JJ's "I Love Minions & Elmo" 2nd Birthday Party!! {in photos}

Happy Sunday all!!

 

As promised I have a few photos to share from our JJ's 2nd birthday party.

 

JJ loves the movie Despicable Me & Elmo. So when planning his

 

big day I figured why not just combine the two themes? It actually worked

 

out perfectly!! The cake pretty much says it all!!

 

Here are some special moments of the day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are just a few of my favorite photos of the day....

 

I am so very blessed to have such a loving, healthy, sweet, fun loving little

 

 boy in my life.... He makes my heart smile in so many ways!!

 

There is nothing I love more than putting together a birthday celebration for

 

 my children.... It creates special memories that last a lifetime. I take

 

 pride in making the cake and the favors!! I will have sources for the favors

 

in another post very soon!!

 

Enjoy your second week of summer!!

 

 

*DISCLAIMER*

All favor ideas, creations and confections were illustrated and created by me and you saw them here first. All favor ideas including the minion bubble gum tubes were solely my idea and not copied or replicated from another source(s). All photos and said subject matter shown in this post are property of Gracie Blue ~ the blog and shall not be used or copied for the benefit or endorsement of any other source(s) or persons without permission.

 

Assemble the Minions!! {DIY Birthday Invite via PicMonkey}

Seriously. Can not even believe the month of May has almost

 

come and gone!! In just two short weeks my little man JJ will be

 

turning the big #2!!

 

Not sure about you but I am a sucker for a great party and I take my

 

birthday parties very seriously!!

 

Call me crazy but my planning begins well in advance... roughly four or

 

five.... ok six months out!! I love coming up with a theme and bringing it to

 

life!! I'm pretty sure I get this from my mom.... Now that lady knew

 

how to throw a party! She planned our 250 guest wedding in less

 

than four months!! She was amazing and I share her love of party

 

planning and wouldn't have it any other way!!

 

If you missed JJ's 1st Birthday bash you can find it here!!

 

Today I'm going to give you a sneak peak of JJ's 2nd birthday party....

 

I created the invite for his party on the photo editing site PicMonkey

 

using this simple photo taken with my iPhone this past Halloween....

 

 

As you probably already guessed, it will be a "Minion" themed party.

 

I don't want to give away too much because it's still a few weeks away, but

 

here is the invite I created using PicMonkey.

 

 

 

I love how this invite turned out!! To me the invite is the most

 

important part of throwing a great party. It sets the stage for your

 

theme and it's a great way to get your guests excited about the

 

events to come! I always loved getting invites to parties as a kid and

 

still do as an adult. This invite was so easy and it didn't cost me a dime to

 

 create!! I had the invites printed via Smartpress.com. There are tons

 

 of options and the customer service is top notch!  I communicated

 

everything through the website and via email. I even used the left over

 

envelopes from the Valentines we created making this the easiest and most

 

affordable invite ever.

 

I could have just emailed these, but I just think it's so fun getting an

 

actual invite in the mail.... And who wouldn't want that cute little minion

 

on their fridge??

 

Thanks for stopping by!! I'll be back tomorrow with this weeks

 

Wednesday Wish List!!

 

Have a great night!!