A Beach Theme Birthday Party

This guest post today comes from Kristal, my friend over at the fabulous LA mom blog PierToPeer.net, about the darling beach theme birthday party she threw for her daughter’s 4th birthday last summer. I thought she had the cutest ideas on how to throw a super cute beach birthday party. Here is what she wrote…

Last year for my daughter’s 4th birthday we decided to celebrate on the beach. Living in Manhattan Beach and having a summer birthday, it was the perfect setting for her big day…

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Lovely Paper Craft Parties

I love a great party idea which is why I am so excited to share with you a local OC company called Lovely Paper which offers craft parties at your location in Orange County or LA!

Owned by Patricia Aguilar, an artist and teacher who married her two passions, Lovely Paper is a company that celebrates teaching people to unleash their creativity through whimsical crafts.

Parties by Lovely Paper

Do your children LOVE doing crafts? I know my oldest daughter could spend hours working on art projects, so I can only imagine the fun she would have at a craft party!

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Mad Science South Orange County Birthday Parties [+ Giveaway!]

Do you have a little Einstein on your hands? Or perhaps an inquisitive young Marie Curie? Do your kid’s eyes light up when hearing the words slippery slime, bubbling potions, or rocket launch? Then a birthday party with hands on experiments by Mad Science South Orange County might be just what the little scientist ordered! And I have a FREE birthday party to give away in this post (that you can use anytime within a year) so please make sure to read more on the details on how to enter

Click here to read more and enter to win a free birthday party package!

A Surprise 40th Birthday at Montage Laguna Beach

This past month, on Monday, June 20th, my husband thought he was going into work on the day of his 40th birthday, but I had other plans. This was the FIRST surprise I have ever pulled off since we have been married and let me tell you, it was so much fun!

To me, the big 4-0 is monumental. So I thought the day deserved to be spent at an amazing Orange County resort, and I couldn’t think of a better spot to celebrate a special occasion like this than Montage Laguna Beach!

Neither of us had ever stayed there before. Let’s just say it is a “save your dollars for awhile” kind of splurge, because an experience like this does not come without a notable price tag. However, after we stayed, or rather, EXPERIENCED what it is like to be a guest at the Montage, I understand why!

It comes down to three simple words that together added up to make an experience we will never forget.

Let me start at the beginning….

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