Cole and Cooper's Birthday Carnival

Last weekend we celebrated Cole's 4th birthday and Cooper's 1st birthday with a carnival themed bash at the lake! Marshall and I planned and worked for weeks preparing for this party, so please forgive me if I go a little overboard with pictures and explanations about the day!!! We decided to have it be carnival themed because Cole loves all the games (and especially the prizes) and the fair. So over the last few months I have steadily bought things and have gotten ideas on how to make this party kick butt! As guests pulled in, they saw the carnival sign on the tent where they could drop off gifts and get some shade.


We made a cute street sign at the end of our driveway with Cooper Alley nailed on one side and Cole Blvd on the other side! That way no one could miss our house!





I got a cute idea off interest to make a sign with arrows indicating which direction you can go to find different things like games, restrooms, etc! Marshall cut all the arrows and I painted the words/animals. I LOVE how this turned out!!!





On our porch we put all the food, which consisted of typical carnival food like hot dogs, nachos, and cupcakes! Isn't our backdrop behind the table so stinking cute?! I dressed Cole and Cooper up in Clown outfits and took their picture for the centerpiece on the table!


With the help of Audrey, we made all the cupcakes and icing!!!


I topped the cupcakes with lions (for the chocolate cupcakes) and elephants (for the white cupcakes). We made about 80 cupcakes!!


I even made Cole and Cooper their own cakes!


Out side we had a bunch of chairs and tables. The centerpieces on each table consisted of licorice ( lion tamer whips), peanuts (elephant feed), and cherry sours (clown noses).


By the lake we set up this popcorn maker that Marshall stole from the bike shop! And the popcorn turned out smelling so good and delicious! I'm thinking everyone on the lake was wishing they were invited! :)


We also had cotton candy for the guests to take home!


So that's it for the decor and food! Next post will be the games and people!!!