jump, bounce, flip, & play! {birthday party}

Soooooo...for putting this party together at the last minute, I think it turned out cute. If you want to read the backstory, see HERE.I know one thing for sure: GRACE HAD A BLAST running, jumping, and playing with her friends Saturday afternoon.

AND...Hudson did too! Who knew he was such the 'ladies man' HA! He loved every minute of being chased after by Grace's girlfriends. First up, the challenge: SO BRIGHT and primary/secondary color-ish...Did I mention the little pumpkin wanted pink and aqua blue for her colors??? :)
So I added red to her fave two shades to make it a little more boy-friendly and this is what I came up with: I didn't bother decorating in the actual jumping room because there were other parties overlapping ours and honestly, I couldn't get past the big, bright, massive bounce houses...hmmm, why has no one built a pastel color bounce house around here...hint, hint, hint. Fun times with friends! Grace was so excited to see her teacher, Mrs. Bryan. Thank you Mrs. Bryan for coming!! This was one busy party - so hard to get good group pics! So although our party started at 2:30 p.m., because of the way the bounce house overlaps parties, I wasn't able to set up the party room until about 20 minutes before the kids were set to walk in the room, which meant I missed a chunk of all the bouncing fun :( With no time to spare I just focused on the cake table. Thank you Bridgette & Segi for helping me!I sure wish I would have had time to set up some color coordinated back boards to cover that bright orange wall...oh, well!

Time for cake...
{thank you Alyson for another scrumptious cake!}...and cupcakes too!The Target Bakery made the cupcakes matching the color on the invitation and I just added these sweet toppers - love how they turned out! Make a wish... and BLOW! So yummy!Sweet presents...I've been practicing with Grace how to sit like a lady and I was so tickled to see her up there in that big throne with her little legs crossed :) Sweet notes like these are just the best!Who needs bounce houses when you can play with crinkle paper??? he he heThe favors...
{and I'm not even going to waste anymore time thinking about the pink bubblegum and aqua blue sixlets that got left behind at home on our rush out the door *sigh*} For the girls...yo-yo hair clippies lovingly made by Noonie. LOVE 'em!! Thank you, Noonie! Fun, flavored lip balm too!For the boys...soak & toss water bombs and matchbox cars...fun, fun, fun! Sweet little treats just to say, "thank you for coming". I think they liked them :)
(and I didn't get any pics but the bubblegum lollipops were a big hit too!)
And of course, we had to have hats for everyone... Four little candles and plenty of jumping, bouncing, flipping, and playing!
Happy 4th Birthday, Grace!
Hope this party was just what your sweet heart desired! We loved having our family & friends there... ...and that's a wrap!Whew, three birthday celebrations in 3 days...time for a break!
But wait..........only 98 days until Hudson's 2nd birthday! Aaah! :)


SOURCES:
Grace's Party Outfit by TaDa! Creations
Invitation and Printables by Party Box Design
Party Hats by Lulu & Co.
Polka Dot Balloons from Hobby Lobby