Did I Forget To Mention...

So while I have been enjoying life and neglecting Fig & Ruby, lots has happened!! Allow me to catch you up!!

On April 29, Caitlyn Hope entered the world.

Here she is, just minutes old, meeting her big sister Mikayla.

Here she is in all her sweetness!

Oh, okay, just one more!

...which brings the kid count in my family to 5, count them, 5 children!

girls:4, boys:1

In May we traveled to California (yes, with a 2 week old) for my cousin's wedding.

We were all in it.

My girls were in awe of the beautiful bride.

Yes, I curled all that hair, yes it took forever, thank you :)

Just two weeks after the wedding, we traveled back to California to my hometown to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa.

We even fit in a trip to Disneyland!

Lastly, while I was in California, I got an email from Shannon over at Creative Parties and Showers informing me that the Ice Cream Social party was featured!! What a treat! I'm telling you, her site is fantastic. I love checking out all the creativity that's out there. So much inspiration!

I think that gets us caught up for now. Good thing because I hear Caitlyn calling...

Construction Party

Here are some pictures from my son's fun 2nd birthday party. We had just moved into a new house so he was obsessed with construction. The park across the street was the perfect location for the kids to dig and dump to their hearts' content!



The invitation said "come dig and play at Caleb's 3rd birthday!" and I asked them to bring their favorite diggers and dump trucks to use in the "gravel pit".

The birthday boy wit his "I love Dirt" shirt. I always try to find or make a shirt to fit the theme of the party.

Because my son is a younger sibling, a lot of his friends have older siblings. I chose to include all of the children so I kept the favors simple. They each got a construction hat, a bucket and a shovel with their name on it.

One of the games involved the daddies...there was a prize buried in the gravel that they had to search for! The kids loved seeing their dads get competitive.

The cake! mt son wanted a digger and a dump truck...I opted for making the digger out of cake and purchasing a dump truck to fill with cake "dirt". It was a hit, he loved it!

Cheer Party Featured!!

The All-American Cheer party was featured over at Creative Parties and Showers! What an honor to have one of our parties featured alongside some of the cutest, most creative parties out there. Seriously, you have to check out this site. It is loaded with party inspiration!

To check out the post with our party, click HERE.

To be inspired, wowed and just plain excited to plan a party, click HERE and be sure to add this fun site to your favorites!

Ballerina Party

For my daughter's 6th birthday, she wanted a ballerina party.

We invited 24 little girls, cleared the living room and hired the dance teacher to come and conduct a ballet class for an hour of the party.

"Stars of the Show" announced who would be dancing at the party with the name and photo of each little girl.

Star shaped wooden name tag pins had different colors and ballet themed designs to designate what group each girl was in. When having a party with 24 kids, it helps to split the kids into groups for some of the activities. At this party, we had 4 stations:

-Hair: ballerina buns

-Craft: ballerina bear wands

-Snack table

-Make Up and Tu Tus: lip gloss, sparkles and blush. for make up. For their outfits, I asked each mom to send their child in a leotard and tights. I made 24 pink tutus. They looks so cute when they were all in head to toe pink!!

The "ball of tu tus" hung on display until we were ready to put them on the girls.

Ballerina bear wands! I painted the bears in advance. The girls glued on the eyes, tu tus, and bow. I like to test the party crafts out on my children before the party to make sure it will not be too hard or complicated and also get an idea for how much time it will take.

The "special guest" arrives to a crowd of sweet, curious little girls.

Hiring a special teacher (ballet, karate, gymnastics)is a great way to entertain the kids without having to conduct the entire party yourself!

24 little ballerinas!

Lots more photos of this cute party, I just have to get them off of the old hard drive. Stay tuned for pics of the cake, invitations and other cute details!

Wedding Details

Wedding season is underway and we have been busy providing important details!

Here are some pictures!

Check out the full package we provided for this bride's pink and silver bling themed wedding HERE

A handsewn garter with a little "something blue" for a special bride We made a second garter for the bride to toss so that she could keep the original.


Adorable wicker gathering balls custom made for three little flower girls. Hairbows to match!!

Perfectly Pink Baby Shower

Now that my sweet baby has arrived,(read all about her HERE) I am catching up on parties that have not been posted!

This baby shower was practically pink in every way with little touches of celadon green. I love this color scheme!

Fun Poms in all shades of pink to set the mood. I LOVE these poms!!

Incorporating the baby's name through out the shower was so fun!

Onsies hanging on a line- a simple yet adorable way to decorate for a baby shower. This was done by one of the mommy-to-be's friends.

Sweet teapot shaped cookies for favors. See them up close HERE.

These letters were a decoration and a gift or the baby's nursery.

Even the punch can follow the theme:)

This baby shower was for my best friend in the whole world. I made her this sweet "s" to go with her nursery theme. It was fun to make and my friend loved it!!

Tags can make all the difference!

Super Hero Party

Here they come to save the day!!!

Here are a few fun details from today's "Me and My Hero" father/son super hero party.

Super banner!

Crafts in colorful tins.

Every hero needs a water bottle to quench the thirst.

So fun for the birthday boy to fly in his cape!

All the little Heros in their capes.

To see the cake from this party, Check out the sweets blog!