Hannah's Shabby Chic Ballet & Tea Party

Hello blog world! After my looooooong absence, I decided I would post on something I adore more than anything in the whole world. What is that, you say? Well, my children of course! My recent event is on my daughter Hannah's 8th birthday. Hannah is starting ballet this summer, so I thought why not give her a little taste to start her off. After much research, I decided on the Rockmart Dance Academy, in Rockmart, GA. Tara Rainwater is the instructor, and she is so good at what she does. If you live in or around this area, I would recommend you look her up.

 The Party was a few weeks later than Hannah's actual birthday, which was on Easter Sunday, but Hannah didn't mind. It was so much fun watching the girls spin, twirl, shimmy, and shake. They were so patient getting their hair and stage makeup done. They looked so adorable! I believe this party was the most fun I have had in a long time. It was definitely a stress free event.

 The cupcake & sandwich stands were ordered from Fancy Flours , as were the pink yum yum napkins, the desert plates and the tea cup center piece.
 The pom pom wands were a gift from the studio, made by a mom that attends there.
The cupcakes were made by  A Sweet Life Bakery in Dallas, GA. And let me tell you they were sooooooooo good!
The table cloth was made by a friend of mine for her daughters birthday, so I borrowed them.
 And The invitations were made by A Fanciful Twist.
The tea cups may look like porcelain , but they are actually made of hard plastic, found at the web site  Enjoying Tea.
 The plastic princess cups, rock candy, lip whistles, candy necklaces, and flavored syrups were from Amazon.
The favor bags came from etsy shop Bella Dee by Lauren
The blooming candle came from the ebay store The Monkey King.
 The feather boas were from etsy store  Pegasus 22.
Hannah's tutu was from etsy shop  AngelBabes.
And the rest was made by me...I had a lot of fun making everything too.

 I had so much help with this party, from the decorating to the pictures, and
I truly appreciated it all.

I especially appreciated the help from my sister Erika, without her this party wouldn't have even been possible.

 Oh, back to pictures.. We passed the camera around, so not one person can be credited for them (My hubby Lewis, My friend Zoie Prince, and myself.). Also, there are more pictures are on there way , they were taken by the lovely and talented Miss Candace Prince ( I will post those later.)... I edited these pictures on PicMonkey. I hope you enjoy them! :c)

Florida Trip: Animals

                                We had a great time in Florida. Four days of fun in the sun. It was nice!

                                        We went fishing, played putt putt, swam, and just relaxed . 

                                         I took over 300 photos, but thought that might be a bit much,

                                         so I decided I would post the animal encounter pictures.

                             Before we got into the state of Florida, we stopped at a gas station.

                 There was a fence behind the station, and behind the fence were some Aligators.

                                                                           Creepy huh?

                                                       There was also a crane catching fish.

                                            This crab was our first encounter in the sunshine state.

                                                 They were all over the shoreline of the beach.

                                           It was funny watching the kids try to catch these things.

                              Of course, it's so sunny and beautiful, that butterflies were everywhere.

                                  Hannah rescued this one from the waves crashing into the beach.

                                    Kelaiah went fishing with her daddy, and caught a few red fish.

                               We only do catch and release, so this fish lived to tell it's tale of survival.

                                       This man had a more convenient way to catch fish though.

                                       A guy on the beach let the children feed the gulls with him.

 The sea gulls were hoping that I would have some food for them as well, but I only had my camera.

                                           Here's another Alligator that was behind an opened fence.

                                         My husband snuck up behind it to get a few close up shots.

                              We always search the waters for hermit crabs, when we visit a beach.

                                                          They are just too cute, to pass up.

                                            The children usually meet new friends everywhere we go.

                                            Kelaiah met a furry friend at the beach on our second day.

                                                       He was very sweet, and  loved the water.

                                                       Mediterranean Geckos were everywhere.

                                                                 We caught tons of them.

                                               At one point my husband decided to keep a big one,

                                                     but he felt bad, because it's a wild animal.

                                           so he released it. They were fast, fiesty and very cute.

   

I have never seen a flounder in the wild.

I've seen them on tv, and in pictures,

but never in the wild. They are pretty neat looking

fish, very well camouflaged too. 

Seeing it made me think of finding Nemo.

"where'd you go"

                        This pelican was floating close to the children, so they tried to get closer.

                                        The pelican kept swimming away , and then decided,

                                   since they wouldn't stop following him, that he'd just fly away.

 

 This picture is not of an animal, but it has something to do with one. Elijah bought some gator jerky before we left , he thought it was very tasty...I'll just take his word for it. 

Art Time: The Golden Fish

 

We learned about Paul Klee, and his print "The Golden Fish." 

Then we decided to make our own prints.

  

Here's Elijah working on his rendition.

 

Kelaiah with her print.

   

Hannah painting her picture.