I’ll admit, I was a little excited to throw this party. What I didn’t know is that we would close on our home just 2 weeks before the party and not even get the keys until a week before. Stressful? Yes! Worth it? Totally! I had the amazing help of my family to pull this fabulous party off and it was better then I thought it’d be. At the beginning of the year the theme of her party was going to be a Cat in the Hat party… yes I start planning that far in advance. So the pinning began and her love of the Cat began to dwindle. We then switched it to Elmo, it was going to be red and turquoise and lots of Elmo. Then I switched it to a rainbow chevron party, and again back to the red and turquoise. Then on our trip to Colorado, Molly met Winnie the Pooh… and since then she’s had a love for Pooh’s honey pot, piglet & tigger. Every morning she gets in bed with us and asks to watch Pooh, so how could I not throw her a Pooh Party? I added her favorite color Purple and we had a purple pooh party. I had been watching Pooh non-stop for a couple months and I actually noticed that the color lavender was used a lot on the show, I loved the colors they used in the design of the show, made it so sweet. Anyways, so I started my pinning again and came up with some cute ideas for the food, decor & activities! I kept reminding myself she’s only 2 but she had so much fun. I decided on some fun finger foods and also some of Molly’s favorites for the menu. We had Piglet in a blanket, Kanga & Roo’s Hoppin Hummus, Rabbit’s Garden, Tigger bites & some very yummy hot chocolate! Everything was done with a DIY mindset, I got a little crafty with Popsicle sticks, moss balls & old wood! My dad apparently brushed up on his memory of Winnie the Pooh by watching some videos on youtube before making the super cute sign. I love my parents. I wanted a rustic yet chic party for my sweet girl and I have to say… I think I did a pretty good job at achieving that! For only being a photographer, I think I plan quite well! I guess I have to blame it on shooting over 30 weddings a year… they give me too great of ideas not to do myself! I’ve already decided I’m not having a party next year… then again I think I said that last year!

We decided pinning the tail on a donkey just wasn’t enough… we then began a game of “Pin the tail on Kyle” then “Pin the tail on your moms” It was pretty funny to see them all swarm the adults! 

Vendor Details!

Cake & Cake Pops: Sara Thompson- If you want her name please email, she’s amazing. Not only was it adorable but the cake tasted amazing! Vanilla cake with some yummy peanut butter frosting inside, outside was done with chocolate frosting! I was hesitant on the PB but Molly loves its so I did it, amazing! Oh and the cake pops… perfect! Thanks Sara!

Flowers: Posy. I cannot thank her enough for the flowers, better then I would have tried with my costco flowers haha 🙂 I can usually whip something up but I am so glad I hired her to do the flowers, especially with the move. I had told her I wanted a rustic chic pooh party, and she delivered! Thank you so much Amy, Love working with you as always!

Favor Bags, Paper Straws, fabric tape, gumballs, popsicle sticks, beehive cookie cutter- Smidge and a Pinch– if you want to throw an extra personal party, need some cookie cutters, paper straws or other odds & ends for party supply… go here! Its located right in Powell next to Latte’s & Lollipops {which is also wonderful} over by Best Friends Vet and oh my goodness, best place ever. Not to mention she’s Brittish so you sort of want her to come to the party & read to the kids! I will never buy paper straws online again! Thank you so much Smidge and a Pinch… can’t wait to throw my next shower or party and use you guys!

Hot Chocolate Recipe: I literally had to tip the crock pot over to get the last drop it was that good!

Pin the tail on Eyore! I found a free download for this… it was over $40 on Etsy!

Invite: Custom made by Sara Castro… Made with Love by Sara She’s also the one who has done illustrations of us and some of our bride & grooms! Amazing!