Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I think Easter should be spread out in celebrating more. Similar to Christmas. After all, Jesus did defeat death. That deserves more than one day! I just might leave our decorations up for a few more days.

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Steve's parents came in town for a visit and we had a blast drinking wine and playing cards with them and our neighbors on Friday night.

Saturday, we braved the cold weather and took Sadie on an Easter Egg hunt on post. Seriously though, it was freezing. After Sadie's Thursday practice round, she knew just what to do and went at it. She liked the pink and yellow eggs the best and was a little particular when picking up eggs. We even were asked to sign off on a photo of her to be in the newspaper on post. She's going to be famous!

Sunday, we hosted an Easter potluck and egg hunt at our house. Steve's class didn't get any days off for Easter, so many people weren't able to see family. What better way to spend the day than with your Army family! We had plenty of food, decorations, and good people. One of Steve's friends said a beautiful prayer for us Glorifying our God and the reason for celebrating. It turned out to be a wonderful day.

How did you celebrate your Easter?

Fiesta Wedding Shower

The weekend is over and the shower is done. We had a blast putting it together and it couldn't have turned out better. I am so very pleased with all the decorations and in traditional Mexican style, we had WAY too much food. My only regret is that I didn't get to take enough pictures. My sweet aunt was nice enough to take a few for me while I was scurrying to finish the setup as people arrived.

My wonderful mother was sweet enough to let us host the shower at her house, since I am currently living in Virginia. She has a beautiful home and the perfect layout for parties. And I took full advantage of her large back porch in this beautiful weather.

Our 7-layer Bean Dip was a hit. Everyone complimented on it. I found the recipe here.

These Margarita Cupcakes really did taste like Margaritas. There were a few kids running around the party, so I made mine non-alcoholic. I found the recipe here.

 I love the way we displayed the Southwest Ranch Dip.

We had the taco bar catered by a local Mexican restaurant. It was very inexpensive and we still had WAY too much food. My advice would be to put your catering number in for half the amount of people you are expecting when serving Mexican. 

And of course, we had tissue balls all over the house. I made some big, but my favorite was grouping the small ones. They were so easy to make. I found a tutorial here. 

The bar menu was displayed on a chalkboard.

Favors were Mexican Wedding Cookies. I found the recipe here. I printed on small paper favor bags. Here is the printable and tutorial. And I printed off a printable to go in the frame.

This is the only good photo of the back porch I have. It was decorated beautifully! We had hanging flags, tissue balls, and a D in the center for the happy couple's new initial. Tables were covered with bright colored table clothes with bright flowers in red and yellow Mexican-style vases. 

We had a sombrero for each the bride and groom while they were opening gifts. 

And you can't have a fiesta without a piñata! The bride and groom got to break it open and it was filled with mini-bottles. Who doesn't love a good piñata?! 

Well there you have it. As I said, you live and you learn. I will be much better prepared next time, in order to take good photos before everyone arrives. I hope you enjoyed and got some of your own ideas for a Cinco de Mayo party!

Food Labels: Decorative scrapbook paper from Michaels with printed labels glued on top

Porch Flags: Party City

Piñata: Party City

Chalkboard: Target

Colorful Plates and Napkins: The Dollar Tree

Fiesta Sneak Peak!

Happy Monday! I am traveling back to Fort Lee, VA today, so I will be in the car the majority of the day.  It was another successful weekend and the Fiesta Wedding shower couldn't have gone better. I was so pleased with the decorations and set up. Of course, we had WAY too much food and my husband will be excited to see me coming home with leftovers. We'll be eating tacos and fajita's for days!

I am so excited to post about it, but don't have much time this morning as I'm packing up the car. So instead, here is a little sneak peak!

Who doesn't love tissue balls? I was so pleased with how they turned out, how easy they are to make, and how much color they bring to the room.

Stay tuned for me!

Fiesta!

My sweet cousin is getting married in just over two short months. We are less than two years apart in age and grew up together. She's the closest thing I have to a sister. She was my Maid of Honor and I am so excited to be her Matron of Honor.

This Saturday, her Maid of Honor and I am throwing her a couple's wedding shower. We are so excited for it and have been working hard. We decided quite a while ago to do a fiesta theme and I can't wait to see it all come together. With Cinco de Mayo less than a month away, I thought I would share a few ideas we've found for the fiesta. I plan on sharing a post of the actual shower after the fact, so today is all about the inspiration we've used!

Via The Silly Nilly Studio

Via Catch My Party

Via Southern Mess

Via Pinterest

Via Pinterest

Via Style Me Pretty

Via Kara's Party Ideas

Via Recipe Girl

Via Everyday Emma

Via Camille Styles

Via Roxana's Home Baking

Stay tuned next week to see which ideas we implemented!