A Tangled Affair

I (we) went back and forth on the theme for Zoey’s 3rd birthday.  I started out with My Little Pony earlier in the fall, but once I got on Etsy to look for invitations and paper products, I kept coming across cute Tangled invitations.  I showed it to Zoey and she wanted a Rapunzel party.  So I texted DeAnne to ask her if she could do the tower from Tangled instead.  After Zoey said she wanted a Rapunzel party, she said she wanted a Rapunzel tower.  Because my sister is awesome, she said yes, she would figure out what to do. 

I had a lot of fun decorating and planning this one.  It was actually pretty simple too to decorate the house too.  This was Zoey’s first “friend” party.  I was surprised at how quickly the head count increased!  In the end it wasn’t bad and loads of fun!  As Zoey gets older, we will be having “half birthday” parties in the summer where the kids can be outside instead of everyone cramped inside.

Door hanger; Rapunzel’s braid.

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!”  Inviting everyone to come up to her “tower”.

Party Favors; paint set.  Rapunzel loves to paint and decorate her tower.

Rapunzel’s hair all through the house. As I said, very simple to decorate the house!

Lanterns in honor her birthday.

Golden Flower Nectar punch

I served all the food in frying pans.  We had Pacal’s Puffs (cheese puffs), Hairstacks (haystacks), Flynn’s fruit, sausage balls, and cheese & crackers.

Oh the cake!  It honestly deserves it’s own separate post, but my sister truly is the most amazing sister EVER!  The cake was AWESOME! The pictures do not do it’s justice.  I wish you all could have seen it in person.  It took me a good solid week after the party before I could bring myself to throw the tower portion away.

Look at the details!!

We played get tangled up in hair.  Lauren wrapping Claire Francis.
 

Collins and Ned all tangled in “hair”.

We also played pinned the bow on the braid.

Christmas Eve Eve

Chad & Allie did it again; another fabulous Christmas Eve Eve party!!  I think the pictures will speak for themselves.  (Note:  Brian was in charge of the camera that night.  I just wish I had gotten a picture of Allie and I.)

 

Football, brunch, showers, and more!

Over the past few weeks we have been pretty busy.  Two weeks ago we headed to Oxford for our first Ole Miss game of the year.  We had a great time in the Grove, during the game, and after the game.  Like always lately, I forgot to take any pictures of the weekend.  I was happy to see a Rebel win and enjoy a weekend with family and friends.  Speaking of friends, Chip and Lisa are sneaky!  We ended up going to dinner with them at Snackbar after the game.  Needless to say, I’m glad we have such wonderful friends who allow us to crash at their place on short notice when needed! :)  Snackbar has some wonderful new fall cocktails.  The Autumn Collins is delicious!  I wish I could recreate this at home to enjoy.  It was wonderful getting to see Casey Saturday night as well!

This past weekend was one of the busiest I have had in a long time.  Saturday morning we hosted a Fall brunch.  Brian and I have been thinking about hosting a brunch for a while.  We both love brunches, but no one seems to give them anymore.  Megan and Cole mentioned they would like to help host as well . I really do wish I had taken some pictures (I honestly meant to) of the brunch but I completely forgot.  We had a lovely turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy it!  Like us, everyone seems to love brunches, but never have an opportunity go to one.  This might start being an annual event at the Herndon household!

After the brunch we headed over to The Lost Pizza Co.for the grand opening.  If you are ever in Tupelo stop in; some of the best pizza.  Personally I think it’s better than OVPC.

Saturday night, we went to a Engagement/Wedding shower for Kim and Shane.  Needless to say, Saturday was a very long and tiring day.

Sunday, I help host a baby shower for a friend.  I made a cute diaper cake for the table decoration.  To be a first timer in making one, I found they were super easy to make and quiet fun.  I wish I had embellished it some, but there is always the next one next month I’m helping give. We had cupcakes from one of my new favorite bakers, Sugar Rush. I made her a swaddling blanket and I just realized I didn’t take a picture of it!!!  This the first gift I made that I forgot to document it. :(  I’ll have to get Courtney to take one for me and send it to me. 

The swaddling blankets have been fun and easy to whip up for gifts.  I have 3 more I need to make in the next week.  I’ll make sure to take pictures of them. I wish I had a running stitch on my machine, but I have plenty of decorative stitches to choose from which speeds up the process.

I thought it turned out cute!

Clockwise: Strawberry, French Toast with bacon, and White Chocolate Mocha

I finally took a picture of the simple fall table runner I made.  It’s nothing fancy, but it is long enough for the length of my table. 

I need to really press it, but I’m sure you won’t notice. :)  I’m thinking about being brave and doing a Christmas and Halloween one from “scratch”.  I found a great tutorial on how to turn and hem napkins (which I can just apply to this).   

Tonight is the 11th Annual Tupelo Chili Fest!!  I love being able to taste all the chili and get ideas for my own chili!  Last year we tried out adding mashed up peaches and strawberry preserves to it for a little sweet and spicy kick.  Maybe I can snap a few pictures from the event tonight. 

The weekend should be a little low key.  My parents are coming for the weekend tomorrow.  It’s been awhile since they have been here.  I’m looking forward to taking my Mom the the quilt show in town and a few other places.  Not sure what Brian and Dad will be doing, but I’m sure they can fend for themselves.  I really need to get cracking on Christmas gifts I’m planning on making so I won’t be like my Mom and wait till the last minute or the night before!  I can’t wait to share what I’m making.  

Patio Party

What a wonderful weekend!!!! Brian and I spent ALL day getting ready for our patio party (which sadly I didn’t take any pictures). I was thrilled that I did not feel rushed or that things were not done. We had a great turnout and it’s always great to spend time with friends. Thankfully it got me in the mood to finish up painting the rest of the house. Maybe on free weekends or Sundays I can start finishing up painting.

I finally took pictures of the office. I realized the last time I posted pictures I didn’t have any of the office.





This weekend is the first home game!!!! I cannot wait to be out in the Grove. I hope the weather is nice and we play a good game. Not sure how I feel about it being a 6:30 game and having to drive back home. We shall see how this goes. I know I’ll be missing my house in Oxford this fall.

Next weekend, Lauren is coming to stay with us. It should be an interesting weekend. I need to start planning fun things for us to do.