My sassy little Charlie turned TWO over the weekend and we celebrated at the pool! I would have loved to throw her an amazing “Frozen” themed party since she is obsessed with Anna, Elsa, & Olaf these days but it made more sense to go with the next best thing: MERMAIDS! Charlie is a huge fan of “The Little Mermaid” and I love Ariel a lot myself but I decided to go in the DIY direction and use decorations I already owned such as seashells, streamers, and shimmer paper.
I spent many nights browsing Pinterest for ideas for decor, desserts, and other fun things for “under the sea” parties. I found a lot of great ideas online but I wanted to be realistic (I’m a full time mommy, wife, and ADN student), there isn’t enough time and money for everything I wanted to do — and that’s OK. I did what I could and I’m very pleased with the outcome! Charlie was amazed when she arrived and despite being in her “Terrible two’s” she actually was a terrific 2-year-old the entire time. 
I love to DIY everything so the invitations (top photo), streamers + bubble background, silhouette/watercolor mermaid, table layout, cake (not the icing part — I had some back up for that!), edible seashells, cupcakes, jello cups, dipped marshmallows, party labels, and chalkboards were done by me.
I’m somewhat sad Charlie’s party is over. I had so much fun planning it! And everyone had so much fun at the party itself. But I know it won’t be long til I’m working on the next event…maybe it’ll be yours? 
Imrsepsive brain power at work! Great answer!
Thanks Sue! This dissertation thing is kicking my butt but I am still writing about WMMA and the like. We'll see what happens once I am inundated with book research and writing.
Another Decnically sound piece, Shalveydance! I don't have my books to hand, but is Scott not more of a skinny-jeans fellow? Personal-taste quibble aside, a flawless sketch. You're quite versatile, aren't you?
Hej!Sikke en fin blog du har!Jeg vil mægtig gerne være med i din giveaway med to lodder. Har meldt mig som fast læser og har linket fra min blog.God dag.Edith.
– Ich gebe zu, dass ich nach den ersten Erfahrungen zu wenig aktiv auf Google+ war/bin. Werde mich auf jeden Fall melden…
This is so true in the things we do today, always assuming the next person will know what we want or how we want it. I’m stunned and amazed with the knowledge you always drop on us thank you again Red.
What's it take to become a sublime exuednpor of prose like yourself?
Lool so you reckon that it could be a case of love on the female’s behalf if there’s a lack of communication between not regularly occurring hook-ups over a long period of time? Maybe I’m just in denial =[
deja esti marlan ca scrii sub peudonim.e de noaptea mintii cand vezi cati”telectuali”nu vad cine le ia farfuri cu mancare din fata,asta face parte din educatia comunista,mana care te hraneste nu trebuie muscata,in cazu nostru aceasta mana care a furat poporul trebuie amputata!
how sad. i’d read about four pinay nurses who were also gang raped in Saudi Arabia. one of them died. there was also an uproar in the Filipino community there because of the Philippine government’s lack of action on what happened.
moi aussi j’ai pas mal de jupes de toutes sortes mais il me manque une plissée ! celle ci est très jolie, j’adore les chaussures asos également.
Tuolla Kotimaan kommenteissa joku kirjoittaa "On eri asia käydä kampanjaa omasta puolestaan kuin toisia vastaan. Tätä negatiivisen ja positiivisen kampanjoinnin eroa vapaa-ajattelijoiden näyttää olevan kovin vaikea käsittää."Minusta parempi mainos bussin kylkeen voisi nyt olla: "Me emme usko satuolentoihin" ja siihen sitten naamoja :) Ehkä jotain muutakin tekstiä, kuten todistuspuheenvuoroja :)Menisiköhän edellisen kaltainen paremmin läpi?
Essays like this are so important to broadening people's horizons.
aaaaaah mon dieu!! un alien est parmi nous! ou alors berurier maitrise l’espace-hemps! vu que son commentaire est daté du novembre à 17h22 !!
Mohan,Aggression and petulance are quite differentLast Aussie to show petulance without matching talent was Len Pascoe–and Viv Richards showed him where he belonged!!!!
This grandma has enjoyed reading some of the mommy “antics” on the blogs and twitter feed. Motherhood is a lot different than when I was raising our daughter, but with many similarities. Trust me, the kid wins in the end.