Matching Dress Party

Remember this post when I mentioned something big happening?? I had a matching dress party last Saturday for a family in my Salem field. Last November this dear couple adopted 2 little girls....1 1/2 and 2 1/2 years old. They got them so quickly I wasn't able to have a "shower" or party before they arrived so I waited until the girls were secure with their new Mommy and Daddy. They have adjusted SOOOOO well!! All four of them are very happy!

Anyway, I asked the parents what the girls needed.....no toys, no books, but dresses! And the Mother likes to dress them alike, which quickly became the theme of the party "Matching Dresses". It was very fun to plan. I chose brown and pink as the decorating colors.

Preparing.....

Lots of supplies!

My two tireless helpers!!! They were troopers....decorating 72 dress cookies!

Some of the finished product. Notice the cookies beyond the frosted ones......at this point we were only 1/2 done!

Decorations

Front door entrance

The "Great Hall"

Back door

This is a terrible picture, but the best one I had of only the "clothesline." For part of the decorating, I hung brown and pink outfits in the window. There is a better picture below of the clothesline! :) Fun idea!

Napkins

Aren't these napkins just darling? I found them online....matching the party colors perfectly!

Dress Cookies

All 72 of the little dress cookies. They were a hit!!!!!!

Cakes!

Matching dresses....2T & 4t! :) I learned a LOT from these cakes! Next time I would do many things differently....though it was fun! Good learning experience.

Snacks of course

The cookies.

Chips, dip, cheese and meat roll-ups

Veggies, chips and salsa dip.

More cookies and savory pretzels. Notice the fish eating the cookies.

Adult Activity

Waiting for dresses

Hanging up his finished product...

Here are most of the dresses. Click on picture to see them better.
Since it was a "matching dress party" everyone was given a dress template to decorate. Even the guys! There were all sorts of supplies to choose from. We sent the finished product home with E and C for the girls bedroom. They turned out really cute!!

Kiddo Activities

Miss M cutting her play doh.

Miss Z rolling, rolling and......

.....finger printing.
The children's table had activities....play doh, coloring, foam creations. Lots of fun stuff!

People Pictures

Intently making their dresses.

Guys participated too.....notice the careful choosing at the materials table! :)

Creative juices flowing!

Fancy dresses!

Gifts....

Here are all the "matching dress" gifts. Many below too....

Balloon Fun

Papa and Little Miss L.

Papa and Little Miss D.

Miss D and Miss L playing with balloons.

Miss L running away with Miss D's balloon. :)

Guests of honor....

Just finished opening gifts....they got LOTS of matching dress sets. The ones hanging in the window were gifts for them also....but I used them for decorations. :)

Eating their snacks. Yummy!

Matching Skirts

Here are the skirts that I made the girls. Notice the 2 little ones in the left hand corner....matching skirts for their dolls also. :)

Valentine's Day Catch up

These flowers were given to me by a very special friend! I love fresh flowers!

Same special friend made this peppermint cake (I LOVE peppermint) with white chocolate frosting for me. I DO feel loved!