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Category Archives: let’s party.jpg) .jpg) we celebrated oscar’s fifth birthday last weekend with a couple of his favourite things: camping and plenty of sugar. i took very few photos once the guests arrived, but definitely documented the decked out campsite well 🙂 he’s already planning his next party… 
when the holiday inn express west edmonton got in touch with me to chat about their new property opening up near the west edmonton mall, i jumped at the chance to head there to check it out with the family for a weekend. we’ve been wanting to try a staycation and the timing was perfect — we actually celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary there with the kiddos and didn’t even have to cook or wash dishes 😉 this new hotel is unique to edmonton as it’s IHG’s first dual-branded property in canada, with the holiday inn express on one side for short term visits and the candlewood suites on the other for longer stays, but the most exciting things for our kids (and us) were the family friendly amenities and the proximity to the mall (yay shopping!)! lila is currently going through a phase where she loves to know the weather forecast at all times so she was more than thrilled with the interactive screen in the lobby on which she could check out the day’s weather, among other things, and the boys were most excited about making up the couch bed for themselves. having three kids, it’s sometimes hard to find hotel rooms with enough sleeping space for everyone so having the two beds plus the pull out couch was a welcome change and we quickly made ourselves right at home. (meanwhile i was impressed with the modern decor and clean lines that aren’t always to be found in hotel chains!)
this was the day we celebrated cole turning three. he has since turned four, but who’s counting 😉
next month lila is turning SEVEN (what?!). probably time i share last year’s party before it’s time to throw this year’s 😉
i recently alluded to a little something special that my lovely friend christine and i have been working on, and i’m so excited to finally chat about it a bit here! earlier this month we hosted our inaugural made social — a modern craft workshop that is equal parts fun night out with the girls, excuse to get a bit crafty, confetti photobooth, yummy snacks and a whole lot more. after frequent crafting adventures over the past few years for various parties for our children, holidays, business launches, etc., christine and i came to the conclusion that it’s so much more fun to do these things together than it is to do it all alone, and maybe there are other people out there who would feel the same way. that little idea grew into what you see below — a modern craft party, if you will, each one individually styled to reflect a specific season, or holiday, or event. (we’re excited to offer private parties — birthdays, showers, bachelorette parties, no-reason-at-all-parties as well as ticketed events open to the public).
we really couldn’t be more pleased with how well the evening turned out, and how supportive the community of women who attended were of our little venture. (thank you to amanda, diana, erinn, holly, jenna, jenna, justine, kassandra, kassey, kelsy, linda, and stephanie for giving up an evening to share in our launch!) we were also lucky enough to work with the following amazing local businesses for this first workshopshop: carousel paper & co., confetti sweets, contessa french macarons, fabloomosity, i love the moon, justine ma, plum home and design, pura botanicals, the project loft and uppercase press. and we can’t wait to work with many of them again, and introduce you to a whole bunch more, with our future events! which brings me to some exciting news — registration for our fall workshop, to be held on saturday, october 24th, opens THIS evening (monday, september 28) at 8:30pm. the link will be posted on our instagram account at 8:30 sharp and i have a feeling spots will fill quite quickly, so be there to get in on the fun! thanks so much for all of your support!
black storm clouds loomed in the distance, light rain fell from the sky and crazy winds kept knocking down my little box city, but i was determined that oscar’s first birthday be the backyard party i had envisioned from the start. the crazy weather combined with a wee case of procrastination-itis kept most of my more ambitious ideas from coming to fruition, but in the end, the sun came out, the birthday boy had a great time, and we were surrounded by so much love and laughter that “what was” was just as special as “what could have been”. huge thanks to everyone who joined us, and especially to our friend rob for surprising us with this amazing video of the festivities (seriously! his tiny camera is so inconspicuous that i thought he was just snapping a few photos) and more than making up for the fact that i hardly picked up my camera all day.
 wrapped up a very hanki launch party week with — what else? — a little party! it was kind of fun 😉 florals and venue: fabloomosity yay!it’s friday and time for the fifth and final giveaway of a very hanki launch party, in celebration of my new look and the transition from pink sugar to andrea hanki! (and if you haven’t already, you can enter the first (a lifestyle session with me) here, the second (my favourite things) here, the third (goodies for your home) here, and the fourth (kids’ fashion) here!) today’s giveaway is a curated collection of some of awesome goodies to throw yourself your very own personal party (because, why not?!) from some awesome canadian small businesses and designers. it’s been so awesome celebrating this week with all of you and what better way to wrap up this launch party than with an actual one!
the following goodies are included:
to enter, follow the steps in the rafflecopter giveaway below. (i hope you win.) a Rafflecopter giveaway
also, i think my grammar might be wrong up there in the title, but we’re heading out the door to yet another party (i’m not complianing), so i’m just going to let that slide. |
