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Society Shirt Update!

2014-03-31T18:31:00.001-07:00

Hi Friends!

I feel blessed and honored to share with you some

exciting Society Shirt news!!

In late September 2012, I launched

Society Shirts!

(read story here)

Through Society Shirts I am raising funds to provide

"birthdays in a bag"

for children temporarily placed in the

OKC Emergency Shelter over their birthday.

Each child celebrating an upcoming birthday is asked what theme they would like for their special birthday dinner. I am sent an email with those details and I purchase the supplies. As of 2014, Brown Egg Bakery now provides the children with a personalized birthday cake too!

I am happy to report, since my launch in September 2012,

I have delivered THIRTY ONE birthday parties to the shelter!

Below are highlights of the birthdays & their theme since my last update in January 2013:

(age - theme)

January 2013 -

5th – Puppy Dog

7^th – Barbie

18^th – Football

7^th - Football

March 2013 -

13th – Sweet 13^th

April 2013 -

10^th – Thunder Basketball

13^th - Black & Red

May 2013 -

7^th – Monster High

12^th – Girly Glitz

10^th – Army

July 2013 -

10^th – Puppy Dog

August 2013 -

12^th – Musical Notes

September –

17^th – Gold , Black & White

7^th – Barbie

October 2013 –

7^th – Superman

November 2013 –

9^th – Barbie

** Thanksgiving Feast Décor **

February 2014 –

9^th – Power Rangers

13^th – Hearts

16^th – Sweet 16 Zebra

14^th – Thunder Basketball

10^th – Sharks

March 2014 –

9^th – Transformers

15^th – Disco Fever

17^th – Tie Die Peace Signs

I wanted to

THANK YOU

for contributing to this AMAZING birthday charity!

Since my launch, I have had 242 orders through Etsy and numerous more through word of mouth and supportive friends!

(Several who donated above & beyond to make sure each child received an extra special birthday party!)

Without your support and donations, Society Shirts would not be as successful as it is!

Thank you for blessing these kids in OKC and ME! J

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A Kentucky Derby Party!

2014-02-19T12:08:00.002-08:00

It is that time of year again;

time to start planning for the Kentucky Derby!

I am excited to share with you the pictures from my

139th Kentucky Derby

date party I threw for our closest friends!

My friend, Amy Flick, helped plan for this amazing event!

Vendor Credits:

Linens, Chargers, Plates, Champagne Buckets & Chairs - Marianne's Rentals, OKC

Horse Ribbons - Hodges Badge Company

Roses and Rose Cupcakes - Uptown Grocery, Edmond

Cupcake Cups - No Regrets, OKC

Horse Decor, Frames, Vases, Ribbons - Hobby Lobby

Faux Silver Platters & Plastic Horses - Dollar Tree

Custom Koozies - 24 Hour Wrist Bands

Offical Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Glasses - KentuckyDerby.com

Kentucky Derby Platicware & Coctail Napkins - Amazon.com

Peronalized Trophies for Guests - Edmond Trophy

Welcome wreath made out of wire, fabric, ribbon & horse shoe shaped paper punches

Table Setting #1

Red velvet cupcakes with red rose icing by Uptown Grocery, Edmond

Black & white cupcake cups purchased at No Regrets, OKC.

(Also found online @ Save on Crafts)

Table Setting #2

Chair tie backs using:

Black fabric, ribbon & personalized horse ribbons from Hodges Badge Company

Floral centerpieces using:

Silver champagne buckets from Marianne's Rentals, OKC

and red roses from Uptown Grocery, Edmond

Derby horse display using:

Black & white polka dot candle sticks, plastic grass & horses, paper

The plastic horses were bought at Dollar Tree

Scrapbook paper was simply cut & glued to backs

Giveaways using:

Rose shaped cookies, plastic baggies, horse shoe shaped paper punch & ribbon

My friend loaned me her daughter's American Doll horse for this cute display!

We sat him on a silver cake stand and placed a red napkin over his back. The red rose is a

yummy cupcake from Uptown Grocery, Edmond.

Custom koozies were purchased from 24 Hour Wrist Bands

Offical Kentucky Derby Mint Julep glasses were purchased from KentuckyDerby.com

"There is no such thing as too much good whiskey." - Mark Twain

This quote seemed to be the perfect saying for a day like today!

Sign made by using:

Silver platter, black cardstock, white paint pen and tape

I ordered five peronalized trophies & handed out to our top guests!

Trophies were awarded to:

1. Best Hat

2. Best Dressed Couple

3. Best Southern Cuisine

4. Winning Horse ($1, randon draw)

5. Triple Crown (Best All Around)

Horse display made using:

Black Hallmark boxes, ribbon, faux roses, plastic grass & horse, ribbon & paper.

Each couple was asked to bring their best southern inspired cuisine to share!

The official Mint Julep bar!!

Stocked with all the goodies you could find at the actual race!

The drink lineup included:

Mint Juleps, Whiskey Sours, Mojitos, Club Specials & red & white wine.

Red horse head from Hobby Lobby & napkin and plasticware from Amazon.

Sign made by using:

Silver platter, black cardstock, white paint pen and tape

**PARTY PICS**

I LOVED how all our friends showed up in

head -to- toe

DERBY!

My sweet hubby & me!

My friend, Amy Flick, who helped plan & set up for the big event!

Look at her HAT!

**It was AMAZING**

The Flick's

The Reed's

The Herndon's

The Stewart's

The Barnett's

Heather

Ashley

The Lee's

The Goltz's

**THE BIG WINNERS**

Best cuisine & Triple Crown

Best Couple

Winning Horse

Best Hat

Cheers to the horses!

I hope this blog has inspirted YOU to throw a

Kentucky Derby

party this year!

Best of luck!

Horror at Homecoming - A Murder Mystery Dinner Party!

2013-11-05T20:04:00.002-08:00

This year for Halloween, my husband and I hosted our

Dinner Club for a night of MYSTERY!

I purchased & downloaded a murder myster dinner party kit from

NIGHT OF MYSTERY, an online murder mystery company!

Since it was October and prime Homecoming season in OKLAHOMA,

we chose the Homecoming theme!

The site was very easy to use! You simply choose from a long list of themes:

Vegas, Homecoming, Margaritaville, Western, etc. and purchase online!

You recieve, via email, a PDF file with ALL of the materials you need for your party! Character sheets, including their back story & goals for the evening, the how-to, party timeline, invitations, fake money, awards, name tags, etc! I took the PDFs to Kinkos and had them print everything off. From there, I sorted and mailed out each character's parts about 20 days prior to my event!

PARTY DECOR:

Who has a Homecoming Dance without a...

BALLOON ARCH?

I hired a local balloonist to create this MAGIFICANT arch for my living room! Behind it, I hung silver plastic table cloths with 3M hanging clips.

I had over 200 blue and silver balloons in my living room & kitchen!

(IT WAS AWESOME!)

From there, I hung streamers and a disco ball from my ceiling!

I made a Homecoming Dance banner for my mantel and covered

our family photo with poster board & streamers!

I covered my bar with silver wrapping paper and strung silver tinsel.

I had the balloonist make a balloon column on the bar as well!

I added balloons and stars to blue spray centerpieces from Party Galaxy.

I hung blue pom poms and silver streamers & stars from my kitchen chandelier!

I served wine in paper blue cups hot glued to candle stick holders!

PARTY PICS:

Before the big event, we decided that our school colors would be

blue & silver and that we would dress "90's"!!

ME - Party Planner!!

(I LOVED taking formal pictures in front of this Balloon arch! It made my entire year!)

Our Dinner Club Couples:

(Please note: this is supposed to be the "90s" & everyone came in character!!)

Me & My Hubby!

(Aka: Sarah Social & Roy Rivers)

Jamon & Jill

(Aka: Alan Algebra & J.J. Smart)

Coy & Cassity

(Aka: Coach Walters & Teach Tanner)

Sarah & Bryan

(Aka: Debbie Taunte & Peter Prez)

Tara & Brooks

(Aka: Dolly Dancer & Bobby Backer)

Monte & Ashlyn

(Aka: V.P. Patterson & Katie Clerical)

Brian & Amber

(Aka: Kevin Kicker & Cindy Sensational)

Heather & John

(Aka: Sally Spirit & Ryan Rival)

Sterling & John

(Aka: Gabby Backer & Larry Lineman)

All the girls!

Love these ladies for dressing up & having fun with ME!!!!

Girly party pic!

Coy acting out his Coach Walters Part!!

(So fun)

HOMECOMING COURT:

I purchased blue & silver homecoming sashes for the

"Homecoming Court"

& a crown and tiara for the King and Queen

from Allen Crowns & Trophies!

Who is going to WIN Homecoming King & Queen??

Peter Prez & Debbie Taunte think they are the winners!

But OH-NO.... I think the ballot might have been tampered with!

EEK!

The winners are:

Dolly & Bobby!!!

TIME FOR MYSTERY:

These girls are acting out their characters!

There was a lot of back stabbing, bad mouthing & bribery going on!!

THE MURDER:

The lights went out & someone fell dead!!

OH NO -- IT'S BOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!
(Dead but still holding a beer - classic)

Kevin Kicker mourns over him! :(

As Dolly weeps, V.P. Patterson reads what just happened.

It's time to figure out WHO DUN IT!!

CONCLUSION:

After a night of debauchery and bribery, everyone VOTED for:

BEST DRESSED:

Monte & Ashlyn!!

BEST ACTING:

Tara & Brooks!!

MOST MONEY/BRIBERY:

Cassity!!

AND LASTLY,

WHO NAMED THE MURDERER:

Bryan!!

Want to know who killed Bobby??

You'll have to buy the kit @ NIGHT OF MYSTERY

and host your OWN Homeoming Party!

And finally, we had to give the crown & tiara to it's rightful winner,

PETER PREZ & DEBBIE TAUNTE!

(what a shame someone tampered with the votes!!)

Dolly & Bobby do NOT look happy about this!

HAPPY HALOWEEN!!

THIS WAS THE BEST DATE PARTY EVER!

**I HIGHLY RECOMMEND**

xoxo,

Jennifer, aka Sarah Social!

5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

2013-04-10T20:28:00.003-07:00

For the last five years, my family and I have hosted an

ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

for our children and our dear friends.

(our 2nd, 3rd and 4th annual egg hunt blog posts here)

This year's hunt was particularly special for two reasons.

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First off: 3 Blessings Photography teamed up with me to raise funds for

personalized birthday party supplies for the children at the

Pauline E. Mayer Emergency Children's Shelter!

Guests were asked to come dressed in their Society Shirts and for an additonal monetary donation, Kristi @ 3 Blessings Photography would take a professional photograph of them with the EASTER BUNNY!

Thanks to Kristi's teamwork, we raised close to

$250

for personalized birthday supplies for the kiddos!

So, with that:

A BIG*HUGE*GIGANTIC

THANK YOU

to all that contributed!

Secondly, do you remember the story from last year's egg hunt??

If I need to refresh your memory, click here and scroll to the bottom for the story!

Our dear friends, The Riherds, were in the process of adopting at last year's hunt and

we were able to rejoice this year when Mina got to attend her 1st Easter Egg Hunt with us!

All I can say is,

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME

Be patient with Him, follow Him, Trust in Him and

He will protect and guide you

down a right & righteous path!!

Love this family!

***

See, so so special!

***

Okay, without further ado, check out some of the fun

Easter Egg Pictures!

A huge thank you to Kristi at 3 Blessings Photography for these wonderful pictures!

I loved my table this year!

I loved all the bright colors, beautiful flowers, free custom water bottle labels,

frames with bible versus & special sayings, speckled eggs and yummy Krispy Kreme donuts!

Another thing I loved about this table was most everything was either BORROWED or created for free or cheap cheap!! A huge thanks to my friends: Ashley, Cassity & Renae

for all the wonderful things on this table that are YOURS!

**Free Easter Pennant download by Paper Coterie!**

Bunches of Easter eggs hovered over the display table in cone potting vases!

Gorgeous flowers designed by BRENDA WOLF @ Uptown Grocery in Edmond, OK.

Believe in the Bunny gift tags from: BuncoBettys on Etsy!

I loved using these bright laquered frames to incorporate bible versus

and special sayings throughout the table!

Just to note: look at the shape this verse turned out to be when I centered it on the page -- A HEART!!

Loved it!

John 3:16

Who does not love a Krispy Kreme donut?

I used donuts this year in leui of cupcakes and cookies!

My boys painted this cross for me the day of the hunt!

They were so proud of their work and we had fun hanging it outside for all to see!

We had two bounce houses this year since the boys are getting bigger!

Jack loves Winter Wipeout so we incorporated an obstacle jump house from

All 4 Fun, Inc.

Sweet friends in their Society Shirts!

Jake was SO happy hunting his eggs!

Jameson was rocking the egg hunt!

Jack's face says it all!

My toothless little bunny!

Oh, my heart!

My boys, in Society Shirts

hunting eggs and visiting with the Easter Bunny!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!

All my best,

Jennifer Laws

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Oklahoma Women Bloggers: Society Shirt Iron Party!!

2013-01-30T17:07:00.000-08:00

**CHECK IT OUT**

I am excited to share with you my guest post on Oklahoma Women Bloggers!

Ladies, Dust off those Irons!

OKWB is a brand new network of bloggers from the great state of Oklahoma.

Their mission:

"To be an Oklahoma-based blogger community dedicated to growing women by gathering them into a common space with common objectives and by connecting and empowering them for the greater good. In summary: Gather. Grow. Connect."

Pretty cool, right?!!!

I am thrilled they gave this Oklahoma bloggin' party gal a spotlight!

Please check out their blog and spread the word!

More posts to come!

Society Shirt Update!!

2013-01-03T14:43:00.001-08:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

I feel blessed and honored to share with you some

exciting Society Shirt news!!

In late September 2012, I launched

Society Shirts!
(read story here)

Through Society Shirts I am raising funds to provide

"birthday's in a bag"

for children temporarily placed in the

OKC Emergency Shelter over their birthday.

Each child celebrating an upcoming birthday is asked what theme they would like for their special birthday dinner. I am sent an email with those details and I purchase the supplies.

I am happy to report, since late September 2012,

I have delivered SEVEN birthday parties to the shelter!

Below are highlights of the birthday's celebrated thus far:

September -

Sweet 13th - Zebra

October -

10th - Soccer

November -

10th - Twins! Primary Colors

10th - Pink/Purple Butterfly

Thanksgiving Plates & Napkins

14th - Basketball

December -

12th - Football

(a few pictures of the birthday party bags)

It brings me great joy to deliver these bags!

I wanted to

THANK YOU

for contributing to this AMAZING birthday charity!

Since my launch, I have had 61 sells through Esty and numerous more through word of mouth, friends and New Covenant Church!

Without your support and donations, Society Shirts would not be as successful as it is!

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FEATURES, PARTIES & PICTURES:

Society Shirts was featured by an amazing

graphic designer/store owner/blogger,

Heather at Chickabug, here.

Her post brought tears of joy to my eyes so be sure to check it out!

She also featured Society Shirts here.

Maci Miller featured Society Shirts on her blog here.

I had the great pleasure to team up with Andrea Koehle Jones, executive director,

The ChariTREE Foundation + Love Trees - the children's tree planting and environmental education programs. www.love-trees.com

Together we created a Love Trees personalized logo shirt.

You can purchase it through her website here

or my Etsy store here.

Love Trees manages a global children’s educational tree planting program funded by generous donations, corporate sponsors and the tree gifts you purchase to thank the wonderful people who helped you grow.

My friend Ashley featured Society Shirts Here and

My friend, Brandi, featured Society Shirts Here

and Here.

In December, my friend hosted an

IRON ON PARTY!!

(more details to follow in a subsequent blog)

What fun we had!!

AND...

I beamed with happiness when I opened

THIS CHRISTMAS CARD:

(Angelina and Mia in their Society Snowflake Shirts)

A few other great pictures

sent in by Society Donors:

The Barnett's and their friends in Society Ornament Shirts

at the Tahlequah Jingle Bell Run/Walk.

Baby Carly Rose in her Society Christmas Tree Shirt!

Crossing's teachers Miss Darcy and Miss Patty

witht their Society Thankful apron and bag!

Jameson wearing his Society Reindeer Shirt

while soaking in the rays in Palm Beach!

Jack, Jake & Aubrey stopping for a quick pic

in their Society Thanksgiving shirts!

Cute brothers Max & Zack playing in the park in their

Society Halloween Shirts!

What a WONDERFUL end to 2012!

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May 2013 also bring great health and happiness to us all.

...and more birthday wishes and smiles to the

children in the shelter and more cute Society Shirts
on YOU!

New Society Shirts for the Holidays!

2012-11-27T11:17:00.002-08:00

Hi Friends!!

We are starting to get festive around my house as we

anxiously await Christmas and all the wonder and joy

it brings to our family!

I wanted to post a quick blog and introduce a few

new Society Shirt designs for the holidays!!

I hope you make Society Shirts a part

of your holiday celebration too!

Best,

Jennifer Laws

SocietyShirts on Etsy

www.etsy.com/shop/societyshirts

**Or search: SocietyShirts (all one word)**

Check out some of the new line!!

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A Few of the Snowmen!

A few of the Winter Kids:

A few of the Christmas Trees:

A few of the Three Wise Men:

A few of the Nativity:

A few of the Santa Family:

A few of the Little Angels:

TWIN SETS:

A Few of the Monogram:

A Thanksgiving Feast Fit for a Four Year Old!!

2012-11-18T21:33:00.004-08:00

HAPPY THANSGIVING WEEK!!

I wanted to share with you our play group's

BIG THANKSGIVING FEAST!!

The boys and I were excited to host our friends over for a

THANKSGIVING FEAST FIT FOR

A FOUR YEAR OLD!!

Thanks to Pinterest, I had some great ideas!

I even loved how Society Shirts were a BIG hit!

Check out our
Thanksgiving Kids Party!

Jack & Jake with one of their besties, Aubrey!

All three are sporting Society Shirts!

**Pilgrims & Indians**

The formal dining room was set for eight 4-year olds!!

YIKES!

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- The dining room table was covered with butcher paper from Hobby Lobby.

- Down the center were three ceramic pumpkins and fall leaves from Michaels.

- Each place setting featured:

* A Thanksgiving children's activity placemat

* A pilgrim hat crayon holder

* A juicy juice drink box (in fall colors)

* A treat cup with Thanksgiving stickers and filled with fall colored mini chocolates from the Target dollar bins

* A Thanksgiving die cut with seat assignment from the Target dollar bins

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The Thanksgiving Children's Activity Placemat

Free Download from Pinterest!

The Pilgrim Hat Crayon Holder -

A fun Pinterest find!

Society Shirts!

**Pilgrims & Indians**

What a fun day we ALL had!

I love these little turkeys!!

So, are you wandering what we fed these little turkeys???

Chic Fila of course!!!

Here are a few other party highlights:

Cranberry orange muffins with cream cheese frosting were wrapped in cupcake wrappers from the Target Dollar Bins!

Iced tea was served in these mustard yellow paper cups from the Target Dollar Bins with Thankful labels from TomKat studio.

**

Yes, I love the Target Dollar Bins.
However, is anyone else wandering why they are slowly becoming the Target $2.50 bins??

Not cool Target!!

**

HAVE A SAFE
AND VERY HAPPY THANSGIVING!

**View all pictures HERE**

Society Shirts on News9!!

2012-11-09T12:11:00.001-08:00

Hi Blogger Friends!!

Society Shirts made it on News9 this week!!

Hope you enjoy!!

Favorite Pins: Thanksgiving Crafts:

Today we talk about fun pins on Pinterest to help make the Thanksgiving holiday a bit more festive.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Society Shirts on Etsy!

The Teacher's LOVED the Society Apron & Tote!!

Society Shirts for the Holidays!

2012-11-06T20:51:00.002-08:00

Warm your heart this holiday season and purchase a Society Shirt Iron-On Holiday Design! For those of you new to Society Shirts, check out my story here! All proceeds go to providing birthday party supplies for children in the OKC emergency shelter! Use these links below to order your holiday designs on Etsy! (Or email me directly to order & pay cash, check or paypal!) THANKSGIVING LINES: Pilgrims & Indians Turkeys CHRISTMAS LINES: Cheer Helpers Penguins These iron-ons work great for t-shirts, pjs, sweatshirts, place mats & bags! A perfect idea for Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Day or teacher & family holiday gifts! Just let me know what graphics, color of circles and names you want! * Designs emailed in .pdf format for you to print: $4 * Designs mailed/delivered on transfer paper: $10 * Designs mailed/delivered ironed on a shirt: $17.50 (shirts purchased from WalMart or Target) Email me with any questions jennlaws@gmail.com Thank You for Supporting Society Shirts! Happy Holidays! Jennifer Laws SocietyShirts on Etsy Additional New Lines Circus Robots Ballet

I'm teaming up with OKC News 9 & Pinterest!

2012-10-21T21:08:00.002-07:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

Well, I guess raising THREE boys is not enough for this mama!

(no, actually it is; I just need a physciatric evaluation..#OOPS!)

I decided to say "yes" to our local News 9 station and join their 4 o'clock news team for a monthly "What's Trending on Pinterest" segment. (despite my husband's concerned look when I told him about the offer)

Now, the segment is a mere 3 minutes, but the planning/prep part is a wee bit more.

With the demands of 4 year old twins and a 21 month old baby, anything extra seems to lead to a house full of M-E-S-S!

(insert the reason for my hubby's glare)

However, being on TV is 'kind of' fun and exciting! Also, I LOVE planning parties and Pinterest and this will be a great way to promote Society Shirts!!

So, last Thursday my friend, Ashley, and I headed up to the News9 station and set up Halloween Pinterest Camp!

We quickly and quietly set up my Halloween Pinterest finds!

I anxiously awaited my turn.

Then, before I knew it, my heart was pounding and I was talking shop!

**WATCH SEGMENT HERE**

Favorite Pins: Halloween Craft Ideas:

Jennifer Laws gives us some crafty ideas for Halloween parties.

News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |

The mummy finds were my favorite!

Phew, glad that is over --- for now!

Check out what I presented here:

Mummy Water Bottles

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862359723/

Mummy Wine Glass

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862251137/

-->http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862251145/

Mummy Candy Bars

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862257598/

Mummy Juice Box

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862257550/

Mummy Cupcakes

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862153252/

Pumpkin Toilet Paper

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862317632/

Pumkpin Cheese Balls

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862345044/

Pumpkin Orange Drink

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862309956/

Free Class Treat Printables

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862355264/

Googly Eyeball Picture Frame

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862317216/

Iron On Halloween Shirt from SocietyShirts (An OKC charity)

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862319757/

Cheap Make At Home Wreath

http://pinterest.com/pin/182606959862317777/

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Next month, Thanksgiving!

Check out my Pinterest Thanksgiving Board and

I'll keep you "posted"!

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Just for fun...

Two years ago I presented these Halloween party ideas!

(Remeber when TomKat was ALL the rage!)

(cute and pregnant with Baby Jameson..aw!)x

Olympic Party - News9!

Olympic-Themed Party Ideas: We can't all be Olympic athletes, but we can watch the games and cheer them on. Jennifer Laws has some ideas for you if you plan to throw an Olympic-themed watch party.
News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |

FREE Halloween Class Treat Printables!

2012-10-16T19:59:00.002-07:00

Happy Halloween Friends!!

I am gearing up for my big Pinterest Halloween segment on

OKC's News9

this Thursday at 4pm!

(**Check it out**)

I will be featuring What's Trending on Pinterest and currently that is:

HALLOWEEN!

Most recently, my top re-pin is the Class Treat Printables.

When I went to the web site to print them off, I realized it would cost me $3!

At the rate my cash has been flying out the door, I had no choice but to create my own!

(now, that is scary!)

---- SOOOOOOO ---

If you are looking for class treat printables; I will share mine!

FOR FREE!

Enjoy!

Send a picture..or two!

Class Treat Printables
(I taped mine to suckers!)

**Print pumkins on Orange paper**

Society Shirts!

2012-10-08T09:43:00.000-07:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

I wanted to share with you a new little project that I am working on! I hope you like it and will help me spread the word! I can not wait to see how it GROWS over the next 12 months!

It all began...

Part 1:

I was searching for a non-scary and non-busy Halloween shirt for my boys. I wanted something simple on a black shirt but could not find exactly what I was searching for in the department stores. I turned to Etsy but did not find anything there that fit my vision either. I decided to take this shirt idea into my own creative hands! I created 3 simple orange circles on my computer and personalized them with my boys' names. I then purchased 3 solid Circo black shirts from Target (for $4 ea.) and a pack of Up&Up dark transfer paper. After 10 minutes, I had that perfect Halloween shirt I was looking for!! Yay!

I loved how the shirts turned out and suprisingly, so did my husband! They were so simple to make that I could not wait to make more!

Part 2:

I was driving my boys to pre-school one morning, shortly after their BIG TO-DO 4th birthday party, and started to think about the little ones who do not get birthday celebrations thrown in their honor. I felt a deep calling to share my hobby with kids who might be in a situation where there is not an opportunity for a celebration. When I returned home, I threw out my idea to a friend, who immediatly connected me with Angels, a foster family Network in OKC. From there, I was connected with the OKC Emergency Shelter. It just so happens that some kids are unfortunatly in the shelter over their birthday. I could not imagine being taken from my home (usually for a not-so great reason) and be in a shelter with no friends or family over my birthday. The one special day we celebrate the miracle of our birth.

Part 3:

It was a Thursday when I giddily asked if I could bring birthday supplies to the shelter on days children were celebrating their birthday. I could keep it simple with themed plates, napkins, confetti and a few candles -- just something to make them feel special and recognized.

**They agreed and our partnership started**

On Friday, my boys and I delivered a black bag filled with purple, pink and zebra print Sweet 13 goodies for a girl who would be celebrating her 13th birthday on Saturday! I was told she was happy that someone was asking about her birthday wishes and then beemed during her birthday dinner! It made me feel so wonderful knowing that I could share something so simple! I hope to continue sharing this birthday gift every chance I get! :)

Part 4:

I launched Society Shirts on Etsy! For $3 you can buy an image to use at home on your own shirt! The $3 will be go to purchasing birthday in a bag supplies for children in the OKC emergency shelter.

Here are a few pictures of the shirts that I have currently made for my boys! (I hope to update the blog with better pictures and as I make more shirts.)

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I also made these shirts for our

Day Out with Thomas!

Red for James

Green for Percy

Blue for Thomas

Halloween Shirts

(more pics to follow)

Chirstmas Idea!!

Favorite Football Team Idea!!

Birthday Party Shirt Idea!!

Please support my cause and purchase a shirt logo today!!

I HOPE YOU LOVE SOCIETY SHIRTS!

**MAKING BIRTHDAY WISHES COME TRUE**

#SocietyShirts

**I can make a shirt for you for $15 on either a white or black long sleeve!! Just let me know!! (jennlaws@gmail.com)**

Stationery card

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Classic Halloween Halloween Card

Get custom Halloween invitations at Shutterfly.com.

View the entire collection of cards.

A Planet Birthday Party!

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A Planet Birthday Party!!

To say my boys are fascinated by our solar system would be an understatement! They LOVE everything SPACE! We talk almost daily about our moon, stars, earth and all the planets in the sky! We now own an extensive collection of planet books, puzzles, magnets, stickers, games, kits, wall decor, and more!

When I asked the boys what kind of birthday party they wanted this year, they both shouted, "A Planet Pool Party!" So, with that unanimous vote, the planning began! We talked about having it at our neighborhood pool, how we would get planet beach balls and Saturn's rings.... we could have a "Moon" bounce and serve Star-burst and Star-crunch, o, and Moon pies! We had the best time planning their "Planet Party" together!!

So, without further ado, check out this

AMAZING SPACE/PLANET/SOLAR SYSTEM party

for my twin boys,

JAKE AND JACK!!

Birthday Boy, Jake

Birthday Boy, Jack

Back of their shirts say,
"when i grow up i will be... out of this world!"

->Birthday shirts from CWDKids.com paired with swim trunks from Old Navy.

THE INVITATION:

->Printable Invitations from Amanda's Parties To Go.

I changed the wording to include a count down starting at 4 versus 3,

since the boys were turning 4, and some of the other wording to be more "spacey"!

THE BOYS' REACTION:

They were stunned, happy, elated and ready to party!!

Baby Brother, Jameson:

I could not leave him out!

So sweet!

PLANETARIUM POOL:

->I filled the pool with inflatable planets from Amazon.com.

"MOON" BOUNCE:

->Of course we had to have a "Moon" bounce!!

Custom sign made by Amanda's Parties To Go

and bounce house from Sooner Bounce.

SATURN'S RINGS:

->I piled up two dozen ring floats from the Dollar Tree for the kids to play with!

Custom printable from Amanda's Parties To Go!

SIGNATURE DRINKS:

->All parties should have a signature drink! Blue "Moon" for the adults

and "Sun"kist and Capri "Sun" for the kids.

[Side note....Every time I see these drink pics I hear Sheryl Crow singing,

"The Sun and the Moon.... but all I want to do is have some fun,

I got a feeling I'm not the only one!"]

THE BOYS' PRIVATE CAKE TABLE:

Jake's Chair

Jack's Chair

->Cakes by Tina Stepp!

->Candles from Party Galaxy.

->Custom toppers, signs and birthday banner by Amanda's Parties To Go!

-> Rocket Picture from Garden Ridge

THE BOYS' GUEST TABLES:

I had two guest tables set for 24 kiddos!

Each setting had a pizza plate, cake plate, rolled napkin & fork,

water with custom label, party hat and a treat sack!

Down the middle of each table I had 12 jars full of

"Solar System Sweets!"

Overhead, I hung lanterns, 1 for each planet, starting with the sun,

along with, two inflatable astronauts with the boys' faces!!

SO....

can you name all the planets??

My boys made sure I

ordered them correctly earlier that day:

(my friend Brandi can vouch for the 'group' effort!)

SUN

MERCURY

VENUS

EARTH

(& it's Moon)

MARS

JUPITER

SATURN

URANUS

NEPTUNE

PLUTO

(we had to include cute little pluto!)

[side note -- because I find this so uber-fascinating!

I never knew/learned...um, listened perhaps,

that the Sun is 109 TIMES the size of the Earth.

And Jupiter....well, it can fit 3 Earths in just it's giant red spot!

And not only that, but it is so big that it is 2.5 times the size of ALL

the other planets combined!

WHAT??!! Who knew.... NOT ME!]

Anyhoo, back to cute party stuff:

PLANET LANTERNS

-> I made Earth by spray painting a blue lantern with green and white!

Do you see Hurricane Isaac??

It had just slammed in to the Gulf a few days

prior to the birthday party! It brought along with it cooler temps in OK!

(and I mean, mid 90's "cooler".... )

Astronaut Jake!

Astronaut Jack!

-> Inflatable astronauts from Amazon.com. I printed out the boys' faces on my

computer and added them on before hanging!!

-> I made Saturn's rings by cutting out a circle on poster board and

glueing tissue squares to both sides! It stayed on the lantern without

any adhesive! (Bonus!!)

-> I made Jupiter by spray painting brown on a red lantern!

PLACE SETTINGS

-> Orange treat sacks from Michael's.

-> Die cuts from Lakeshore Learning Center (Teacher's supply).

-> Plates from Homeland.

->Napkin Ring printables from Amanda's Parties To Go

-> Kids Ozarka water from Target and printables from Amanda's Parties To Go

-> Party hats from Target. Custom printable from Amanda's Parties To Go

-> Table cloths from Garden Ridge

-> Striped wrapping paper used as table runner from Target.

SOLAR SYSTEM SWEETS:

Moon Pies

Starburst

Mini Oreos as Black Holes

Mini Chips Ahoy as Moon Rocks

Sky Bars
(found at Cracker Barrel Country Store)

Tootsie Pops as Planet Pops

Little Debbie's Star Crunch

Star shaped Marshmallows as Star Mallows

Peach Rings as Saturn's Rings

Milky Ways

Orbit Gum

THANK YOU:

Jake on their new Space Shuttle and Jack holding Earth!
Picture used for custom Thank You cards through Mpix!

Jake and Jack had an AMAZING time at their birthday party!

I wish I could share ALL the pictures with you! We had such

a wonderful evening filled with friendships, new and old,

swimming, bouncing, talking and singing!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us!

We love you and cherish your friendship!

Here's to a wonderful 4th year with our precious boys,

JAKE AND JACK!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOYS!

We love you,

Mama and Daddy

A Rainbow Easter Egg Hunt

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HAPPY EASTER FRIENDS!

I am so excited to share with you the party pics from our

4th Annual Family Easter Egg Hunt!

This year I chose a RAINBOW theme!

I loved all the vibrant colors and I think it was perfect for the kiddos too!

Thanks to Pinterest I had plenty of ideas!!

Vendors:

Cupcakes: Tina Stepp

Cookies: Eileen's Colossal Cookies

Party Printables: Chicabug

Mini Cake Bunting: TomKat Studio

Rainbow Cupcake Tags & Cloud Printables: Rebecca Cooper Blogspot

Rainbow Straws: Dime Store Buddy

Cupcake Wrapper Template: Skip To My Lou

Shaggy Rag Wreath: How-To

Rainbow Pin Wheels: Dollar Tree

Lollipops: WalGreens and Michael's

HAPPY EASTER FROM THE LAWS FAMILY!

Jameson's Sock Monkey First Birthday Party!

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Jameson Daniel Laws

Born on February 16, 2011 at 7:32am

He was 7 pounds and 20 inches long

When we brought him home he was dressed in his

sock monkey embroidered onesie, brown pants, a hand knit hat and socks.

Jameson's sock monkey coming home outift

He was a sweet baby and the youngest of 3...all under 3!

Our first family photo as a party of 5!

Today, one year later, we are so excited to share with you his first birthday celebration!

(And, yes, this crazy party planner mama had the "theme" planned from the beginning!)

I decided to incorporate his sock monkey outfit with a "celebration" honoring him, along with a champagne toast and a musical guest!

Jameson was an unexpected blessing.
After having the twins we were not sure we could handle one more.
(I mean, how could our home even be sanitary enough for a baby!)
But, after he came in to this world, we knew GOD had better plans for our family!
Jameson has brought so much HOPE, LOVE and JOY to our lives!
We could not have made it through such a rough year without his unending smile!
This celebration was the perfect way to honor him,
celebrate his life and praise God for His wonderfully perfect blessing!
Without further ado, check out Jameson's First Birthday Celebration!

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Vendor Credits:
Photography: Jennifer Klotz Photography
Jameson's coming home hat/socks & party shirt: Gray Stitch Studio, Etsy
Invitations: mygatsby.com
Party Printables: chickabug, Etsy
Sock Monkey #1 Cake Topper: Waxela Sananda, Etsy
Jameson's Polka Dot Custom Party Hat and Bib: Dainty Couture, Etsy
Jameson's Brown/Red Party Hat: Gingham Bunny, Etsy
Cake and Cupcakes: Cakes by Tina, OKC
Musical Guest: Jeff Wood, OKC
Catering: Chic Fila
Party Idea: Kara's Party Ideas

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THE BIRTHDAY BOY:

Jameson's Birthday Outfit was from Macy's.
The #1 and J' s were cut from a sock monkey sock purchased
from Hobby Lobby and then hand sewn to existing shirts
by Gray Stitch Studio on Etsy.

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INVITATION:

Jocelyn Wedding Invitation from mygatsby.com

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WELCOME:

This four foot sock monkey
was "a find," just $20 at Walgreens!!

Sock Monkey Shaggy Rag Wreath

THE SHAGGY RAG WREATH - HOW TO

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SWEETS DISPLAY:

Sock Monkey Sweets Table

All Party Printables from chickabug, Etsy;
6ft x 4ft brown paper from Mardel
& Red & white polka dot paper from Mistle Toe Market, OKC;

O-N-E letters from Hobby Lobby & Spray Painted Gray

Cake and Cupcakes by Tina Stepp

Sock Monkey Cake Topper by Waxela Sananda, Etsy

I loved creating this Sock Monkey sitting in a pile of Tootsie Rolls!!
He was purchased from Hobby Lobby and mirrored the Monkey from the front porch!

Cinnamon M&Ms from Target, Christmas Selection

Newborn Photograph of Jameson
by 3 Blessings Photography

I displayed Jameson's coming home outfit using a
memory/shadow box from Michael's!

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JAMESON'S BIRTHDAY WISHES:

I also loved this sock monkey sitting in a pile of Banana's! :)
I asked guests to forego bringing gifts and instead bring a birthday wish or drawing on 8.5" x 11" paper.I found this perfect Sock Monkey scrapbook at Hobby Lobby and filled it with guests pages!

The birthday wish book turned out so wonderful! xoxo

Loved these shoes!

Boomer!!

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DRINK STATION:

Of course we served Jameson and Coke!

I also made a memory box of Jameson's outfit he wore in the hospital

the day his big brothers, Jack & Jake, came to visit him.

I displayed Jameson's newborn owl portrait with the actual hat he wore.
(Sleepy Owl Hat by Gray Stitch Studio on Etsy - Portrait by Three Blessings Photography.)

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CHAMPAGNE TOAST:

Let's Toast The Birthday Boy!

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I read that a champagne toast is appropriate for milestone birthdays.
What bigger milestone then the BIG #1!

(NOTE: The center throw was made by taking two square pieces of cotton fabric (same fabric selections from the Shaggy Rag Wreath on the front door), cutting 2.5 inch slits around all edges and tying those strands together! This was a cute way to incorporate the Sock Monkey - Shaggy Rag Wreath theme throughout!!)

Cheers to Jameson!

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BUFFET:

** ** **

JAMESON'S FIRSTS:

I wanted to find a way to display all of Jameson's Firsts, like his first bath, smile, steps

and all of his holidays, so I used our hutch and propped and labeled them using
folded cards from chickabug!

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OTHER FUN SPOTS:

In the bay windows behind the champagne toast, I made a 12 pennant
banner for each monthly photo we took of Jameson with his daddy!

Jameson's Polka Dot Custom Party Hat and Bib by Dainty Couture on Etsy!

I actually won this set through a giveaway on Kara's Party Ideas!
Wow, did I get lucky -- it was so perfect! Thank you!!

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MUSIC:

Jeff Wood was gracious enough to play his guitar at Jameson's party!
My older boys admired his music and Jameson smiled and danced the night away!
It was truly magical!

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CAKE TIME:

Jeff Wood led party guests in singing "Happy birthday" and then played
Somewhere over the Rainbow
for him during his birthday cake.
It was one of those mega-memory moments!
Heart - Heart!

Big Brother Jake helping out!

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BATH TIME:

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SOME MEMORIES:

A big thanks to my party pal Ashley for helping me set up for this
wonderful celebration!

Granny Franny and Gran getting love from the birthday boy!

I was so happy to be celebrating such a wonderful little boy!
Thank you GOD for him!

** ** **
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMESON --
YOU HAVE A HEART OF GOLD!

Love,
Mama and Daddy

Sock Monkey First Birthday - SNEAK PEAK!

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I am so excited to finally share a sneak peak of Jameson's First birthday party with you!!

Our photographer, Jennifer Klotz, was nice enough to share a few pics with us!

I can't wait to blog all the details for you, but for now, here is sneak peak of Jameson's special day!

We loved celebrating God's blessing -- what a joy he is to the world!

MORE PICTURES AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

Shaggy Rag Wreath!

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I am getting so excited about my baby boy's

Sock Monkey 1st Birthday party

next month!

Yesterday I made this cute wreath for the front door for his party!

It was very simple and inexpensive to make.

(About 2 hrs and $15 dollars!)

I thought this is something that could be done for holidays and

special events at your home too, so I am sharing the how to's with you!

A SHAGGY RAG WREATH!

1. Start with a straw wreath.

(leave the plastic on so it does not shed)

2. Buy the fabrics you wish to use.

I purchased 5 fabrics @ 1/4 yard each on sale.

(best to use fabrics that are not dull on one side)

3. Cut the fabric at 1 to 2 inch intervals and shred into strips.

(my strips were about 1.5 inches wide by 10 inches long)

4. Purchase one box of greening pins.

Stick the greening pin halfway into the wreath and tie the fabric strips on to the pin.

(I tied the 5 different color strips onto one pin.)

Push the pin down as far as it will go after all strips are tied on so it is nice and tight!

**REPEAT AROUND THE WREATH**

5. Lastly, you can finish it off with a pennant!

I purchased mine to match Jameson's 1st birthday theme from Chickabug on Etsy!

ENJOY!

Black and White Halloween Pumpkin Carving Party!

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Every year I host a

Pumpkin Carving Party

for my girlfriends!

This year I decided to use the color scheme

Black and White

based on a few blog posts my friend Ashley found!

It was a wonderful evening full of laughter and friendship,

and a wee bit of competition and red carpet action!

Check it out...

THE BLACK & WHITE DESSERT STATION

Banner idea from: Julias Room For Dessert black and white halloween blog post

Hanging spiders from Martha Stewart at Michael's craft store!

Black and white pumpkin idea from Stone Gable.

I used decorative brads and ribbon from Hobby Lobby to embellish my pumpkins

and placed them in a discount Halloween wire basket from Ross!

CAKE AND COOKIES

Yummy black and white two tiered cake and assorted sugar cookies by Tina Stepp!

SWEET TREAT!

Ghost Peeps on a stick!

(I placed them in an open cookie jar and used napkins, craft paper, ribbon and sticker to embellish!)

Dark Chocolate truffles!

YUM - My favorite!

Ghiradelli Twilight Dark Chocolates

and

Inside Out Junior Mints and Halloween black Dots!

Black and white Sixlets with black licorice pinwheels on bottom!

"BOOOS"

aka...wine!

I found these great halloween wine labels by Martha Stewart at Michael's!

Simply tape the tag over the wine label!

Of course, 7 Deadly Zins did not need one! :)

I made wine tags with craft paper (same paper used for banner) and a 2" scalloped punch.

It was fun to let each guest monogram their tag using gemstone letters from Hobby Lobby!

GIVEAWAYS

I sent my guests home with these cute Halloween bat bags full of white chocolate popcorn!

The bats were made using mini black bags from Michael's, large goggly eyes

and craft paper cut into bat wings and fangs!

So easy...so cute!

CARVING TIME

Some of the finished products...

After we carve, each guest is asked to vote on their top three pumpkins.

While the votes are being tallied, I put on a....

HALLOWEEN SOCK

RED CARPET EVENT!!

All the girls are asked to come wearing the most Outrageous Halloween Socks

they can find! This year I decided to make my "own" outrageous socks!

Halloween Dog Puppet Socks accompanied by the song,

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT by the Baha men!!

To me...it was GREATNESS!!

Some of the other participants walked to

I'm too sexy (Right Said Fred) and I like to move it, move it (Madagascar)

Such fun socks..

Meow...

Maternity skeleton ensemble...LOVED!

Loved the socks with wiggly toes!

The girls working it....

THE WINNERS!!!!

**PARTY PICS**

What a fun fun fun night!!

I can NOT wait for next year!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

xoxo,

jennifer

Firehouse 3rd Birthday Party!

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My twin boys, JAKE and JACK,

turned three this year!!

The boys LOVE playing in their "FIREHOUSE"

(aka, playroom) so I thought FIRE TRUCKS

would be the perfect theme!

I booked all the necessary vendors:

1) The bounce house company, Sooner Bounce

2) The local firehouse, Deer Creek Fire

and

3) The local dalmatian shelter, Rocky Spot Rescue

It was the perfect recipe for a little boy's

THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY!

It was just as fun to plan as it was to celebrate!

Check it out..

Introducing,

MY BIRTHDAY BOYS

Junior Fire Chief, Jake

and his younger brother by 2 minutes,

Junior Fire Chief, Jack

(Fire hats from Target, red shirt and iron on transfer paper from Hobby Lobby,

Jake and Jack Fire Truck logos at Society Shirts on Etsy!)

THE INVITATION

Invitations by Kristi @ Twice Blessed Designs

**Signs, banners, tags, labels were all part of a

party printable package from

Intrigue Design Group on Etsy**

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

DESSERT STATION

*My husband always gives me the "evil eye" at parties when I grab
the cookies before it is time! I made sure to let my guests know
that at my party, that is A-OK!!*

THE *AMAZING* CAKE

I loved this cake!

It was two tiered with strawberry (at Jake's request) on top

and butter white on bottom (at Jack's request)!

It was baked and decorated by a local OKC baker, Tina Stepp.

THE COOKIES

Red Fire Chief Hats and Yellow and Orange No. 3 iced sugar cookies by Ruth's Sweet Justice in OKC.

THE GOODIES

Fire Hydrant Squishers and Fire Hose Blowouts from Birthday Direct. Treats included Reeces Pieces, Hot Tamales, red & yellow cherry limeade filled Twizzlers, chocolate popcorn, s'mores on a stick and fire hydrant lollipops!

Fire Hydrant lollipop molds from Candyland Crafts!

Make N' Mold chocolate and bucket from Hobby Lobby!

Extra Large Marshmallows dipped in melted chocolate and crushed graham crackers on a stick!

THE GOODNESS JUST OOZES FROM THESE!

Butter popcorn tossed in melted chocolate is the best!

TABLES & DECOR

I topped off the adult cocktail tables with a fire chief boot from Hobby Lobby,

tags and pictures of the birthday boys!

THE KIDS TABLE!!

The kids table was set for 24!

Each place setting included a lunch and dessert plate,

a red or orange juice box, and bottled water, along with,

a fire chief badge, hat and coloring book from the OKC fire department!

Kids were served hot dogs and chips and the adults were served BBQ from Earl's and sides!

This hydrant is actually full of dog toys! I found it at Walgreen's in the pet care section!
It fit perfectly into the decor and also served as a take-away for the dalmatians!

Flowers from Wal-Mart anad Fire Truck decor from Hobby Lobby!

FIRE TRUCK BOXES

I took old diaper boxes and transformed them into Fire Trucks for the little ones to play around in!

Inspiration from Enchanted Learning.

ROCKY SPOT RESCUE

We were so **blessed** the have the company of Rocky Spot Rescue at J&J's birthday party!
What an AMAZING organization they are! They are doing so much for the Dalmatian community in OKC. We held a small donation collection for them at the party entrance, "Toys for Dots!" They are in need of time and doggie essentials! If you would like to donate to their organization, whether in the form of money, time, a donated vehicle, or supplies, help right now and donate online!!

DEER CREEK FIRE

(*Jake in AW*)

We were equally as **blessed** to have the Deer Creek Fire crew out to J&J's party as well!
How amazing to have a real fire truck in front of your house! (...and not for a real emergency!)
They were gracious enough to open all the doors and compartments and let 24 toddlers peak around! They even pulled out their gear for the little ones to try on!
AMAZING!
What a wonderful community we live in!

Also, our wonderful neighbor, David Bradbury, is an OKC Fire Chief and came out to
meet and greet with the little ones too! He brought each guest a coloring book from his station!

The boys had such an amazing time with all the fire fighters, doggies and friends!
What lucky little boys!

CAKE TIME

Happy Birthday to you....

How did three years come and go so fast!

(It wasn't easy...but it did fly by!)

The boys were so lucky to have so many close friends

in attendance for their big #3 candle blowout!!

GIFT TIME

Jack feel asleep before the party was even "officially" over! When you spend 2 hours bouncing, climbing, running and eating GOBS of sugar, one is bound to pass out!! So when the boys woke, we immediately dug into the lute! What fun! Even baby brother Jameson enjoyed the unwrapping!

Custom thank you cards by Twiced Blessed Designs

BONUS PIC!
I just loved this picture of Jack running with his bestie, Aubrey!
It looks like there should be some kind of triumph/love song music playing in the background!
So sweet!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIEND

ASHLEY RIHERD

FOR CAPTURING SO MANY AMAZING MOMENTS!!

THANK YOU!

(Check her Fire Truck Birthday blog out too!)

and...

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY

JAKE and JACK

WE LOVE YOU!

- Mama and Daddy

Fourth of July 2011

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I have been one big party blog slacker!!

(Three boys under three will do that to a mama)

Anyways, you guys know how much I love holidays and THE FOURTH is no exception!

This year I hosted three get togethers at my home over the long holiday weekend!

(with three little ones I was kicking myself for making my "own" (a.k.a Betty Crocker) cupcakes for two of the events! That is 48 cupcakes... never again. Okay, maybe again, they were YUM-O!!

Here is how my family celebrated

the Fourth

in Two Thousand and Eleven!

Grand Finale Cupcake Tower!

(...and please note that I made those cupcakes, k, THANKS!)

Red, White and Blue Chocolate Popcorn!

Mixed Berries with strawberry shortcake bites!

Drink Station

Play Group Party Pics!

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3

I love all those little guys & gals...

We didn't get all of them in the picture this year, but we tried...

My Boys:

#1, Jacob Xavier, "Jake"

Almost 3

This little guy is starting to become our comedian! Eager to say, "cheese"

when mama pulls out the camera! His toddler laugh will bring a smile to your face instantly!

(Especially at that very moment when he was eating his cupcake like a little piggie! Face down.)

#2, John Thomas, "Jack"

Almost 3

Too busy to be bothered to stop and say, "Cheese" to the camera. This little guy has his

own agenda and timeline. His way or the highway (a.k.a Interstate Tantrum)!

He is super head strong and knows how to push mama to the limit, BUT,

he is the first one to give you a hug and kiss while saying, "O, so sweet!"

#3, Jameson Daniel

4 1/2 months

This little guy melts my heart. I love him so! He's a cutie and a little porker too!

He NEVER misses a meal - day OR night - and wants to be held ALL the time!

He definitely has his mama wrapped around his chubby little finger!

My Family on the Fourth!!

We're kind of a big mess these days! So many moving parts when trying

to raise three boys under three! Were starting to figure it out...well, sorta kinda!

But, honestly, I wouldn't change it for the world..

BABY JAMESON'S FIRST FOURTH!!!!

~ EEK! Those cheeks! ~

Our Neighborhood Parade!

Our neighborhood rocks! We have the best 4th parade!

Check out the photos and join us next year if you want!!

Deer Creek Fire!!

Johnny and his boys taking it all in!

Loved this picture of Jack!

(This was the first year they got into the parade!)

"Holy cow, they're throwing candy!"

Luau

(Jake enjoying his blue sucker as a spectatur)

"May the 4th be with you"

Miss Northwest OKC, Emily Ousley!

(One of the boys' babysitters! They are lucky little lads!)

The Thunder

The Mamas!

(I think we were wandering if it was too early for margaritas in this picture!!)

Back at the house we had 3 families and 7 kids...

ALL under the age of 5!

Look at all those sippies!

It was a long yet SUPER fun weekend!

(I think I am just now recovering -- 2 weeks later!)

I love celebrating the fourth here in Deer Creek!

Such a great place to be with family and friends during the holidays!

I hope everyone else had a safe and fun 4th!