Thank you, weather, for being perfect. We love it when you're not a jerk.
The balloons report that the wind was a perfect gentleman.
It was an outdoor party, and I don't think it could have been any better.
Easy food. Sandwich stuff. The best champagne punch.
(Champagne + guava nectar + apricot brandy. I think.)
And for the mini people, mini food:
Little smokies in tiny buns, miniature grapes, and mini watermelon wedges!
These were so fun, and before you assume insanity: they were easy!
Simply hollow out halves limes like so:
Fill with red jello, let set, then slice. Voila!
(Two things: halfway into setting drop in mini chocolate chips for "seeds."
Also, I added less water than the jello box called for to make more firm.)
Clementine loved them.
I had, er, a little bit of fun decorating.
Watch your fingers in this candy jar ...
Rawr.
(Clementine helped me paint the dinosaur pink. She enjoyed it very much and I
think we shall paint more figurines in the near future.)
There was kind of a pinky-bluey thing going on.
I may have spent a late night painting spools of thread ...
It was very rewarding. I think I am going to give up writing and become a cupcake topper maker.
(You can watch movies while you paint cupcake girls. Writing, not so much.)
Look: me and Clementine :-)
The inspiration was to do a cake-topper like one I'd found on a blog a while back.
But I couldn't stop there!
The yeti got all gussied up in an outgrown Hema dress of Clementine's.
(Did you know yetis eat bouncy balls for breakfast?)
(With some assistance, of course.)
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It really was such a lovely day.
And after everyone left, we had hours more perfect weather,
and plenty of energy for playing house.
The kind of "house," that is, where your father dresses as a house and chases you.
You all play that one, right?
so cute!
ReplyDeleteAh-Dorable!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love those mini watermelon! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was an awesome day.
Looks like a funderful day! I love C's Captain America T-shirt.
ReplyDeleteI love it! This looks so fantastic! If you can't control your cupcake girl making, you could sell them in your etsy shop. :)
ReplyDeleteI want to make some of cake topper girls, how fun. What a beautiful party, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!! Did you make the actual cupcakes yourself in addition to the toppers? What wonderful memories Clementine is going to have!!
ReplyDeleteI am still LOLing at Jim chasing Clementine Pie in a house costume. Thank you for being so generous to share these precious pictures... It appears to have been a magical day :)
ReplyDeleteLizzie
Adorable! Love the creativity!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so great! I love the mini watermelon and the spool people.
ReplyDeleteSo crafty and talented!
Bet my dad would have dressed as a house and chased me, way back in the day, if we'd had all the right ingredients! :D
ReplyDeleteMany happiest returns of Pie's bdays, forever!
you are all blessed.
Y'alls are pretty much the best parents...ever! Please adopt me. I'm a big kid anyways. So glad everyone had fun. It looks amazing and the weather was perfect! Nice.
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