Wednesday, October 9, 2019

The One About The Pumpkin Patch-Mother Nature Farms


Summer has always been my favorite season. All my life I would get all sorts of upset as my birthday got closer and it was time to plan my party because my birthday is in the Winter annnnd I'm NOT a cold weather kinda gal. I wanted beach parties for my bday and Sea World! But you cant do that in January! I need my sunshine like I need my coffee. Hot. Actually that's not entirely true because if you've been following along for a while you know iced coffee is in fact my go-to. ANYWAYS. Getting off subject here. Ok. So. Now that I've gotten older, or maybe it's the fact I moved to H-E-double hockey sticks on Earth, aka Arizona, I can appreciate a little chill in the air. I try to love the heat out here as long as I possibly can but come September 1st I'm like "HECK YES LET'S GET THIS FALL THING GOING!" Ya feel me?! 

So now that we are finally into October and the temps have dropped at least a little out here, I've been starting my Fall bucket list! Number one on there? The pumpkin patch! Growing up we always went to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins and go through the corn maze and it's a tradition I want to continue with my own little family.



I recently went to a little meet up at a local-family owned and operated- pumpkin patch in Gilbert, Az, called Mother Nature Farms. Upon arriving I learned that it was voted Arizona's number 1 pumpkin patch and guys, I was blown away by this place! First of all its on acres and acres of gorgeous property, covered with lush trees, a picnic area, boutique, petting zoo, hayride, the pumpkin patch (obviously) and seriously so much more!



It's the perfect place for all those Fall pumpkin pics with the fam and enough room for the kids to run and play. The tickets are $5/per adult and $10/per kid and tickets for kids INCLUDE a pumpkin to take home and the fun activities while inside! You can even bring in your own food or you can buy from the snack bar and eat in the picnic area.

I'm already planning my return visit with my family for more fun, food pics and pumpkins! If you're in the area and like to support local, this is your place!

Mother Nature Farms
1663 E Baseline Road
Gilbert, Az 85233



Monday, October 7, 2019

The one with the teepee slumber party

Wow Haddie is SEVEN and I can hardly believe it! In the past we have had some pretty cool birthday parties but none have topped what I was able to pull off for her party this past weekend!! This year, she asked me to keep her party a secret and to surprise her with wherever her party was going to be. I came across this company who help host the ultimate sleepover and it was a done deal. 

Haddie has had a couple sleepovers at some friends houses before but we have never hosted or had a true sleepover at our house. She has begged and pleaded for me to let her have a friend over for a slumber party for a while now but when you don't know too many of the parents of the kids at school you wonder if anyone would even be ok with letting their kids come over for a whole night. Well I worked hard and met some moms and luckily, we easily found 4 friends who could come over for a one of a kind slumber party!


When I saw Jen's business, @tinyteepeezzz, I knew it was the perfect idea for Haddie's birthday. I reached out and got a reply right away. It was such an easy process to book the party and Jen was great at walking me through each step: where, when, for how many, extra activities etc. She has so many extra add-ons for cheap that you can pick to spice up the party and keep those kiddos busy! We went with the karaoke machine (a huge hit!) the adorable rainbow donut wall (fits 9 donuts) and pillow case design activity for the girls which was a good fill in activity to keep five 7 years olds occupied. She has multiple boys and girls themes to choose from, from unicorns to Minecraft!



Jen came to the house the morning of the party and set up every teepee and every detail all on her own, making this moms job waaaay less stressful. While she set up, I was able to get the smaller details of the party done. The best part about this is she even came back the next day and packed it all back up! While I was sitting in my kitchen literally crying at how precious these girls were in their teepees I thought about how much less stressful this actually was than trying to squeeze so many activities into only a few hours with a boat load of children, parents and even siblings running amuck in some small space at some expensive party place. This made my life so much easier!




I've never seen my daughter's face so lit up than I did this night. She, and her friends, all said multiple times that this was the best day ever! I realize I totally screwed myself for future parties haha but the memories we have are seriously priceless. I can't thank @tinyteepeezz enough for this thought out, creative and adorable idea and the help executing the most perfect slumber party ever! Now with my birthday just around the corner, and them offering ADULT TEEPEE PARTIES I think I might have my party half way planned out already haha!

If you want to be the coolest parent on the planet for at least one night, book a party with @tinyteepeezzz and you won't regret it!