I can hardly believe that our sweet Caroline has turned three. I remember that Easter afternoon she was born like yesterday. This years party was a little different than others in that the guest of honor had a lot of input! She picked out the theme, Hello Kitty, and she helped pick out the decor and the ever important cake! No more planning sweet birthday parties for my babe, we have headed into kid territory! That meant diving a little into store bought licensed materials to make the Caroline happy, versus me wanting everything home made! The fun part was she anticipated this day for a couple of months. There was a bit of a countdown and the days leading up to her birthday she could hardly contain herself! We lucked out with the weather, although it was a bit cold. We took what we could get seeing as there was a winter storm that dumped a bit of snow the week before! We needed the snow to melt quickly so that the ever important bounce house could be set up. All Caroline requested was cake, ice cream, cupcakes, and a bounce house. We did not disappoint 🙂 I didn’t get as many pictures this year since it’s a lot harder to keep up with kids running around, guests to entertain, and balloons popping, but I wanted to share with you this very important and fun day.

I went a little heavy on the menu since the party was from noon till 2pm. We were trying to maximize prime sunshine hours! I kept my head level preparing for the party, and her “real” birthday a couple of days beforehand by lots of planning. As I have mentioned before, Mise en Place! It’s so important, more so for something like this where it’s all about food, dessert, decor, hosting and lot of children! I started prepping the weeks leading up to the party. First, starting with making the ice cream. Then I started making the cakes and freezing them. Then things like the fondant were prepared and cookies made. When you are doing something like this, use the freezer if you can. It is your biggest ally when it comes to baked goods! If there is enough interest, I would be happy to show how I prepare for the party and how I make a schedule for the days leading up.

The Menu

Crudites with Ranch Dressing

Fruit Platter

Pretty in Pink Popcorn

Chips and French Onion Dip

Cowboy Caviar and Chips

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Pull-Apart Pizza Bites with Marinara Sauce

Pigs in a Blanket with Ketchup

Canape Bread with Deli Meat and Cheese

Pink Tortilla Mozzarella Quesadillas with Salsa

Yellow Cupcakes with Buttercream and gumpaste bows

Hello Kitty Cake – Chocolate Cake, “Pink” Yellow Cake, Raspberry Buttercream, Marshmallow Fondant

Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream, Chocolate ice cream, Vanilla Bean ice cream, and Strawberry ice cream

Favor Bags – Hello Kitty Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing and fun toys.

Cupcake gumpaste bows were purchased from Sweet Lavender Bake Shop and Caroline’s hair bow was purchased from Blondie’s Bowtique

Decor was purchased or made by myself.