![]() ![]() I used foam for the letters this time and I really think it made all the difference. It ended up taking me forever to make it (like a few hours over multiple days) but it was totally worth it. I really enjoy making birthday banners and was pretty impressed with how this one turned out. I had plans to make a “seawater” punch but ended up going with canned drinks in a cooler. ![]() My mom made the chili for us and Cory’s brother-in-law-to-be grilled the hotdogs for us when he arrived. We had seaweed skewers (grapes), watermelon, hot dogs, and chips. If you are in the Upstate and want her contact info, let me know because the cake was delicious! I literally told her “whatever you have time to make me” and I got this beautiful cake. Luckily, a sweet friend from church saved my tail and agreed to make me a cake. Let this serve as reminder to never do a birthday party the same week we leave to go to Africa. Like the great party planner I am, I forgot to plan for a cake until the weekend before the party. Our goody bags were Bubble Guppies tattoos that I also found at Party City, plus bubbles! Those are the pictures you see hanging in the backdrop. I found a few pre-made Bubble Guppies party decorations on clearance at Party City so I bought them in order to take them apart and use the characters. I made this backdrop using this tutorial and it was super simple (and cheap). It didn’t really turn out like my vision of underwater since I added the pink and had no blue, but I think it turned out cute. I went back and forth between leaning towards more mermaid-themed than Bubble Guppies but in the end, tried to do more of an “underwater” theme with hints of Bubble Guppies. Ha! I guess we have different perspectives of “simple”. I created a Facebook event and texted it to our friends and family.Īs we were decorating the night before, Cory said “I thought you were keeping this party simple?” My response? “Um…I’m only using balloons and streamers…this is simple”. I found these invitations on McPapery on Etsy but didn’t send out paper copies due to time restraints. I wanted to keep the party pretty simple since we did such a big party last year and I guess all the last minute planning helped me accomplish this goal. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them but I would much rather plan a themed party like our flamingo and pineapple party last year. Baker’s 2nd birthday was on July 8th though, literally less than a week before we left for Rwanda, and I let the party sneak up on me fast with preparing for Rwanda and coaching cheer. Just a little tidbit about me, I really despise character parties. A Minnie party would be sooo much easier, but she made her choice so I made it my mission to plan a Bubble Guppies birthday party that didn’t look too boyish and wasn’t a straight up character party. A few months ago, when I asked Baker if she wanted a Minnie or a Bubble Guppies birthday party, I was praying she would say Minnie but she confidently responded “Bubble Guppies!” Every time I asked her after that, hoping to get just one Minnie response, she said Bubble Guppies every.
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