#noleftovers4baby

Saturday my friend Sarah and I hosted a picnic themed baby shower for our friend Alexis!  She is expecting her first-born son in August and I am so excited for her!

 

Alexis loves burgers, strawberries and pie so we knew right away a summer picnic theme would be perfect! We hosted the shin dig at my place and our guest list included our closest college girlfriends.

 

 

Sarah and I have thrown a few parties together and this one was so fun and easy breezy.  We were blasting ZZ Ward on Pandora and eating and catching up.

To create a unique outdoor setting, we placed a rug, couple of end tables and a bunch of mismatched chairs outside for a eclectic, vintage vibe.  The drinks were positioned on my vintage cooler and the whole thing came together so nicely! The weather was absolutely gorgeous which also made it great!

 

 

 

The menu consisted of sliders, salad, watermelon, strawberries, pie, pickles and French fries. We got glass bottle sodas and made a fruit infused water drink for our peeps to enjoy.  Everything was super tasty!  We were joking that even though only 5 of us were in attendance, we wanted to make sure there were no left overs.  Thus the #noleftovers4baby hashtag was born.  We always try to think of random hashtags when we party and instagram together so this time was no exception!

 

 

 

Here are some of my lovely lady friends. 

 

 

 

I feel there is a baby boom amongst my friends.  I have a few more showers to throw before the year ends.  I definitely don't mind! Party on!

Fox Hollow Farm

Yesterday my mom, sister and I visited Fox Hollow Farms for our friend Riley's 3rd birthday party! It's the perfect place for kids and is a great location for a birthday party.  I am seriously considering it for Cru in a few years!

 

First let me introduce you to the birthday boy!  This was his gift from us.  He is quite the project helper and we thought this would make his life so much easier! We found at a great kids consignment shop in Auburn (more on that later). He is the sweetest boy and I just love him! Happy Birthday Riley!

 

 

Okay back to the farm.  I was surprised at how beautiful the grounds are. It's so clean, the animals were constantly being tended to and seemed so happy!  The weather turned out great and proved wrong the forecasted rain!

 

This is your view walking in from the parking lot. A little further right (my picture doesn't show) there is a market where you can buy fresh produce.

 

At the back of the property is this beautiful home.  The owners of the farm live on site and even lend their circular driveway for John Deere tricycle races!

 

 

The stables are also gorgeous inside and out.  These are seriously the luckiest ponies ever to be able to live in such luxury!

 

 

The other side of the farm is extremely kid friendly. They have an entire section dedicated to large inflatable equipment.  Kids can go on whatever they want, they just have to remove their shoes. In front of the inflatables is a little training area where some girls (not with our party) were learning how to ride. 

 

 

The farm even has a little mini kids farm with kid sized play houses, slides and a windmill.  These play houses are so legit.  They are multi-leveled, have furniture and you can exit from the second story by slide!

 

 

 

 

We took a little break in their patio area with the most amazing wood furniture I have EVER seen.

 

 

Cru saw a free roaming chicken for the 1st time...

 

 

The birds are free roaming everywhere.  You can find a chicken or rooster anywhere...

 

 

and even a few peacocks.  They are so pretty, but make the loudest most horrible sounds!

 

 

There of course are also ponies, rabbits and goats. Not only are there animals but there are also train and pony rides.  We had to leave because Cru was done but there was so much to do in the hour we were there!

 

 

 

The surrounding landscape is also so beautiful! If you look up, all you see is this view all around you!

 

 

 

Everyone had a great time!!!

Three Trips, Three States, Three Posts - Post Three

Our third and final trip in the three week, three trip saga was a weekend with friends and their kids and a family cabin on Vashon Island.   The weather was perfect, the food was delish and the company was so much fun!  Here is a shot of our home for the weekend. :]

We took the ferry over on Friday night and took a take home pizza from Saucy Sisters and it was SO good!  If you ever want pizza on Vashon, go there!  We all turned in semi early that night, everyone was tired from the work week so after a glass of wine and some laughs, we hit the hay.

I love the room we get when we stay there because of these guys. :]

The next morning we were up and at em and BBQing by 10 am.  We took walks on the beach but mostly just sat around talking and eating! We brought over a bunch of pig out in the park sausage from Spokane that we grilled up and snacked on throughout the day.

We spent all of Saturday and Sunday out on the water.  It was so relaxing!  We played music all day, had a constant flow of snacks and food, spent the day SUPing and had fun conversation!  It was a great weekend!

 

 

 The dogs had a blast too...

 

 

We ended our nights with smores and a campfire...

 

and the mornings looked a little like this! :]

So that sums up our summer travels! Nothing fancy but lots of fun!

Baby Shower #5: Ready to Pop!

My final shower was hosted by a group of my bestest and oldest friends.  I've know one of these girls since daycare age!  I love that we are all still best friends and feel so blessed to have each and every one of these girls in my life!!

 

The theme was "Ready to Pop" and it was perfect because A. I'm ready to pop and B. Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks!

The drinks consisted of  Soda Pop, a Poppin Punch and Water with a Pop of Lemon :)

 

 

The menu included popcorn, jalapeno poppers, pizza pops, popcorn chicken, pop tarts and other food with pop! =]

This shower was hosted by my girlfriends I grew up with! Between all of us we either went to elementary, middle, high school or college together. I love that we are all still so close!

 

 

It was awesome and I am so thankful!  This was the last of my showers and I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life who have loved and blessed us so much! 

 

Now I am ready to meet my little boy!