Graham's Pumpkin Patch Party, part II

As you can see by the wonderful photos by Sherry Heck, full was had by all at the pumkin patch. Special thanks to my partners in crime, Becca of Cake. and Sherry for all of help and support!

 

Graham's Pumpkin Patch Party - part 1

I know that Halloween is soooo 3 days ago, but I am finally getting around to posting all the pictures from Graham's party. When we visited G&M farms with his preschool class last year, I decided it would be the perfect spot for a party. Their party "rooms" are an amazing deal (only $20 for 2 hours) and hosting it away from home meant I didn't have to clean up or plan any activities. When the kids arrived, they immediately ran off to the straw bale maze, petal cars and giant corn box (like a sand box, but with corn kernels). After a bit, I rounded up the kids to dig in to their "wicked good" boxed lunches that included PB & J, Pirates Booty, apples and juice. It was definitely a little tricky getting kids (especially mine) to eat their lunch when they were surrounded by goodies! For the sweets, I made chocolate + orange cupcakes, baked pumpkin donuts, and Halloween sugar cookies (the bats were my favorite). The orange cotton candy had unfortunately melted before anyone got to taste it, but the swirly lollipops were a hit. With the added energy from the sugar rush, the kids headed out with wagon in tow to pick out to the vast patch to pick their pumpkins. In addition to their pumpkin, the kids took home a muslin favor bag an adorable hand knit finger puppet, a ghost cookie and a cd of Halloween music.  Stay tuned for more pictures of the fun!

Credits:

Cake.:invitations, cd labels, & "wicked good" boxed lunch labels (available for purchase), assisted with styling 

Sherry Heck: photography
Cakewalk Baking: baked goods, concept & event styling
WeeKnit: hand knit finger puppets
G & M Farms: location

Graham's Pumpkin Patch Party

Yipeee! I'm so excited that Graham's party was featured today on Amy Atlas. Stay tuned for more pictures and details Monday on Cake. Super, duper thanks to Sherry Heck for taking all of the fabulous pictures.

Party time!

I can't believe another year has gone by and it's birthday time for Graham again. After last year's torrential rains, we decided to take a chance and plan another outdoor party. Luckily, it looks like it's going to be prefect. Keep your fingers crossed! Becca from Cake. designed the amazing invite - don't you love it? I'm so lucky to have such talented friends. I've been busy crafting and baking and can hardly wait to share the results with you next week.

I've been busy...

with this...

My one and only sweet boy starting kindergarten.

and this...

Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Zut!

I can't believe that it's been a month since I've posted, but it has been hectic around here to say the least. With vacations and school starting and new work schedules, I feel like my life has been turned upside down and I'm just now finding my footing. The beginning of school was so hard - for me. Graham is handling it just fine, but I have been a total mess - anxious and melancholy - and having a really hard time coming to grips with the fact that my little guy is growing up so fast. Sniff, sniff...

On the other hand, restaurant life has been great. We've been slammed all summer and it's not showing signs of slowing down. I love my job and I'm so grateful to be able to do what I love, work side-by-side with my husband and have the flexibility to still be there everyday to pick Graham up from school. I really couldn't ask for more.

No more excuses though! With a wedding, a big birthday, and lots of other fun projects in the works, I will be back to posting more regularly. In the meantime, facebook & pinterest have been receiving more of my love. See you soon!