Getting ready for your Super Bowl party is so easy with these free super bowl party printables. Plus, get tips for making them look fantastic with hardly any effort. (Updated for 2019!) If you actually like to watch the Super Bowl, you probably fall into one of two camps: You probably go all […]
11 Stinkin’ Adorable Gender Reveal Food Ideas
From sweet to savory and everything in between, you don’t want to miss these 11 tantalizing gender reveal food ideas to serve at your party. Finding out the sex of your baby is one of the most exciting moments of pregnancy. The gender reveal trend was just starting to hit the scenes when I was […]
Breakfast Tailgate Foods | Tips & Recipes for Game Day Morning
Early games call for the best breakfast tailgate foods. Here are easy, make-ahead recipes, tips, and a downloadable checklist for a fun game day experience. What do you do when a neighbor offers to sell you lower-level tickets to a Redskins game at a discount? If you’re our family…you move heaven and earth […]
The Classic Champagne Cocktail Recipe
Considered one of the earliest cocktails ever made, there’s nothing quite like a classic champagne cocktail recipe when you feel like celebrating. When it comes to celebrations, I’m all about the bubbles. The Husband and I went out for a nice dinner to celebrate our anniversary this year, and I decided to finish […]
Quick and Easy Mimosas Recipe
You don’t need fancy recipes for fabulous entertaining! Serve this quick and easy mimosas recipe at your holiday brunch for a fun and relaxing time. I am so happy to be over at From Play Dates to Parties as part of the 12 Days of Holiday Cocktails and Mocktails. My name is Tammy and I am […]
{Friday Five} Superbowl 2013
I meant to post about this last Friday, but with the Husband out of town life just got in the way… Anyway, we finally have a local team in the Superbowl! We’re very excited, even though we’re fans of the other local team. If the game weren’t airing right in the middle of dinner, bath […]
Stunning Wedding Shower Displays
I was struck by a comment yesterday that requested more wedding and baby shower inspiration. My focus has been so much on small home and child-based events, that I haven’t delved much into wedding themed inspiration. That’s not to mean that I don’t spend time looking at wedding and wedding shower inspiration (I’m a closet […]
{Real Parties} Christmas Eve Dinner Party
I hope everyone had fantastic holidays! The last week and a half has been a complete whirlwind. In the last ten days, we’ve hosted a dinner party, had family come to visit, visited my family in Richmond, recovered my computer, reconfigured our entertainment system and played a ton with the little one. To say my […]
{Real Parties} A Christmas Tea Party
I mentioned earlier this week that I actually helped put together two different parties last December…merely days apart! Yesterday I shared pictures of the Cookies & Milk party we had for the little ones last Christmas. The next party was actually a birthday tea celebrating the 60th birthday of one of my husband’s aunts. I […]
Chili and Beer Football Kickoff Party
Do you celebrate the start of football season? Even though my father always enjoyed watching college football, I never really understood the sport until I was older. The Husband didn’t grow up in a sports-loving household and learned to love his local team by hanging out with friends. Ever since those days in his youth, […]
{Pinspiration Board} Football! Football!
To say the Husband and I were a bit on edge over the summer is an understatement. It wasn’t necessarily because we were both juggling jobs, the toddler, family commitments, his school, this blog and the monthly parties. It was because we weren’t sure what was going to happen this fall. What am I talking […]
A Bright and Colorful Father’s Day Crab Feast
You’ve never seen a crab feast like this before. Take a look at this modern party with an easy party menu, fun nautical touches, and bright colors. Father’s Day is extra special at our house. It always falls within a few days of the Husband’s birthday…and his brother’s birthday. You see, they are […]
{Inspiration Board} Crab Feast
I mentioned earlier this week that the Husband’s birthday is always around Father’s Day. In fact, he and his brother have the same exact birthday…and it’s so close to Father’s Day that my Father-in-law always refers to their birthday as the actual Father’s Day. On top of all this, the Husband’s grandmother’s birthday was earlier […]
Basketball Party Fun Food!
In the last couple days I’ve featured a pub-style party and different basketball themed decor. But you know you’re most interested in the food when you’re at a party. You could easily serve pizza, wings, nachos or the normal party foods…but it’s so much more fun when the food display is interesting too! Start off […]
Basketball Party Decor & Favors!
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m focusing for the next few days on basketball party ideas in anticipation of the March Madness excitement on both Saturday and Monday. I had hoped to convince the husband to throw a last-minute Final Four party on Saturday, but he’s just got too much work to do, and we have […]
{Featured Parties} Pub Party
Looking for last minute ideas to host your March Madness final four party? Starting today, I’ll be featuring parties, and inspiration just for that purpose. When I first saw this Pub Party over at Passion for Parties party a few weeks ago, I immediately knew I wanted to feature it. Seriously, this is a great […]
{Real Parties} Green and Blue Dinner Party
Yesterday one of my favorite bloggers posted an amazing party that she and her husband hosted. I immediately wanted to share it with you. Paula, over at JC’s Loft, is a master at realistic and adorable design on a budget. What made this party so fantastic, is that Paula actually held the event at a […]
Foodie Friday: Formal Dinner Menu
I’ve mentioned before that the Husband and I love to cook and to try new food. Unfortunately, with a toddler in the house and both of us working full time, we’re not able to be as adventurous as we used to. That’s one of the reasons the party last weekend was so great. It was […]
Pink & Grey Dinner Party
Last Saturday, the Husband and I had an intimate dinner party to celebrate the birthdays of both his mother and father. Being the food-lovers we are, we decided not just to host a dinner party; but to serve a formal, five-course dinner. To add to the challenge, I promised the husband that all non-food expenses […]
Inspiration Board – Formal Dinner Party
I realized recently that of all the parties I’ve hosted over the years, I’ve never actually hosted a formal, sit-down dinner. Even the one Thanksgiving dinner I hosted ended up being a buffet. Well, as of this Saturday, that will no longer be the case. The Husband’s family provided me with the perfect opportunity […]
A December Birthday Tea
Not long before Thanksgiving, one of the Husband’s cousins contacted me about pulling together a party for her mother’s 60th birthday. Being the party lovin’ girl I am, I jumped at the opportunity. Not onlyw as I excited just to put together a party, but I was thrilled to be involved in celebrating such a […]
A Formal New Year’s Eve
So I’ve mentioned several times that I was in Denver over New Year’s Eve visiting my Mom and Stepfather. I had made the suggestion a few months back that my brother and I go out to visit so our little girls could spend some time together with their “Grammy” at her house. While I’m not […]
Birthday Tea Party: Sneak Peak
Check out the Pampers, Play Dates & Parties Facebook page for a few sneak peak pictures of a birthday tea party I designed for my Husband’s aunt last month. More details will be coming next week!