Christmas Wish List

I received this text today from my husband “I need a Xmas list”.  Well sweetheart, now that you ask, there are a few things I have had my eye on and I’ll blog about it for you.  As everyone is basting their Turkey and flipping through the Blackfriday ads, here are a few things you may want to be on the lookout for.

 

1)      Skinnytaste Cookbook – I love the blog and I am very excited that there are actually recipes in print version compiled into one book. 

2)      Casetify Cell Phone Case – I can’t just pick one case, I love them all!  My favorite are the transparent cases and of course the photo cases.  I just hope they are as awesome in person as they are online.  Oh and they also have Christmas and Snow Themed Transparent cases!

 

3)      Moscow Mule Copper Mug – 2 of these bad boys are very much needed.  I have a new found love of Moscow Mules by the pool. It is such a light and refreshing drinking paired with a copper mug.

 

4)      Lush Bath Bombs – Lush gets festive around the holidays and has an awesome line of bath bombs to help you decompress.  These are such a treat and leave your skin feeling silky smooth.

 

 

5)      Mad Men, The Final Season – According to the blogs, this goes on sale blackfriday at Target.  This is really a gift for him too since we typically watch it together with our glasses of Jameson.

 

6)      Pureology Hydrate Shampoo – I hate buying shampoo and I hate the cost of it but often times when I switch, I end up going through so many shampoos that I should have stuck with what I know works.  I love to ask for my favorite haircare and make up for Christmas and Birthdays.

7)      Labeler Cord – I still have no idea if my labeler actually came with a cord or not.  I received my labeler as a gift from my husband last year and have been labeling like crazy ever since but I am changing the battery VERY often and would love an adapter.  I also could use some refill tape at the rate I am going with labeling. 

 

8)      Jo Totes Camera Bag – I really hate carrying my camera bag and my purse to events.  What ends up happening is I try to stuff whatever I can into my camera bag which is your standard bag which means I can’t find stuff or stuff is falling out because that isn’t what the bag is intended for.  I would absolutely love a bag like this!

Monster Inc Birthday Party

My son wanted a Monster’s Inc Party and was clear that he didn’t want a Monster’s University Party.  That was a little challenging because everything that is out right now is Monster’s University.   I took to Pinterest to see what I could find.  He really loves pajamas and would stay in them all day if he could and could eat pancakes for every meal.  The theme was a Monster’s Inc. PJs and Pancakes.  I loved the cake.  We were lucky that the West Side Bakery could do this for us.  Mike and Sully eating pancakes were perfect and made him so happy!  He also picked out the filling which was cookies and cream!  They also made the cookies.  We had a family friend who started her own business make Monster cake pops which were perfect as well. 

Décor

I have found that for parties I like to buy the party colors instead of the party plates and tablecloths.  I can typically reuse the stuff and it is cheaper as well.  Target had the plates, tablecloths, napkins and silverware pretty cheap.  I also got the treat bags there as well.  I did buy Sulley paper cup for the kids.  I added the cupcake topper to the front of the bags and also to the front of some of the jars, glasses, bowls, etc.  I even used double sided tape to put them on the coffee cups.  I put the signs up around the house and also placed some inside of my favorite party frames, the Ikea $0.99 frames!  I also got a few tissue paper balls to hang in the windows.

Food

The yogurt bar was a big hit.  I included low-fat vanilla yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, granola and yogurt covered raisins.  We made some breakfast casseroles, ham, bacon, sausage and pancakes for breakfast.  I also made pancake muffins.  My mom told me about these and they turned out really good.  I made some that were plain and others that had chocolate chips in there.  You can put anything you want in them, but that is what I thought everyone would like best. 

Special Touches

I love the milk jug look and though that would be perfect for the party.  I read somewhere that someone collected the Starbucks Frappuccino bottles and took the stickers off of the front.  It was much cheaper and very practical than ordering them from somewhere.

I also found Disney sticker books to use as placemats.  They were cute for the kids to play with and take home.  I also picked up some monster glasses which they loved playing with and got a cute group shot with everyone.  Of course the kids loved being in their PJs as well.

Invite – Gensquared (Etsy)

Cupcake Toppers and Signs – PetitePartyStudio (Etsy)

Cake and Cookies – The West Side Bakery

Cake Pops – Traci Kohl

Paper Party Supplies & Treat Bags – Target

Disney Sticker Book – Amazon

Sulley Cups – Amazon