Mussels & Mermaids: A Joint Birthday Party:

Happy Monday Friends! 

With the hustle & bustle of Kindergarten staring, Steven being gone, and well... life, I haven't had time to post about the joint birthday bash that was; Mussels & Mermaids! 

I am so excited to finally be sharing all of the details from the big joint birthday bash with all of you! It was such a perfect day celebrating our Summer babes a few weeks ago and having daddy here for it was exactly why we did this {he was gone for both of their actual birthdays}. Everything came together perfectly and Charli & Crew loved every little detail that went into their special celebration {I have a feeling Charli is going to be just like momma when it comes to planning & decorating haha!}

We changed it up quite a bit this year as we had the party at 4pm {which we have never done}. It gave me a little anxiety having the party that late in the afternoon. If you are from here or know our kind of Summer weather than you know it pretty much rains every single afternoon here {because, humidity}. I am so thankful it only sprinkled for the first several minutes and ended up being a wonderful evening for everyone to enjoy.

With throwing an early evening party I thought it would be appropriate to have small snacks/hors d'oeuvres, which ended up working perfectly. We served steamed Mussels, Shrimp cocktail, Chicken skewers {which I called "chicken of the sea" hahahaha!}, and some fruit, veggies, and cheeses. 

With a beverage station for the kids & adults too of course {because we also get parched}! 

Summer birthdays in Florida have to be either inside or water related, it is just too hot & humid for anything else. And with the kids now-a-days, having a "fun activity" or a "main attraction" is the way we are steering. So we surprised the kids with a blow up water slide for their birthday. It was the best purchase and all the kids loved it and had the absolute best time {high five between Steven & I!!}! Charli & Crew have already used it multiple times since their party too, total win! 

We slowed the pace of the party to sing Happy Birthday before returning to organized chaos. 

As our guests started to file out, the kids handed them their party favors "C" Bags {you know, like Sea Bags :)} haha! They were filled with a bag of Goldfish & Swedish Fish! A perfect little treat from the sea! ;)

We waited to open presents when it was just a few of our family & close friends {I just feel it is even more chaotic when you try and do presents with ALL the kids...}

Charli & Crew had the absolute best birthday celebration and to our surprise, Charli is requesting another joint birthday for next year {jaw dropped}. 

Thank you to everyone who could make it and celebrate these two cuties!

It truly made their day!