Pink & Orange Birthday Party

Over the weekend we celebrated Madilynn's 3rd birthday. We celebrated at home with close friends and family. Instead of going with a theme, we kept it simple using pink and orange decorations.  Starting with the invitation.

Then we added some pops of the color in the backyard.

For food we hired a caterer to provide a taco bar. It was a hit last year and we didn't want to disappoint our guests. Click here for link to caterer website. I highly recommend them if you live the bay area.

And last, but certainly not least, we rented a jump house for the kids.

I'll never forget the look on our daughters face when the jump house arrived. She was so excited!

Happy Birthday my precious girl!

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 xoxo

Ruffle Bed Skirt

I searched high and I searched low to find the best ruffle bed skirt for Madilynn's room. It was difficult to find one that was reasonably priced and a decent quality.  We ended up buying one from overstock.com for $34.99. Click here for website. With a quick press of the iron, it turned out perfect.

My next item I want to check off the list is something to put over the head board. I found a cute little mirror at West Elm and hope it works. It should be here next week.

xoxo

Basket of Storage

I've been on a bit of a cleaning spree around here- going through cabinets and drawers, getting rid of items I don't need or use and moving them around to find a better place. You know how it goes, you clean out one drawer just to need to find a new home for half the stuff coming out of it. Since our house has limited storage and I don't like clutter (emphasis on the latter), I have to be creative as to what we keep and where it goes. While starring at our messy linen closet, I thought,  if I could find a better place for our blankets, then that would free up a whole shelf. So out the blankets came and before I knew it, it was already filled with more "stuff".  Now I left myself with no other choice, but to find a different place for them.

I had remembered a recent shopping trip with a girlfriend to Pottery Barn where they had some amazing baskets. I thought I could kill two birds with one stone - accessorize and storage. They have some great baskets right now, but I didn't want to spend $50-100. Not on a basket at least. So off to TJMaxx I go and what do you know, they have some there for $19.99! 

Here is where the basket has landed for now.

I have to say that it has been convenient having the blankets in the living room. We actually have been using them. I love when design meets functionality.

xoxo

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