I can't believe my little girl is turning 4! OMG where has the time gone? I remember bringing her home from the hospital super bowl sunday and hosting a football party in all my post c-section glory. I pranced around with a new baby glued to my boobs, trying to be the best host I could be, all the while doubled over in abdominal pain, mind loopy from vicodine. Oh the memories.... LOL!
I remember visiting my best friend Cindy for the first time in California after having Nevaeh. She was six months old, and pudgy as could be. Scott and I were standing in Cindy's kitchen, and I was filling the sink for her nightly bath. Scott was holding our darling naked baby girl and all of the sudden he goes "Kellene, why are you splashing water on me?? I look over to find Nevaeh peeing all over him! LOL!" Again, it is by far one of my most favorite memories seeing Scotts face of horror realizing what was happening.
I reminisce over months and months of getting up 3 times in the night to pump, answering emails one-handed in the wee hours of the night. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure my one-handed typing is quicker than my two-handed typing!
Nevaeh has been our bright spot these past 4 years to say the least. After loosing Leo, I don't know how we would have made it through without her innocent heart and honest love for her brother. She is by far my proudest accomplishment!
This year, we decided to throw a BIG birthday bash (Normally we go to Disneyland). And of course, I had a BIG idea... Let's throw a Fairy Party.
** Those of you who know me well, know that besides photography, event planning is my other heart throb. When I start getting creative, LOOK OUT!
After looking at some fairy wonderland party ideas, I began to formulate my PLAN....
In my brilliant mind, I began to envision the ULTIMATE FAIRY PARTY.... and the ideas began to unfold. To set the tone for this magical fairy party, I needed something BIG to make my small family room really feel like a place for fairies. I instantly knew what I would do.... BUILD A TREE. Not just any tree, but a HUGE paper tree that engulfs a whole wall and my ceiling. Lucky for me, my sister is a school teacher, and is quite handy at making bulletin board trees for class rooms. So, $150 in butcher paper later, and we have the makings for a room sized tree... It should look something similar to this:
My goal is to extend the branches across my ceiling so it really feels like we are up in a tree. I plan on incorporating twinkle lights into the tree, to really set the mood. After that, I plan to add some faux foliage for depth, and of course streamers, and paper lanterns. Something like this hopefully....
I also hope to include floating butterflies and other whimsy items to really create a fairy environment.
To really get the kiddos in the mood for this fairy party, I hand-made tutu's and fairy wands for all the guests and also got everyone FAIRY WINGS!! YAY!
Because I can't be satisfied with the "typical" I went as far as sewing bells to the tutus and adding glitter to everything, because you can NEVER have enough pixie dust, right?? I'm topping it all off with french pan flute music and flowers galore. This should be a party we will never forget!!
Nevaeh is getting the ROYAL treatment as well. The day of her party, she will be whisked away so everything will be a surprise. She will spend the morning with daddy, then head off to her Aunt Katie's house to have her Hair and Make-up done, fit for a fairy!! I can't wait to capture her face when she walks in and sees her party all set-up!
As I finish cutting and crumpling another 500 paper leaves, I'm giddy knowing that this party will be awesome, and maybe even the cutest thing I've ever witnessed. I'm not sure what is cuter than 10 little girls in tutus under a fairy tree canopy!
I'll be posting pictures as we start the creative process of putting all the elements together. The party is scheduled for this weekend (of course we caught colds, so fingers crossed we are well and don't have to postpone). I can't wait to watch it all unfold! EEKK!!
Until next time,
Blessings and Love!
