Can't Believe She is Already 2!!!  Last Year, I Did a Ladybug Themed Party, so This Year, I Went For The Garden Themed Party. It Was More Difficult Because There Are A Lot Of Ways You Can Go With A Garden Theme, but With the Help of My Sister-in-Law, Mom & Sister, it Turned Out Wonderful!!  We Had It At A Local Park, Which Was Great, Except it Was 60 Degrees Out with 20 MPH Winds! We Had To Change A Lot At The Last Minute to Accommodate The Weather, But It Still Turned Out Great!

 

 

Here's the Little Lady Resting Before The Party Starts

 

 

 

Initially, We Wanted a Larger Pavilion, But Long Story Short, We Got The Smaller One, Which Was All We Needed!!

 

 

You Have To Have A 'Sweet-Tooth' Table! My Mother Made the Table Cloth Out of Burlap. So Cute!!

 

 

I Bought The Glass Jars at Target for $8 (thanks for the tip Julie) & The Crate is From Michael's. The Pink Shovels My Mom Found Online.

 

 

Dirt Cake is Always a Hit!  Easy to Make & Perfect for a Garden Themed Party

 

 

I Found These Tin Pots at IKEA for .80 ea. I Bought Plastic Cups From Smart & Final to Put the Dirt Cake In & Dropped it Into the Tin Pot.

 

 

I Had These Fences From My Daughter's Party Last Year & Thought They Would Make A Perfect Place to Put the Fruit Kabobs In.

 

 

I Found This Cute Idea On This Blog. It's Supposed To Look Like Mushrooms, But We Couldn't Find The Small Mozzarella Balls, so This Is What We Came Up With (good thinking Denea!!)

 

 

 

I Served Lemonade & Water...Kept It Simple!

 

 

It is a Little Hard To See In This Photo, But I Borrowed Glass Bottles From My Friend & Bought The Paper Straws on Etsy. The Lemons...Well, It Pays To Have a Lemon Tree!!!

 

 

Since It Was So Windy, We Didn't Want To Put The Bottles On The Table For Chance They Would Blow Over & Break, So, I Came Up With This Idea. It Helps To Have Extra Decor Things, Just In Case!

 

 

 

My Mom Made This Cute Banner. The Back is Burlap & The Front is The Same Material We Used Throughout the Decor of The Party.

 

 

 

My Husband & I Gave This Wagon To My Daughter For Her Birthday & It Came In Handy as Something Cute To Hold Her Presents In.  My Mom Also made the "2" Sign!

 

 

Believe It Or Not, There Was Face Painting, but Since It Was So Cold, No One Ventured Over To It, so It Never Got Used. No Worries, The Party Was Fun Even Still!

 

 

A Party Isn't Complete Without A Photo Booth. I Borrowed This Sign From My Friend Who Uses It As Decor In Her House!  So Cute & So Many Uses!!

 

 

Here Is My Daughter & One of Her Closest Friends Posing in Our Makeshift Photo Booth (because of the wind!!)

 

 

This Is Us...Eliana is saying "Cheese!"

 

 

Another Makeshift Photo Booth...

 

 

And It Is Mobile!!

 

 

I Really Have To Thank All of You Who Helped Make This Party Happen...You Know Who You Are!  Those Who Helped With The Decor, Lent Materials, Showed Up Early In The Freezing Cold to Unload & Set Up Everything & Those Who Came Out!  It Was Everything We Had Hoped For!!  Here's To More Birthdays Down The Road!