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Unicorns, pastel colors, sparkles, confetti, and all things girly don’t even begin to cover Elyse’s third birthday party! We finally had the chance to calm down from the Easter madness and we celebrated sister’s birthday last weekend. It was so fun to watch her face light up when she saw everything set up for her party. She played the shy card most of the night, it’s funny how different she is in a room full of people. I love her sweet and tender heart.

Three years sure have come and gone so quickly. She’s really starting to be more and more like a little girl, and less like a toddler. I truly treasure having a little girl and there is nothing in the world like it. I also particularly love it when it comes to party planning. When little miss asked for a unicorn party I laughed because I had no idea where she even heard of a unicorn, but we went with it and it turned out so cute!

I stuck with some pretty pastels and gold for the party and loved how all the colors blended. It’s always easy to find pretty pastel colors since she was born in the spring.

We had to move her party later in the day which always proves challenging when it comes to food. I was trying to think of something fun and simple to feed a lot of people. Elyse’s favorite food is mac and cheese so I knew we couldn’t go wrong with that. To make it more of a meal we decided to do a mac and cheese buffet. I focused on BBQ, savory, and fiesta ingredients to add to the mac and cheese to pull it into a full meal.

Here are some of the toppings we chose:

BBQ
Little Smokies
Baked Beans

Fiesta
Fiesta Corn
Taco Meat
Tortilla Strips

Savory
Broccoli

The mac and cheese buffet was a huge hit and such an easy party food! We made the mac and cheese in the crock pot to keep it warm, so it was perfect!

I found these adorable printable favors on Etsy and bought some treat bags to fill for favors. We put little finds from the Dollar Tree in all the kids bags and it was a hit.

The adorable invitations, thank you labels, water bottle labels, and birthday labels were from Brittany Martin Designs. They were the perfect added touch to all the decor! And as always, our cake is from our dear friend Catherine at Catherine’s Cakery.

I couldn’t love the way it all turned out anymore!

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