I'm trying not to focus on the fact that this baby is going to be stubborn just like her sister.
For those of you who don't know or remember Miss Elodie was born at 42 weeks.
Let's hope her sister doesn't need to be evicted as well.
So for now I am going to focus on the positive things during this pregnancy!
Considering I was sick for the first 22 weeks of this pregnancy I didn't get much done the first half.
The second half I hit it hard with activities.
I co-hosted a Valentine's Bubbly Brunch, planned a Derby party, and Elodie's 3rd birthday party.
The bubbly brunch is something I started doing as a Christmas gift for my girlfriends in Minneapolis instead of actual gifts.
I love bubbly!
I would host a brunch with champagne.
Everyone would bring a bottle of wine or bubbles to exchange.
I always make a bubbly brunch mix cd of my favorite songs from the year previous.
Last year I didn't have any girlfriends that I could host a brunch for.
This year I was excited to have a small group of girlfriends to attend.
It got pushed back to a February Valentine's brunch.
One of my dear friends hosted the brunch at her house.
My nausea has just started to subside.
It was fun to revive my Minneapolis tradition with my lovely Georgia friends.
If any of my Minneapolis friends want a bubbly brunch mix you will have to come and visit ;)
P.s it's good!
I have always wanted to take part in this fun Southern tradition.
I felt like Derby day always snuck up on us up North.
I planned a traditional Derby menu.
Found the perfect mint julep recipe.
I also whipped up a refreshing sangria.
Planned adult and kid activities for the day.
Printed betting cards for guests.
Found the perfect hat (I went with a fascinator).
I made a delicious bourbon pork and kentucky hot brown sliders (which were delicious).
It was fun to plan the decorations, menu, and activities for the day.
We spray painted horses from the dollar store gold.
Spray painted mason jars gold for vases.
We used fake red flowers from the dollar store, picked roses from our garden, and got all the plates, silverware, and napkins from the dollar store.
I bought three noodles from the dollar store and found felt horse hats for a $1 each at Michaels that I could attach to the top of the noodles for the human horse races.
Graham spray painted a horse track in the back yard and the human horse races were a huge hit.
We played a hilarious game with oranges in panty hose called "wrecking balls".
We also set up a corn hole competition.
I can't wait to keep this tradition going year after year.
Next I began planning Elodie's 3rd Fairy birthday party!
Last year we did just a family birthday party for her at the zoo.
This year she was so excited about her birthday, cupcakes, and her friends.
She was very excited about her fairy theme.
She ran around all day with her flower crown and fairy wings on.
I was super excited to get some crafting done for the big day.
I ordered her an adorable $15 dress on ebay.
I did a bunch of Pinterest ideas for the big day.
I made tissue paper flowers, DIY flower crowns, DIY peter pan hats, and bought wings and wands at the dollar store.
Graham and I made a kids table out of four pallets and place mats for seats on the ground from the dollar store.
I used table clothes that I already had for the table.
I used roses from our garden and bought some fake flowers on sale at Michaels (Now they are in Elodie's room and the nursery).
We ordered her an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. (That was a pregnancy craving).
We set up two princess tents and a sun tent for the kids to play in.
We had a bubble blower going.
Graham and I made a photo booth with her chalk board, a chair, and some cardboard we still had from moving.
Graham cut out a fairy door that we hung on the tree for the kids to stick their heads through.
I kept things fairly simple with the food.
Cold turkey sandwiches (on hawaiian rolls) for the kids, crockpot buffalo chicken, crockpot bbq chicken, chips, pretzels, cheese and crackers, pickles and olives (Elodie's favorite), pixie sticks, cupcakes, and ice cream cake.
My friend Melissa also brought an asian salad.
I guess that sounds like a lot when you write it down. Haha!
It was almost all gone at the end of the two hour party.
We also served sangria, beer, and lemonade.
It was a hot day to have 40 guests hanging out in the back yard.
We had melting fairies but it was a perfect day for the ice cream cake.
Elodie had so much fun with her friends and was ecstatic to open all of her gifts.
We feel so grateful to have made such wonderful friends down here to be able to celebrate with.
After these events I finally had time to start planning the nursery.
That information will be next!
