At Home, At Work: Brielle is 2!!!

So tomorrow is Brielle’s 2^nd Birthday….when I stop to think about it, I really can’t believe that she’s 2 already!! How did that happen so fast?

She’s such a smart little cookie, she surprises us every day with something new…I could go on bragging about her for days, but for those who know me, that’s not really my style…plus, I am writing this blog post basically just to share her B-day party.

We had the party a week early and I wanted to plan a party based on a theme that she would really like. I scanned Pinterest, as any mom does when planning an event such as a party, am I right? I thought so!! I came across an “Ice Cream” Birthday party theme and thought this would be perfect!! This girl LOVES sweets, especially ice cream! That is something that definitely comes from my side of the family…pretty well everything else is from her dad, but this she got from us!

I didn’t want to spend too much money on the party…especially since she won’t remember it, and really, the higher I set the bar, the higher I’ll have to set it next time, right? Shhhh…don’t tell her this! Haha! This meant I would have to make/do pretty well everything myself, which I’m just fine with. I love doing that, but I knew it would be very busy!

I started off by “pinning” lots of different ideas, then headed off to look for different ice cream things….Wal-Mart, Michaels, Winners then Dollarama, and low and behold…pretty well everything I needed was at Dollarama!! This is seriously the best place to shop for party supplie (in my humble opinion)!

Why buy a Birthday banner when you can make it?! I had all these supplies, so I didn’t have to buy anything! I don't know what to do with it now though, I spent a lot of time on it, so I don't want to just throw it out....Anyone need it??

I made up some signs and extra ice cream cones for decoration (the signs were just printed off the computer and pasted to scrapbook paper). The ice cream cones were cut out of stock paper…that took a while!