A SURPRISE Sweet 16 Party for my daughter!!

A little mom moment — {I am so proud of my Hayley. The teenage years seemed so scary to me when my kids were young. And we did have a couple bumpy years when she was about 12 or 13. But it is so fun to have this beautiful girl in my life. She has been working so hard. She has been trying to get healthier over the past year by eating well and working out and has lost about 30 pounds. She also is doing great in school and is so dedicated to her lacrosse team. She went on her first date this weekend — I cried just a little bit.}

And while she was gone on her date, our family went into over-drive getting a SURPRISE party set up. It was so fun!!! She had NO idea.

My friend Amy from Living Locurto made a custom party package for this party – including those awesome 3-d numbers. Amy is SO talented!!! I love the hearts and bright colors — it’s so Hayley!!

Check out the cute Heart Birthday Banner. And the Cupcake Toppers. And the Straw Flags. Everything is so fun. Amy will be selling a version of this party soon in her Living Locurto Printable Shop. She can personalize it for you too!

We made all kinds of treats for the festivities. Plus, tons of chips and dips and appetizers.

We also set up a Photo Booth.

For the background I used plastic tablecloths. And then hung paper fans of different colors and sizes, overlapping. It was so bright and pretty!!

It was such a fun night. And the best part?? She had NO idea. She was so surprised!!

I also made a paper chandelier out of paper lanterns. I just attached them together and hung them with twine from the ceiling. I used battery-operated lights to illuminate them with no wires.

She was so surprised!!

I love these kinds of moments.

Thanks again to Amy at Living Locurto for the printables for the party!!

xoxoPS — I’m linking to these fun parties:

 Skip to My Lou, Someday Crafts, Somewhat Simple,  Tidy Mom, Tip Junkie, Today’s Creative Blog, I Heart Naptime, The CSI Project’s Birthday Challenge

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