We celebrated our little chick-a-dees birthday back at the end of December. I wanted to share some of the highlights with you guys on the fun little party we had for her with family and close friends. Elise had such a great time. It was so fun to see the smile on her face all day. From the infamous cake smashing to just playing with all the kids, it will be a day we won’t forget.

Since Elise’s birthday was in January I didn’t want to do the usual pink theme. I thought a little winter wonderland action would be perfect and it turned out so much cuter than I could have imaged. Below are some of the shots from our girl’s special day!

My mom and I made most of the decorations and I plan on doing more posts in the future on how easy it was to whip these things up. The tassel garland on the high chair above is made out of rope, white floral wire and plastic table cloths cut into strips. The cake topper is made from a wooden dowel and this glittery letter.

The cake smash started out slow, but Esai lured her into the cake and soon she couldn’t get enough. It was pretty hilarious to watch.

The balloon garland above is made using this tutorial and adding a silver sparkly garland. It was easier than I thought. We also used Pinterest for inspiration.

For the guests, we had powdered cake balls to resemble snowballs, orange juice cookies (family recipe), and a sheet cake called the Strawberry Wedding Cake from FarmHouse Bakery in Omaha, NE that is my all time favorite. It’s not pictured but it was the talk of the party. Along with a punch, my mom made out of sprite, pineapple juice, lime sherbet, and a little teal food coloring.

My mom made all the tissue paper balls and we hung them with jute rope. We found the snowflakes you see hanging at Party City.

Thanks for reading and let me know in the comments below what you did for your little’s birthday parties. I will have DIYs on the blog soon with specific details on how to make all these easy decorations!

Party Details

• Photography: Michaela Elena Photography find her on instagram @michaela.elena.photograpy

• Smash Cake by Cake Gallery – Omaha, NE

• Supplies & Decorations: Hobby Lobby, Party City & Micheals

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