Ella's "You are my Sunshine" 2nd Birthday Party!

It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Ella's 1st Birthday.  This year, my sister-in-law had the best idea to have a "You are my Sunshine" themed second birthday for adorable Ella!  It was the perfect theme for such a bright and happy little girl!

I used a friend's Cricut for the banner ~ I am officially hooked.  I NEED one of these!

Vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Chocolate cake pops ~ a favorite!

View from the backyard ~ gorgeous!

The Etsy print that inspired it all!  {Also a birthday gift to Ella from Auntie & Uncle}

Cocktail Umbrella Topiaries ~ so easy to make!  I'm already thinking of more occasions where I can use the left-over colors!

AND NOW...PREPARE FOR CUTENESS OVERLOAD...

The birthday girl herself, dancing to the Biebs!

Beautiful Ella & Mama!

Too much!

Silly girl!

Mmmm!

We had such a good time celebrating the cutest little sunshine girl!

We love you, Ella Marais!

Happy VERY Belated New Year!

WOW, WOW, WOW!  I am waaaaay behind on the blogging.  

I just got SO relaxed on my lovely two-week long teacher Christmas Break.  School has been back in session for two weeks now, and I am SWAMPED.   

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year's Eve.  One of the highlights of my Christmas vacation was celebrating my firstborn niece, Madison Rae's, 2nd birthday - Minnie Style!  Have you checked out her party?

Although belated, I thought you might enjoy this beautiful New Year's Eve Wedding inspiration board from Winter Wedding Ideas.  It's never too late to start planning for next year, right?

I pray for God's many blessings on your 2011!

A Very Minnie 2nd Birthday Party!

We did our first official kids party as Yours Truly ~ Wedding & Event Design yesterday!  The party girl was my adorable niece Madison who will be turning two this Wednesday.  The theme was Minnie, so we stuck with the red and black color scheme and threw in touches of zebra.  It turned out great, and it was such a fun day for Maddie!

Head over to our BLOG to check out more pictures from the party! And if you are not a follower yet, we'd love for you to be!  You can also keep up with us on FACEBOOK!

Wishing you all a restful few days before Christmas!