Back to parties from last year...I have to get caught up! Sugar Pea had a very big year. Turning five is a big milestone: it's then end of the toddler years with pre-k ending and starting Kindergarten. She had TWO parties last year and it was awesome for her. She still talks about both of her parties. Sugar's first party was in my hometown of Athens, Georgia. We yell Gooo Dawgs in this house (which is why there was a banner a few months ago).
My King Pea is a mega Star Wars fan. In a couple of months, you will see again why he is such a huge fan. I told him that Sugar wanted a Star Wars party and because he isn't the planner for out of town parties, I did a cutesy version of what I thought would be a girl version of the party. I did not make the invites because I waited too long! Shutterfly offered an awesome deal on some photo invites. It was seriously cute and probably the only time that I will do a photo invite.
Our awesome photographer and Mother Owner (over More Peas, Please) with Snap Pea Imaging and Design did our photos. We keep her not just because she's our mother company but because she's a great friend!
Let's start with the decor. I ordered lanterns from Paper Lantern Store (they have awesome prices AND huge lanterns) to represent the characters. Blue = R2D2; White with brown "buns" = Leia; Gold = C3PO; Grey = Death Star. We made lightsabers out of pool noodles and the pool noodle handles. The "Thank You" tag went along with the candy I found at Michael's that was SW themed and some glow sticks (that actually fit in the pool noodles to light up at night). The Menu was designed with cutesy names for Sugar Pea because she explicitly told me she only wanted Leia not Darth Vader anything.
Food: What's a party without it? So that's all on the menu. We used a popcorn bucket that was R2D2 for the nuggets, dipped pretzels in lightsaber colors, star crunch, etc. The Princess Leia Cake pops were made by my favorite Athens bakery: Bee's Knees. I bought a few molds off of Amazon that were Han Solo frozen in Carbonite and the Death Star to make Ice Cubes. It's intense work, but I love details!
Last, but totally not least, were our guests. Being from out of town, I relied on my High School friends to make up the guest list. They totally surprised me with their generosity and actually being there. My grandparents even drove in from Texas to help celebrate her special time. I am so grateful that after 14 years, I still have friends that care to make my Sugar Pea feel great. It was fun for Sugar to make new friends too. You guys totally are awesome. Thanks to my parents for letting me hold a party at their house - especially because my baby brother had graduated from High School and JUST had a party. Here's the birthday girl and my Sweet Pea as well in her R2D2 costume (yes, I made the shirt).
Sugar was getting a little warm (I mean her birthday is Memorial Day Weekend) so she took off her costume to blow out her candle. Then they went out to play with their lightsabers while my King Pea joined in with the kids. He does know how to have a good time.
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