Happy 60th Birthday Grandpa!

While planning my dad's surprise 60th birthday, my boys wanted to know if they got to go to Grandpa's party too.  Ummm...NO!  Five grandsons (ages 8, 4, 4, 2, and 1) running around casino tables and expensive antique and modern cars....yeah right!  They were totally bummed and wanted to know if they got to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.  Well what the heck, might as well add another party to the weekend and we celebrated with a barbeque at Grandpa Cliff's house the day after the surprise party (pictures to come soon!). 

My sister and I sat down with the boys and they had to come up with the menu and desserts.  They also hand-made a special critter to make our BBQ a little more authentic.

Hot dogs were the kids choice and we added hamburgers for Grandpa and the dads.

 All 5 kids agreed that Grandpa would really want watermelon...I don't even think he got one bite!

My oldest, Ray, asked, "What's that white dip that Grandpa really likes with chips?"  Good choice!  French Onion Dip IS my dad's favorite.

Knowing I would have candy left over from the Dessert Table the night before, I steered the kids in that direction.  Then of course my youngest, Clarke, who doesn't like candy says, "I think Grandpa really wants pretzels."  (See Clarke's Cars Celebration!)

Home made brownies and chocolate chip cookies were a must!  Our family has had this chocolate chip cookie recipe since the 1930's and it's THE best!  I made the brownies into bite-sized pops and covered half of them with chocolate.  Yummy!

Super cute printables by Pink Pickle Studios (completely overlooked by the boys...but not my mom!) Thanks for noticing mom!

I added pictures of the boys with my dad to the backdrop.  My dad loved this!

AHHH!  Ants!  Too cute to be real!

Grandpa Cliff and his boys!

All the boys, including Grandpa Cliff, had a great day full of laughs, food and swimming.  The kids were so proud of "their" party and super excited to celebrate Grandpa's 60th Birthday.

Printables by Pink Pickle Studios

Red and White Checked paper by Sarah O Chic

Cupcake/Dessert Tower by Ceramic Services

Ants made of Model Magic

Brian's 40th Casino Night!

Casino Parties are one of my favorite events to plan and this 40th Birthday wasn't any different.  My client Tanya wanted to throw her husband Brian a Casino themed party that was unforgettable.  She wanted the colors to be red, black and white with a sleek Vegas feel.  The more details I added, the more excited I was for the event. I absolutely loved the way everything came together and the party itself was a blast!  Happy 40th Birthday Brian!

Tanya wanted a dessert table complete with candy, cookies and cake.  I set it against a 8'x8' backdrop covered in black fabric with 12" playing cards and poker chips hung on red Christmas lights. 

Cucamonga Cakery helped Tanya design this 3 tiered cake.  The King is a handpainted portrait of the birthday boy!  Amazing!

The cookies were also made by Cucamonga Cakery.  I found the red dice suckers from Candy Warehouse.

 

 I actually made these printables.  I loved the way they turned out!

Continuing the theme, I made this menu and the bar sign for the front of the bar.  I found the Casino Mix on a total whim while shopping at Stein Mart!  Too perfect!

 Something special for the bathroom!

 Casino Tables by High Roller Casino Rentals

Tanya like the martini glass feel and she wanted to add submersible LED's to shine throught the bottom.  I added poker chips, dice and stones inside and  found the large dice on Shindigz.  These looked so cool at night!

 I loved the favor table and these cards were the perfect touch to take the party home!  This dice stand up was a great way to continue the dice theme.

The party's inside!  I made this printable as well.

 Tanya found these candles online, so I incorporated them on a 6' table outside.  The runner was made with poker card fabric I found at JoAnn's Fabric.

I can't compliment 24 Carrots enough.  Chef Dan did an amazing job and their food was so yummy!

I made menu tags for the appetizers and put them in placecard frames I found at Michael's. 

What's a party without French Fries and Mini Cheeseburgers!  The guests couldn't get enough!

It's Casino Time!

The girls taking a break from playing for a photo op!

All That Bling Rhinestone Apparel designed our shirts for the evening.  Too cute, right?  I love my girls! Thank you Kristy, Alison and Dahlia!

Birthday Boy Brian enjoying his cake!

I honestly loved planning this party so much.  My favorite part of the event were the printables that I made.  I thought they turned out so cute and I loved that I was able to continue the theme throughout the whole party.  This night was so much fun and I was honored to be a part of Brian's 40th Birthday.  Thank you Tanya!