Ain't no party like a homeschool party...

... Cause a homeschool party don't stop! Do you have that song in your head now?

This past Friday we hosted a little Halloween party for some of our homeschooling buddies. Party planning was a snap thanks to Pinterest! I think a good time was had by all. Here is photographic evidence...

Craft idea found here. Food ideas found here, here, here, and here. Games found here and here.

Yay for baby girls!

This weekend I got to throw a little brunch "sprinkle" for one of my nearest and dearest girlfriends, Jenn. Jenn is a mamma to two boys and baby number three is going to be a girl! So, heaven knows I had to bring the pink to our little celebration. Here are some pictures from our event. Unfortunately, once the guests arrived we had way too much fun chit-chatting and I only took one picture of Jenn opening presents and didn't get any pictures of all of our other beautiful guests.

On the menu was breakfast pizza, chocolate chip scones and blueberry scones, fruit salad, hashbrown  potatoes, and pink doughnuts (from Heaven Scent bakery... yum).

Now we just have to wait for Hannah to get here... Hannah, might I suggest a Valentine's Day birthday? Some very cool people {me} have birthdays on that day... I am just saying...

Jack's 1st Birthday Party

Our little man turns {1} tomorrow... so yesterday we celebrated in true "R style" with a birthday bash for our little man! Lots of our wonderful family joined us to celebrate the life of our sweet boy! Here are some pics from the super fun par-tay!

We did a circus theme so we served popcorn and Cracker Jacks and then had a hot dog bar for dinner! We hosted the party at a friend's pool so everyone was able to swim and have a great time! I would say it might have been our best party yet!

Popcorn bags and hotdog wrappers- Hobby Lobby
party hat- Target
banner and cupcake toppers- homemade with paper from Archiver's
fabric bunting- Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/jaimemancilla?ref=pr_shop_more

Bunco Night {with my girls}

I play on a Bunco team with a super fun group of girls once a month. (Bunco is a super easy and fun dice game... played mostly by suburban housewives I think!) This past Friday was my turn to host! It was super fun! I love the girls I get to play with and it is so fun to have a night out!

But, of course the most important thing after fun friends is {the food}. And I was not going to let my Bunco girls down! I mean, look how cute these girls are? How do you not give them the best?

1. Fruit with chocolate dip! (one part plain Greek yogurt, one part Nutella and then some shaved chocolate on top!

2. Cream puffs (store bought in the freezer section with melted chocolate and powdered sugar on top.

3. Bacon Wrapped Pretzels (wrap pretzel rods in bacon and cook at 350 until bacon is crispy!)

4. Bruchetta (mix cherry tomatos with a couple swirls of olive oil, a handful of feta cheese and some fresh basil and put on top of sliced french bread and bake until toasty!)

5. Chocolate dipped pretzels (dip pretzels in melted almond bark)

Throw in a little Sangria or if you prefer a dry party go for my fav... Diet Coke! and you have yourself a par-tay!