Bugaboo is growing up!

The last few days have been a whirl wind! Fourth of July at the in-laws, fireworks, grilling out, homemade ice cream, and apple-pear pie! Oh my! We had a great weekend away at the in laws.

As soon as I got back (actually while I was at my in laws) I started designing more new stickers. I'm super excited to get these new stickers listed in my shop. I'm obsessed with creating new ones, checking to see how many people have viewed my Etsy shop (Mamasgottaplan.etsy.com), and Instagram. I've got to get control of myself! :) Here are a few pictures of items I've been working on....

Along with new sticker designs, I have tons of ideas of things I want to try running through my head. I'm having to keep a notebook with me all the time to keep track of my ideas, because let's face it - if I don't write it down, I'm going to forget it.

So, in the midst of my sticker craziness, I realized that it's time - actually, past time - to start getting down and dirty planning my Bugaboo's 4th birthday. He originally told us he wanted an Avenger party. We bought some of the decorations, plates, etc. I started working on decorations and printing them....then, he changed his mind. I'm okay with it because, honestly, I don't have that much planned and completed for his party. So, I'm going to go with the flow on this one. Now, he wants "an animal party". He has been watching nature shows with his Daddy and is really getting into tigers, elephants, etc. So, I'm going with a Safari/Jungle theme party now. I'm kinda glad because it's not such a "big boy" theme. Tonight, I've been trying to design an invitation that doesn't look so babyish. All the clipart I can find seems to be geared towards one/two year parties or baby showers. I'm going to have to do some research on this. But, in the meantime, I made a printable for myself to keep track of who we need to invite to his party. Normally, invites wouldn't be a big deal. This year, though, Bugaboo wants to invite his T-Ball team. So, I need to have a definite, written-out list of who we are inviting. If any of you are interested, I've included the free printable here for you to use:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8ye9qWqxA_lQVdVeGhJNEJBZnM/view?usp=sharing

I'd love to hear feedback from ya'll ~ whether it's about your kids birthday parties, stickers you would like to see, printables you would like to have, whatever. Let me know in the comments section. Talk to ya'll soon!

- Melanie (Mama's Gotta Plan)