It's a Despicable Party!!

WARNING***The formatting/spacing on this blog post is super weird...Blogger is totally irritating me right now!!!  Lame...blogger, LAME.

Carlie turned NINE this past Thursday. 

 On Saturday we had a BIG Despicable Party for her and 10 of her super, duper fun friends.  Thank goodness my sister and sister in law Michelle (they both are named Michelle & they are both are CRAZY talented party planners) just recently put on Despicable Me Parties for their kids.  They helped me so much and I stole lots of their ideas (and I had a few of my own).  I also need to thank my mother-in-law for her help with some of the food prep and my sister-in-law Annie for all her help Saturday morning.  These two awesome ladies TOTALLY saved me (I still am physically not back & truly needed some help)

I truly LOVE putting on parties for my kids.  

On the left are the Jelly Jar gifts for all the minions at the party.   In the middle are the minion popcorn bags for the minions to eat while they watched the Minion Madness Shorts (too bad I forgot to give them the popcorn during the movie...oooops).  On the right you have the Minion push pop Twinkies.

 I am in LOVE with the Shrink Rays, Shrunken Moon Pops, and Minion-ade.  If you haven't seen Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 you are just not going to understand all my clever party food and decorations.

Of course we had to have food from Salsa y Salsa Restaurante

 These girls are in BIG trouble......Box of Shame....he.he.he

 Hanging Minions

We then had a Annoying Sound Contest.....be happy I did NOT record this.  

My ear drums were ringing for hours afterwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next, we played Minion Musical Chairs (I used music from the movie soundtracks)

I have a bunch of videos....here are the first two of these cuties dancing around.

Ladies all cozy upstairs watching Minion Madness (too bad I forgot their popcorn)

Had to do a craft with my super crafty lady Carlie.  Besides a few glue in the hair mishaps I thought the girls were super creative and they had such a great time creating, and chatting, and giggling

She got a lot of fabulous presents!  What a lucky and spoiled girl to have such sweet friends :)

Cake Time!!!!!!!

The ladies leaving with all their loot....check out their hats!

 Got to have CRAZY, FUNNY face pictures!!  It is a requirement in my book.

Close ups of the Jelly Jars....Eat JELLY, you purple freaks!

Berkeley came home (thank you Becky for watching him during the party...you are a lifesaver)so Berk and Carlie invited their neighborhood buddies over to play.  They went crazy with the craft supplies and leftover food and candy.  It was a pretty fantastic after party :-)

I LOVE my Carlie!!!!!!!!!  Happy birthday sweet. sweet girl.
Mamma loves you!

Happy Birthday to CARLIE!

Carlie turned NINE this past week.  I can't believe it.  My baby is growing up way too fast!!

  STOP, TIME, STOP!!!! 

Anyways, her birthday was super busy and fun.  Here is a summary of her BIG day!

 Here she is with her breakfast birthday muffin & birthday song :)

Here is a big basket of Oreo Rice Krispie treats for all the kids in her class at school. 

 It was SO FUN to deliver this basket of treats for Carlie to hand out during her lunch.

 Carlie's crazy table mates

 The whole crazy class....LOVE these kids.  They are so so so cute!

the treats were a big hit

 basket is almost empty..YUM...YUM

 After school we headed to the mall to get Carlie's ears pierced.  

She has been thinking about getting her ears pierced for a few months and she decided that her birthday would be the perfect time to do it.....I agreed. 

 Above is the BEFORE picture

AND

Ta-Da!!!

 Here are some after photos...how pretty!!!  She was so brave and excited.  She keeps looking at herself in the mirror (true Jolley's like to look at themselves in the mirror).

 Dad came home from work early so Carlie could open all her birthday loot.....

Look at that bike.  Isn't it the cutest???  

 sweet basket for her rad bike

 She squealed in the highest pitch you can imagine when she open her Caty Nior Monster High Doll. 

 It was hilarious.

 Berkeley insisted on giving her a Monster High video game

 (he loves playing it as much as she does...smart boy)

 taking it for a spin

 I still can't get over how cute this bike is.  I want it!!!  I also can't believe that she has an adult sized bike!

 Here comes little brother 

 He looks so tiny next to Carlie

 Carlie displayed her new dolls for her friends to check out

 We then headed to Berk's soccer practice.  Man he is a cutie.

 Work it Berk!

 We then headed over to Azteca for a yummy birthday meal - Carlie's choice, of course.

 Carlie loves her daddy

Berkeley & mommy - what is he doing with that eye...winking at the camera?

The highlight is always when they come sing happy birthday, bring a dessert, & put the sombrero on your head.  Carlie was so happy.  She said it was the best day ever (besides Disneyland).

 Berk got some hat action too.

Overall it was a great day. I was EXHAUSTED!!!!!
 I love making birthdays extra special for my kiddos.  

Next blog post, THE BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!

Yippee-Ki-Yay it is Berkeley's Birthday!

Here is the invitation I created for the birthday boy.   I had to put little boxes over my address and email to protect me from the creepers out there.


Yee-Haw....Berkeley's friends mosied on down to the Aldridge Ranch for a rip-roarin' birthday bonanza.

The horses had been rounded up into the corral

The Welcome Wagon had been set out

hats and bandannas awaited their new owners

games were ready

and the treats were waiting

 Berkeley's friends starting arriving and putting on their cowboy garb

Berkeley and his gang waiting for the rest of the gang to mosey on down

Happy Outlaw Berkeley

don't mess with Gunslinger Berkeley

Don't mess with Jake the Kid

Beware of Cow Stealing Carlie

Stay away from Claim Jumping Matthew

Don't mess with Switchback Spencer

Terrifying Jacob is on the loose!

Watch out of Round 'em Up Nathan

For some reason I did not get a wanted poster picture of Samantha and Josie....I am LAME.

 lining them up for some horse races

 giddy up!

Ride 'em cowboy!!!!!!

 look at the concentration :)

Cowboy Carlie can ride and pose at the same time.....definitely my daughter!

 Pin the Badge on the Sheriff

They did great!!!

Chow Time

 Such Cute Cow Pokes

 Yummy Cupcakes

 Gotta keep the cowboys hydrated

Carlie was such a great helper.  During lunch she lead the kids in a game of I Spy
(totally her idea - so proud of her initiative and leadership)

 Then the BANDIT arrived.......the cowboys and cowgirls started to chase him

 gonna get that bad guy!!!

 shooting the bandit

 We are gonna get that outlaw!!

The bandit is DOWN!!

 Hold 'em up outlaw!

The dead and SOAKED bandit!

 singing & blowing out the candles......

CUPCAKES with the Bandit!

 Love my girl!

 Spencer loved his cupcake

 Cutie Matthew

Love that cupcake face Nathan!

 Beautiful Cowgirl Josie

 Jake the ham!!  Hold 'em up!!

 Happy Samantha!!  Love her!!

Jacob my little leader...

 My weirdo Berk

gunslingers

 LOVE the evil face

 double the fire power

Time for presents....Berkeley's favorite part, of course.

He actually squealed in a super high pitched tone...hilarious

 Triple Trouble!!

what cuties

 The water guns were a HIT!

 Love my birthday boy

 That is one handsome cowboy

The party was super fun and there is NO WAY I could have done it without the help of my hard-working and creative mother!!!  Thank you mom - you are AMAZING!!!