Planning a Party outside your home with your own touches

Planning a party? Using a venue? Want to  used your decorations ideas?

If the answer is YES, than let's talk! Now and days venue are allowing you to bring little to as much as you want in your decorations with of course rules attach to it as well. Even some allow you to bring in anything expect for the food and drinks, and some allow you to be everything.

This pass September I along with my husband was planning on hosting my son's third birthday at the house, had the theme, and all the ideas I wanted to do for the party. But than my son had grew so much interest in Chuck E Cheese leading up to his birthday that we decided to have his party there. And I must say I did have the theme, decorations, and birthday shirt including mommy and daddy shirts ready since March yes March(half birthday mark), and within the months I made a number 3 and letter J along with a fabric garland.

So with that being said we had it outside our home and at a venue and before booking I ask all the question I needed to ask, what we could or not bring. Once booked 60 days out I had more of an idea what I wanted for him, and everything we bought back in March was used.

Chuck E Cheese allows you to bring in your own cake, ice cream, goodies bags, plates, napkins, and decorations. My mom helped with the centerpieces, we had a paw patrol birthday book for the guest to sign, I ordered paw prints crayons from fun shaped crayons along with paw patrol coloring books. I also got water bottles from dollar tree and my mom made vinyl paw prints to put on it. A sweet mommy friend made a few cutouts for me, and made the cake when the dogs on the cake from the dollar tree. Oh and I must say she did a very good job and it was a very tasteful even better the next day with a cold glass of milk. 

Than after our party, and we saw how much my son and the guest enjoyed themselves we were not disappointed, and actually glad we choose to have it at a venue. I still was able to make it our own by adding the touches but at the end it was memorable for everyone who came. Everyone who came saw the tables when they came to the back and gave me so many wonderful compliments. I couldn't help to smile because I so wanted to have it at the house because I thought I was limited having it outside our home but I was not. Oh yeah and daddy sat back and let me do my thing and was there to put his opinions in.

Fainlly, let's go back to the questions from the beginning: Planning a party? Using a venue? Want to use your decorations ideas? 

I'm here to say go for it, its less stressful  well kind of! Ask your questions whatever venue you are going to use! Once done have fun planning and making it your own!!

Lauren

P.S. Here are some pictures from my son's 3rd birthday party at Chuck E Cheese!

9 years of marriage and still the best decision

Saying "I do" to you 9 years ago was, and still is the best decision I made. Within the last 9 years wonderful memories have been made for us, and I can't wait to see what's store for us in the future. We have had our differences, but at the end we have come out stronger. A few times our marriage had been tested, but we have overcome it. And after everything the love we have is still there for one another, and it's only getting stronger from here on out.

Thank you for loving me the way you do!
Thank you for making me your everything!
Thank you for spoiling  me everyday!
Thank you for all you do for me!
Most of all thank you for making this our marriage so worth it!

Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary my love! I thank God everyday for our marriage, and for you. Everyday I get with you is such a blessing that I look forward to the next day and the future.

Here is to than, now and forever!

Love you forever and always!!

Colortime Crafts: Halloween Tote

Colortime Crafts and Markers offer fun and easy crafts to do with your child or children. Make it fun by seeing everyone create they own masterpiece and see it come to life. We had the opportunity to test and create our very own masterpiece with the Glow in the dark Halloween bag. My 3 year old even got to help me and we both enjoyed working on the bag. I even love how it came with three fabric markers purple, orange, and green...easy to use to easy to closed for myself my son needed it help. It also look so fun seeing our work finish and glowing in the dark. We had our bag, fabric markers and instructions on what do before coloring our bag. A fold a paper towel in half to stick inside the bag and color away. On the instructions it says you can used paper towels if you liked and let me tell you it worked!

Here are my pictures

 

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Hello October! Goodbye September

September was a memorable with ending August with a bang thanks Hurriance Harvey(posted coming soon), than celebrating my son's third birthday as well as making many more memories together. And of course finishing off September with a first visit to the Renassicane festival for opening weekend for my son and for us with a child. 

Now Hello October! I'm in Texas and waiting for the cooler weather to come our way, enjoy the fall festival that our city has to offer, and lots more outside time with my little guy! It's the first of the month and I'm already excited and can't wait to see what this month has to offer. As well looking forward to making memories visiting the pumpkin patch, and seeing my little guy dress up for Halloween and going trick or treat! Than of course one step closer to the Holidays I love Thanksgiving and Christmas, but first counting down to our 9 year Wedding Anniversary a month from today. We started October with a bang attending our first football game for my son and I, we are cowboys fan and we went to cheer for the Texans, and they won. Hope we can end October great and start November off even better.

Beside that I'm on a weight lost journey I refuse to celebrate our Annivesary with the extra weight I put on. New month, new journey, new goal, stay tuned to see if I do become successful with this!

Lauren

P.S. Picture from wonderful Google! 

Happy 3rd birthday to my little guy

3 years ago you were born! 3 years ago we became proud parents to you! 3 years ago our wonderful adventure begin!

Now 3 years later we are beyond proud parents!  3 years of laughter! 3 years of loving you! 3 years of you loving us! 3 years of cuddles and kisses! 3 years of never a dull moment! 3 years of good times! 3 years of thanking God for blessing us with you, and we will continue to thank him. 3 years of wonderful memories and a lifetime to go!

Happy 3rd birthday to our baby boy! Dada and I love you and will always love you. These 3 years have been the best 3 years of our lives. You are our rainbow baby, our miracle, and we will forever cherish each moment and memory made with you. We hope today you have the best day and may you be bless with many more!

Love,
Dada and Mama

P.S. Dentist appointment for his 3rd birthday check up. Dentist and assistant were compeletly proud of him on good he did and was. Than we started with our yearly birthday traditions with a trip to toys r us for a new toy, a cupcake from our local bakery than dinner at Hooters ended it with them singing and a picture.

Until next year!

My toddler who is barely talking, and he's almost three

Yes, my toddler is almost three and barely talking, not completely talking but is saying more words everyday. He also does say a few sentences such as Dada where my shoes, Goodnight mama and dada. Everyday we work with him or I work with him since I'm at home with him.  Now let's rewind to last September at his second birthday check up with the doctor. Everything is going fine until the words come out of the Doctor she is worry about him as he's a little behind with his speech, let me mention to you he just turn 2 four days before. I heard those words and as a mommy, his mommy I felt like I failed him, and myself as his mommy. She refer him to a speech specialist, and they would call me to schedule appointment with him soon. We left I cried as I thought something was wrong with my son, I had to called dada and he ensure me everything was fine and he will be fine. Speech specialist was scheduled for October we went and he did his thing at the end of the appointment, the specialist were impress with him and he was fine!

Now here we are almost three weeks shy from his third birthday. Yes third birthday and yes I have notice that my son has been working hard since last year, and yes he can communicate with us when he's hurt, sad, happy, want something, when hungry, and so much more. He also says more words each day, and he does get stress out when we want him to say a word or work with him, but he's trying and doesn't give him. Also just the other day daddy sneeze and he out of nowhere said Blessed you dada...of course dada and I were in shock, and was so proud of him like we are everyday.

We praise him everyday when he does something such as a high five, clapping or awesome job baby boy!

You know he almost three but I have learn not to stress! So as a mommy to another mommy if you are in my shoes know you are not alone. Know you have not failed as a mommy or failed him. Know he has not failed. And most importantly I know my son goes at his own peace and still is,  and if your child may be doing the same, know everything will be ok!

So hang in there!

Coming from a mommy who is a first timer and thought she failed as a mommy and her son. I didn't!!

Lauren

P.S. This was hard to write but I need to share my journey with y'all!

Welcome to Marriage mix with Motherhood

Welcome to my blog! 

Marriage mix with Motherhood will be about exactly what the title says plus life in general including the fun, the good, the bad, the struggles, and most importantly the memories that were made in my marriage, as a mother, and as family. So stay tuned as this name will be around for a while as I feel like it goes perfect with where I'm at in life and who I am, and beside marriage and motherhood, you will also find out more of myself and who I am. 

So as I am finishing up this posted I welcome the followers I had and the new ones! 

I hope you guys stick around and enjoy my journey of Marriage mix with Motherhood with me!

Lauren