Tangled Party: A party for a princess on a pauper's budget!

So I got a few of the girl's party ideas from other blogs on the internet so I thought I would share some of the ideas I used and some of my own ideas. That way others can use them too! Details, details, details. I am very into the details. This year i decided the details were what was going to make this party cute. As guests were arriving i had Rapunzel coloring sheets out and the Tangled dvd playing.

Decor and games: For starters, I bought this castle tent bc it looked kinda like a tower. The girls will not call it anything else. lol I knew it would be a cute birthday present and work for my "tower of presents" We had all the guests put their gifts in the tower and I used one of the girls Rapunzel toddler dolls out the window with a long yarn braid I had made. lol

The first game I hid some pretend rings and stones in the sand and whoever got the most wont a set of sidewalk chalk. Thought the chalk would be a cute prize since Rapunzel colors with chalk when she is at the square in the village.
Next they played Pin the Braid on Rapunzel. Instructions how I made the braids are below.
Well these centerpieces were a complete accident. lol I wanted all the balloons to be shaped like flowers and when i went to get them they were TINY! So i quickly had them air up more balloons and took the small ones too to use as the centerpieces.
I knew i needed paper lanterns to hang from the ceiling. We hung them all around and it was really cute. The girls were excited about their "floating lights"
The Pascal cookies and braids: I got the idea for the cookies on some cupcakes I saw on the Disney website. If you ever are having a Disney themed party go to that website! They have some really cute ideas! I figured we already had cupcakes so the cookies would be cute to take home. I just made round sugar cookies and colored the icing green. You use the gumdrops and chocolate chips for the eyes. Then darker green squirt icing for the rest. And for the braids for "pin the braid on Rapunzel" I just braided some yarn and tied some cute purple ribbon at the bottom. To stick it to the picture I just used those double stick adhesive squares. They worked perfect.
The personalized water bottles I thought was a nice touch ;). I just went to etsy and had a lady custom make them with the twins names and year. 4.99! and you just print them out from your home computer and wrap them and tape them on the water bottle. They even had little "nutrition facts" and "ingredients" So adorable and a great party favor for guests to take home. Very easy and very affordable!~

Next, the jello water with orange slice boats. The idea is inspired form the part in the movie where Flynn and Rapunzel are on the boat in the middle of the water about to see the "floating lights" I got this idea off another blogger. Just make the jello but let it chill in clear plastic cups, then cut orange slices and use the same sucker sticks and the same printer paper you will use to make the cupcake toppers, to make the sails. Very simple, cheap, and looks so colorful and festive. Taste really yummy too. Also if you get sugar free jello, it's not a heavy snack at all for the kiddos.

The cupcake toppers for the red velvet cupcakes: I saw on etsy you can purchase like 12 for 10 bucks. I was thinking no way. I can make these. lol I already had the sticks at home. They were from Michaels for like 2 bucks. It came with 50. It's the ones you used to make homemade suckers and stuff. I typed some things on a word document like their names, Happy Birthday, etc then i simply cut them out with those weird design scissors and glued them on colored printer paper. Then i just hot glue gunned them to the sticks. Very easy. The Tangled themed sticks were simply just stickers I bought at Walmart for $1.50, stuck them on the paper, then cut them out.

I loved how colorful everything was! Most of all I loved that my daughters enjoyed everything about it! Everything I did, I did it for them! I love them more than anything in the world and no matter how many people came, I wanted them to feel special and they did! Seeing them squeal after each gift and watching them blow out candles was priceless. Cant believe my babies are growing so fast. I know this was way long but I hope it helps some people out with their Tangled party!

it's been a REALLY long time...

Haven't blogged in almost a year. Last time I started blogging we were in a similar situation. Getting ready to have a lot of changes happen! As you most know, Tim got port picks and chose Bangor Washington which was really great since that is exactly where we have talked about going for the last year. Now we play the waiting game for the next week or two waiting for our official orders so we can get housing set up and everything else done. You get use to waiting for everything after a while. I know it's all in God's timing, not ours.
This was a busy past weekend. We went to the sub ball and the girls had their 4th birthday party. The sub ball was fun mainly bc we went with friends. Had some good laughs and enjoyed our evening. The girls birthday party went pretty well too. They had fun and that is the most important thing to me. Watching them open gifts and blow out candles was priceless. As soon as I get the photos from the party I will blog more in detail about it.
The thing I am most excited about in the next few weeks is coming back to Texas for a visit. I miss certain things about the Lone Star State but mostly family. Oh and Sonic. I also can't wait to see a few friends. The few I have left in Tx anyway. Anyway I guess I'll end this now.

Until next time....

it's been a while...

Well I haven't blogged in a while. Seems like we have been busy doing all sorts of things lately. I love doing family outings. Just last week we went to the museum, bowling, had the twins birthday with a couple people over, and drove to New Jersey and back along with Mothers day on Sunday. So wow I love my life. I am still loving it here in Connecticut. I'll be sad the day we ever leave this place. The only thing I do not love is that it's not summer yet here. The high tomorrow is only 49 but this is something I expected before getting here. One thing that is different now is that i try not to take advantage of any time with my kids and husband anymore because after being apart for a while you realize that every moment is special and should be cherished. My babies, well not babies anymore, turned 3 on friday! It is crazy just since they actually turned 3 they seem so much older. They got presents galore and have enjoyed every single one of them! they have for sure hit the barbie stage which i love because i remember playing barbies when i was younger. it was my favorite thing to do! We took them out in the garage today to ride their bikes for the first official time. it was too cold to go out to the park :(. And to my surprise they did awesome! We had to readjust sadie's bike because she is so long legged and once we did she just started peddling! She didn't want anyone helping her. She said "got it got it got it!" lol Sydney on the other hand was saying "daddy push me" and she could do it with his help. I was proud of both of them for trying so hard. It's amazing how different they both are in everything they do! I am so blessed to have two perfectly different little girls! They are the lights of my life and i will cry in 14 months from now when they are starting pre-k.

this is the life

Ever since I have been here i just feel pure joy. I wake up happy. I go to bed happy. I love it here in Connecticut. I love how it looks here, I love that it starts getting light at 5:30 a.m. I love how it can be cloudy rainy one second and then the next it is beautiful and sunny. I love our house. I love that the girls are so darn happy here and there is lots for us to do everyday. Most of all I love having our complete family again. I dont feel stressed here which is rare for me. I get excited about each new day that God has given me and that is how it should be. We shouldnt dread waking up but be thankful for each bright new day that we he has allowed us to wake up to. I love trusting in the Lord for all our needs. A year ago some days I would think "does God hate me?" seriously, HORRIBLE thought. But I know as Christians our valleys are lower and mountains are higher. Sometimes it takes being in your darkest night to realize "ok i need to trust HIM to lead me where HE wants me. Not my will but HIS. If we just realize to wait for his timing then the blessing will overflow and I am living proof. For once we dont have to worry about what bills are going to be paid and how dim our future looks. I feel like we are finally on track with our lives. We are where God wants us to be not where everyone else wants us to be. I'm going to take each day with a grain of salt and enjoy every second with my husband and kids and trust God to lead us wherever and whenever he so desires. I just want to give him thanks for everything he does because i'm living proof that if we trust him then he will bless you beyond belief!!!!


~The End

Where do I begin....

Ok so we got our internet set up today so I can catch you up on my world. Let me first start off by saying a little bit about our move here to CT. I was shocked at how good my girls were being 30 hours in the car. It just shows that they are getting older day by day because the end of January on our trip to Chicago they were not good. We went 13 hours the first day to make it to Nashville. We stayed the night with Tim's Aunt Brenda and her husband. They were so sweet and great hosts! We came in to an amazing home cooked dinner which tasted delicious esp since we had eaten Taco Bell for lunch. lol We slept great and headed on our way the next morning. We made it all the way to the border of Virginia and stayed at a really nice hotel for a great rate. It rocks being military when it comes to discounts for those types of things. I really do think I am going to enjoy our future in the military. The only crappy part is being away from Tim for long periods of time but it's nothing our love cant handle. Anyway back to it...the next morning we left at 6 a.m. and in the matter of 20 minutes we had gone through West Virginia and Maryland. Once we got to Pennsylvania we hit major construction and it took an hour and a half to go 3 miles! Not cool but fortunately the girls slept through that. We finally arrived at our new home at about 3:30. The girls were so happy to see there daddy! They would not let them out of their sight and Sydney did not want him to put her down. She is more of the daddy's girl. when he left to go get his stuff and finish up some paper work they cried. Every time he leaves to go to school or anything I think they are afraid that he is not coming back but I assure them that we will see him again later in the day. Since we got here I have just been filled with joy and the girls are extra happy too! Of course I miss my family but I love it here in Connecticut. It is beautiful here and our house omg better than i could imagine! It is perfect for our family so I will definitely miss it when we have to leave here. We could be here anywhere from 6 months to a couple of years so we'll see what happens. Right now we are just enjoying being a family again and going to try to do as many things as possible while we are here. We went to Build a Bear the other day and the girls had so much fun! I love going places with Tim again. It's like a weight is lifted and I can enjoy things more. We received all of our stuff from the moving company on Saturday. Those guys did an amazing job! We got everything very quickly and they unpacked that truck within like an hour and a half! Today I'm going to try to get the rest of it unpacked. I am going to post pics as I go because I have had a few people ask to see some and am happy to share them with my family and friends. It is kinda strange living in a different state. There are different laws here and apparently you can go 30 miles over the speed limit and not get pulled over but if you are on a cell phone then TICKET. lol they are really strict on that law but speeding not so much.The speed limit on the main highway here is 55 and I will be going 65 and have people passing me right and left. I keep forgetting and have answered my phone a few times while I am driving. ha. Also we have to recycle certain things here. It is a mandatory recycling state which I think is great but is something I have to get use to. Well I guess that is all for now. I am overwhelmed with the blessings and am so thankful for God's great love. Excited about the life he has given us and what is to come!


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one word: EXHAUSTED!

So this past week has been a whirlwind!!! But it's one week closer to seeing my love so that is definitely a plus. Friday morning the movers came bright and early and they were so incredibly nice and one of them even gave me better directions to Groton so I wouldnt have to drive in the the horrid traffic of NYC. I am really appreciative of all they did. I thought of everything but how the twins would react to all these strangers in the house taking their things. After much crying they finally came to grips that we are getting a new house with daddy and their things are being taken there by the big truck. After the movers left I did some cleaning up and everything looked so empty and I had a sigh of relief. Then I started preparing everything for the garage sale we had today. That went pretty well but I am so glad that it's over! My body aches from moving things. My eyes are heavy from having hardly any sleep and being so busy this past week. I cannot believe in just a few more days I will be with Tim again! I'm excited about our little road trip and am so excited to get there but right now I just want sleep and a lot of it. Tomorrow I have one more load of laundry and have to finish packing the car. Then we are going to celebrate the girls bday with my family so i have to make cupcakes and get all that set up as well. But mostly tomorrow I am taking it easy and just going to enjoy my family for one more day.


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passing it on....

Well today has been the most tiring day i have had in a really long time. Timothy called me at 10 to let me know that the moving company was bringing someone out to survey our stuff we are moving. "oh she will be there at 1 maybe a little early" well she was here at freaking 11:30!!! so i had to take her to each room and just point stuff out. sooo hopefully they bring the right amount of boxes and stuff because as of earlier today stuff was EVERYWHERE. Thank the good Lord for my mother in law. she has helped me so much these last few days. she came over and helped me do a lot and we moved my mom's couch out and put our love seat in it's place. My arms feel like jello. My body hurts so bad. But i decided to give my mom our love seat because a) she needed it badly! b)we are getting a new sectional when we get to ct and c) i really wanted to bless her because someone gave it to us so i wanted to pass it on. She was really happy when she got home. It made the whole room look so much better! Then i decided since i had read that someone had paid for the the person behind them in the drive thru line that i would pass that on as well so today at taco bell that is what i did although the worker seemed completely confused at to what i was doing. I'm not blogging about these things to get kudos or anything but just to maybe place it on someone else's heart to do the same types of things. I just feel so incredibly blessed for everything in my life and i really just want to bless others the way i have been. well i have a busy three days ahead of me. I can't wait to actually be driving and on my way.

~The End