4 Men 1 Lady

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A backyard bash.

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The Mr. blessed our littlest man at church this past Sunday.
Afterwards we hosted our family for a luncheon on the back patio
(since the house is in a state of serious construction).
We spruced the patio up as best as possible
so hopefully people wouldn’t notice the peeling paint falling off the ceiling.
We started with this:
We unpacked a few boxes stashed in the basement storage and came up with this.
The refinished table looks great thanks to Natalie.

 

 

 

 

Erin, from Designer Blogs made up these labels for me.
She sent me the PDF then I printed them.

 

 

 

 

The star of the party missed the whole thing.  He did however, wake up in time to supervise clean up.

For a list of shopping sources see here.

Comments

  5. Honestly. You’re life is in boxes and your house is being renovated and you come up with a party as awesome as that? Well done Michelle. Love it all! The milk and cookies idea was adorable!

  7. Very nice last minute party! Where on earth did you buy the milk bottles? I’m thinking of a milk and cookies party later in the year and think this would be adorable.

  8. Well done…everything looked so chic and pretty. And nice touch to add the mirrors (great way to save money on party decor)! Congrats, he’s such a cutie!

  10. WOW I love how you set everything up! Your little guy is adorable! He looks so much like his older brother.

  17. Michelle, it looks like you had a wonderful day. Good to see Sai could be there. She is so sweet and loves to brag on her family. Can’t say I blame her. :0)

  18. adorable! and seriously, GENIUS with the jars and food, as well as the milk bottle/cups… care to share where you got those bottle/cups and your drink dispensers? (i LOVE that they are on pedestals!)

  21. Oiii

    Mas que decoração maravilhosa,amo espelhos e aparadores,mas estas são maravilhosos,infelizmente não achei o tradutor,mas adorei as imagens.Estive em Orlando a uns 20dias para levar minha filha a Disney e trouxe das maravilhosas lojas Americanas varios enfeites,mas infelizmente não achei os espelhos.
    Bjs
    Deusa
    vasinhos coloridos

  26. I absolutely LOVE this set up! And the milk and cookies idea…Fabulous! I am now considering that for my little man’s birthday party; how fun! Everything looks great; you did a fantastic job!

  27. Of course, it’s all beautiful! LOVE the milk and cookies. And love the idea of putting the salads in the jars with lids–keeps the flies away–genius!

    BTW, my Bomb Pops arrived today…I feel like I hit the jackpot!! Will blog about it soon!

  28. Wow!!! This just looks incredible!! I am absolutely impressed with everything you can do while still moving in, having a new baby and 2 other little boys and hosting this magnificent party!! MAJOR props to you!!

  34. Congrats to you and your family!

    What a fun party!! 🙂 I totally forgot about the cookies on the straw thing; one of our favorite places (Potbelly) did that with their malts.

  35. I love how you pulled sources from others and spotlighted their talents! I think it al went together splendidly! Wonderful job.

  38. Awww…love the last picture! My son is just starting to use that chair now and everytime he sits in it he looks like he’s in a horse saddle. Love it!

  47. I’m having a heart attack over this set up. My boys turn 2 and 3 in like 2 weeks and I want a cute party for them so badly. I saw this and LOVE it! Thanks for sharing!

  50. your salads in jars were posted on pinterest! what a cute set up!! love the drink containers, just bought one similar at safeway but yours are cuter!

  51. lovely! God bless your family and new baby! i love the party area you created and soo wanna copy the food in glass jars. not only is it unique it also keeps bugs out of the food during and outdoor party. i bet thats one of the reasons you did it, you seem to always think ahead.did the salt water taffy jar come from homegoods too or walmart? i just bought an orange glass drink dispenser tall rectangular shape with a gold nozzle that resembles a vintage skeleton key. but yours just made me feel mine isnt sooo cute anymore! that table is beautiful- lovin them chunky legs! the lil mister mister is adorable himself!

  52. How beautiful! Where did you get those amazing oversize jars for fruit salad and lemonade canisters?

  57. just a small word of warning with the bumbo chair…im a paramedic and I have responded to call where a small infant was able to get out of this chair and fell off the counter..FYI…they are squirmy…

  58. LOVING this backyard party!!! I posted a link from my blog to yours showcasing your salad and cookies and milk. Too cute!

    marcicoombs.blogspot.com

  62. Hi, can u please email me where to get the salad jars & milk jars? Thanks.
    Kessler51@ optonline. Net

  65. What a beautiful idea bringing the indoors out. The food and drink looked absolutely delicious

  74. LOVE your ideas, especially the fruit and salad in the jar. Definitely creative, did you use thongs or a big spoon?

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