a johnny popper of a birthday..

last fall e. got a vintage tractor

{john deere 70}

& t. was smitten...

so a johnny popper party it was...

{he calls them putt-putt's}

it was fun & challenging for me

to try to pull off a tractor party,

without the commercialization :)...

{these zinc pedestals stands just arrived @ damask -

how handy for me :)}

tractor lollipops from ericajmoore on etsy...

I searched high & low for a play tractor

just like e's & was excited to find this one...

I brought it home & showed it to t.

who promptly informed me that it

was not just like daddy's...

apparently is a narrow front end

{the 2 tires are together}

& this one was a wide...

{i have a lot to learn yet!}

another cake made by our fabulous cake lady :)...

I have been seeing felt banners around

& wanted to try my hand at it...

It went together very quickly

& I was thrilled with the results!

{it added to the festivity but still looked boyish!}

unfortunately I did not get a picture of the table
before the guests arrived...
{so excuse the bread packaging:)}
{we dined on layered hawaiian sandwich loaf}

actually I didn't get near as many pictures
as I wanted too..
with more children then adults here
it was a little crazy :)
a good kind of crazy -of course!

--How excellent is Thy lovingkindness,O God!
Psalm 36:7--