Party time!

Lyla's 4th Birthday

This past weekend we celebrated Lyla's 4th birthday in style!  She requested to have a unicorn themed tea party, which was an absolute blast to put together!  She wanted everything super fancy so we had cloth napkins, real tea cups, beautiful flowers everywhere, and of course tutus, pearls and bow ties so everyone could get nice and fancy for the party.

Gorgeous Unicorn Cake by my sister's very talented friend

Where the kids sat for "tea" (apple juice) and cake!

We had a lovely spread of food including unicorn shaped sandwiches, and unicorn horns filled with popcorn!



With all the fun to be had, our little party girl did not want to slow down for pictures.  Unfortunately this was the only one I caught of her in her unicorn dress I made for the special occasion.

Time to get fancy!  Lavender tutus, necklaces, and bow ties!

Beautiful peonys and hydrangeas thanks to my sister!

Pin the horn on the unicorn!

Unicorn races

Everyone enjoyed the photo booth!

The beautiful birthday girl!

The Diva

The Professor

The day couldn't have been better!  We are truly thankful to have such amazing friends and family come out to celebrate our fabulous four year old.  Happy Birthday Junebug!

Pink Room

For Lyla's big 4th birthday we decided to paint and redecorate her room for her. It's been 4 years since we have decorated her room...actually, longer than that because she hadn't been born yet! Needless to say, it was a very exciting process!

We let Lyla make a few decisions about the room, but most of it was a secret so it could be a birthday surprise. Her two big requests were that she wanted everything PINK and that she wanted a canopy over her bed. We fulfilled her wishes and much much more!

I painted over her baby blue walls (that were painted by the previous owners) with a very light pink called "powder puff". Lyla wanted something much more...pepto like, but we told her this paint color was called "fairy pink" and she was sold. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the color a really beautiful light and airy pink.

We had made the decision to not get her a new bed yet, but at the last minute I checked Craigslist and found a decent toddler bed for $20! I painted it white to match her dresser and it looks brand new!

With a little guidance and inspiration from a link I found on Pinterest, I made a pretty little canopy out of a mosquito net canopy we purchased at Ikea. We also got the bedspread at Ikea. You can't see the design in the picture, but it has little leaves, plants, and pine cones printed on the pink background. Adorable!

We wanted the room to be playful and fun, so we added this tree and birds vinyl decal from Sissy Little. It looks great across the room from her tree growth chart!

While looking for some boxes we left in storage at my parents place, I found a few things to add to the room. Lyla has been wanting a little reading lamp for a while now, so I rummaged through my Mom's "collections" and found one that had potential! The lamp had a rusted black metal base and a yellow shade. With a little pink paint and adorable fabric fat quarter I found Joann's it turned into the sweetest little bedside lamp!

While looking around, I also found a great little wooden table which I painted white, a beautiful antique mirror, and a cute little bird house to make the room really come together. Thanks Mom and Dad!

I think it turned into the sweetest little room for our Junebug! She was so surprised and loves everything about it. This might be the best birthday present we have given her yet! Happy early birthday to our little girl! In just two weeks she will be 4!!

Four Christmases

When I made this Advent Calendar for Lyla when she was a baby, I had no idea it would hold up this long!
Here is Lyla over the past 4 Christmases!