Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Summertime: Strawberries, Swimming & Sweetness (Part One)

So far, this summer has been spent picking strawberries, swimming all day, hitting the links, crushing tennis balls, checking out fun spots around town, and having "movie Mondays" all while enjoying sunshine and historically *cooler* temperatures.


 


























Stay tuned for more summer fun 
as we enter the second part of sweet summertime!

Friday, June 14, 2019

Sip & Sea: What Will Baby Ash Be?

 

My mom & I hosted an intimate dinner gender reveal party for Taylor, Robbie, & Baby Ash #2. It was the perfect mix of fancy and fun. We had formal place settings for the adults and "mini-place settings" for the kids. To say that the kids felt grown up is an under statement. 

 

The theme was sip & sea with a play on sipping wine and being "sea" themed due to summertime and (what was supposed to be) poolside dining. Coral & mint were our colors with a touch of gold. So mint for boy and coral for girl. It added a different twist on the tradition blue and pink for gender reveals. Starfish and seashells were scattered around along with seaside netting & ropes. Plus gorgeous floral arrangements from Country Squire and summer scented candles made for the perfect table centerpieces.











For the reveal, we had an adult "dinner party" fizz reveal. I places two wine glasses (labeled It's a Girl and It's a Boy) in front of Taylor & Robbie. Both were filled with warm water to help the heart shaped fizzes turn the gender color. We all waited anxiously to sea...would Baby Ash be a HE or a SHE?




**Not pictured is the sweetest little pinata pull with all of the nieces & nephews. A mound of blue chocolate coins came pouring out accompanied by "It's a BOY" and the rush to collect & eat as many chocolates as possible ;)