Hello and happy Thursday!
Well, this week is just chugging right along!
Speaking of time passing quickly, in early September Hadley shared with me her vision for her 17th birthday party…and I said, “You’re having a birthday party?” haha
I should have known because Hadley and her friends do love to celebrate each other! That being said, Hadley’s bestie has her birthday about ten days before Hadley’s, so they combined forces to plan their party. Well, we blinked, and it was November…party time!
Truly, I didn’t do much at all, and my friend (Maggie’s mom) was a gracious host!
In a previous post, I’d shared that they had a fall themed birthday in mind…
And, while they used these ideas as inspiration, they certainly had their own plans with bringing this party to life.
Both girls painted the banner (how cute, right?), and I ordered a LED seven to go with the number one that I’d purchased last year for Hadley’s party. We were also in charge of s’mores, so I sent those fixings on a platter with Hadley ahead of time. They had hot apple cider too.
Maggie made the cute banner with their little faces. Precious!
My friend has such a lovely home, and the girls did such a good job decorating. They decided instead of painting glasses, they’d scrapbook picture frames. We ordered the frames, the paper, and the stickers (and more stickers) while Maggie got photos printed for the girls.
You can’t have a party without balloons!
Hadley’s spot…
We kept the food simple with pizza, fruit kabobs, and then chips, salsa, queso and guac from a local Mexican restaurant.
These girls love to craft!
Hadley’s finished product. How cute, right?!
After the craft, the girls hung outside for a bit taking a few photos…they’d made a cute little backdrop. I think they also hung out by the fire pit for a bit and made a few s’mores.
Then, it was gift time. Honestly, the adults (there were six of us) just hung out in the other room watching the UK basketball game. The girls came in and said, “It’s gift time!” and I snapped a couple of pics.
Then we heard, “It’s cake time!”…so that’s what we did next.
The candles were so fun, but also hard to light! They were sparklers, but the 1-7 had already gone out when I snapped this pic. I’m thankful for their friendship!
Then, I had to take a group pic before the girls dispersed for the night.
Maggie is so artsy…she made this Canvas for Hadley (and one for herself) for all the girls to sign. Now, it can hang in Hadley’s room. I thought this idea was so sweet.
That was it! It was a low key Friday evening party. It’s crazy to think how they all drove themselves to this party, and really didn’t need our help (just our wallets…haha), but I was happy to still be included.
They really are a sweet group, and I’m glad that Hadley and Maggie felt celebrated! My kids’ birthday is next week, so we’re just getting started with the birthday fun.
