Saturday was Smith’s 4th birthday! (Insert me sobbing here. He’s my baby…I didn’t want him to turn four!) Sigh…but he turned four and there wasn’t a thing I could do about it. This year’s theme…Camp Smith!
My 4 year old! My mom has always called him Big Guy…and now that he’s four, I really think he is a big guy! (And as a side note, my dad calls him Tater Tot…)
I love, love, love my birthday signs! Every kid has one for the day they were born and then one for each birthday. I take them off the sticks and hang the signs in their room. Love this tradition! I once again asked my sweet sign girl if I could give out her contact info and she politely said no thank you. She really likes just making a few signs a year for me. Isn’t this one so good?!?!
Perfect weather for a 6 o’clock camp out!
You know how I love a good party favor! After Christmas, I picked up both the candles and hot chocolate on sale :).
Andrea (of course) did my invites, banner and food labels. Love, love, love her orange accents…she knew that was Smith’s signature color :).
Since we had a camp out, we had a fun s’mores bar! Different chocolates, different kinds of graham crackers and four different flavors of marshmallows (my favorite is the coconut!). I’ve learned that Walmart has the best selection of graham crackers and marshmallows. We had so much fun making our s’mores!
Smith’s invite next to his birth announcement :).
Smith told me over and over again that he wanted chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Done!
This boy loved his camping party outside! He’s pointing his skewer at me in the picture :).
And this girl was totally into the camping theme too!
Inside his tent 🙂
Kensington was watching Papaw cook her dog…she looks nervous!
We had all of the camp out necessities…hot dogs, turkey dogs, brats, chips, baked beans, trail mix and s’mores.
This was Andrew’s kind of party!
Sweet kids enjoying their camp out!
We came inside to sing to the birthday boy!
Such cute kids! Nixon came to the camp out and spent the night. They are so sweet together!
Lots of present opening!
I just love my baby cousin Brooke 🙂
After everyone left, we bathed the kids and tucked them in. The boys stayed up a little later watching a movie on the i-Pad. The perfect way to end Smith’s birthday.
We always have such a fun time celebrating their birthdays! I love this little 4 year old big guy so much! He’s my heart.
For Smith’s 1st Par-tee, click here.
For Smith’s Ski Lodge, click here.
For Smith’s Surf Shop, click here.
And don’t forget…it’s Meal Planning Monday!
Click here for the meal plan!
Jennifer Cannon says
Love being able to "watch" him grow up!
Love all the parties, the sweet pictures, and all the family memories you have!
Can't wait to "watch" all of sweet Ashby Londons birthdays unfold too 🙂
Happy Monday Shulls!
Off to plan my dinners!
Xoxo
Jen
allisonwest says
Looks like y'all had a great time! Good job, mama!!
Alaleh says
This looks SO fun and I don't even have kids! Can you add party planner to your list of expertise?! Thank goodness I will have your blog to come back to for ideas one day when I do have kids 😉
Tara G. says
Another great party in the books!! Smart, smart theme with all your other busyness!!!!
Meagan @ The Clanahan Fam says
I am dying over this theme. So flipping cute. Wonder if I can get away with it for my twin's birthday in June — in Houston, ha! 🙂
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
DANG you're good at throwing a party! Everything was perfect!
K says
Love this, especially the smores bar! Several great ideas :). And happy belated birthday to Smith!
K says
Love this, especially the smores bar! And happy belated birthday to Smith!
Narci says
How fun!! This is such a cute birthday and perfect for Smith!! Hope he had a wonderful day!!
Slightly Askew Designs says
You know how much I adored this theme and you pulled it off flawlessly!!! And is it weird that I KNEW you'd be wearing your puffer with plaid??? 🙂
Now time to start on Kensingtons party, right??? 🙂
Sarah E @ theteacherswife.com says
Such a great idea for a birthday party!! Is is ok to have a smores bar in my house even when there is no birthday coming up! Looks so yummy! 🙂
Liz/happymommy says
What a fun idea for a birthday party!!! Love the pic of you and Andrew and Smith while you were singing happy birthday to him….so cute!!!
Donna says
Oh my goodness what a perfect birthday party for a little boy! I love all the decorations and attention to detail!
Meggie says
What a cute and fun party! Loved all the details!!
mel @ the larson lingo says
SO cute!! Love, love, love this theme (doing Camp Luke in 2 years for his 3rd bday!) Love the smores bar…yum! Happy 4th Birthday, Smith!!!
Tara says
What an awesome party idea!! Love the S'mores bar. Very cool! I will have to keep this in mind when I have children…hopefully soon!
Maureen W. (Maryland) says
Hi, Shay! Okay, so you know you are a MMF fan when in December you start looking forward to Smith's birthday party post, wondering what his theme will be! I was not disappointed! In fact, this may be my favorite yet!! Looks like such a fun party to attend. Happy Birthday to your sweet Smith! Cheers to you for being an awesome mom and making special memories for your family! XOXO
PS – Andrea's graphics are so amazing – hard to believe it is her side job.
Anonymous says
Hi there! Where do you get all of your frames ? I love the small gold one on the mantle. Also love your french bakery sign can you share where from 🙂
Cathy F says
So cute and creative. I am with Smith, I love a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting!
Susan Pelizzaro says
You have the best party themes! So fun 🙂
Alison @ Get Your Pretty On says
You are SO creative with your party ideas! I love that it's not the typical themes. This is so wonderfully boy-ish. Great favors too!
The New Family says
Happy birthday to Smith! His party was adorable, as always. I hope y'all had a fun day! 🙂
hillary says
Oh my goodness I LOVE! I've been thinking about a camping theme for Jonah's 1st birthday!! This was so fun to see that theme all pulled together!! I love the sign tradition. May have to copy that. What I love most is that it looked relaxing and fun for adults too. Great job!
Happy birthday Smith!!!!
Jaclyn Johnson says
Such a great party!! Love the pics and love the theme, great job, mama!
– Jaclyn G
Aubrey says
So much cuteness! Love the camp-out theme!
Jaren says
Such a great idea Shay! Winter birthdays are hard theme-wise, but this idea is PERFECT! I'll definitely be taking that idea in a few years-slumber-party-girl-style of course.
{Hi Sugarplum!} says
Such a cute party!!! Happy day to sweet Smith…he is certainly loved! xo
Amber Glaser says
This is adorable! You could be a professional party planner. 🙂
Hope you guys have fun…I know you have a busy week coming up! 😉
Christy says
Super cute! This is definitely a theme I might use for my son. 🙂 Where did you find your super cute plates to go with the theme?
Mix and Match Mama says
I found them online at Birthday Express!
Amy says
What a cool party! Your parties always look so awesome! =) I bet Smith and all your guests had a wonderful time.
Amy @ http://nystateofmind5.blogspot.com/