A Special Celebration with Chico’s Off the Rack
As we get closer to celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday I wanted to share our special birthday celebration of our grandchild, Livie Lee, and Easter celebration.
This post is sponsored by Chico’s Off the Rack, which is the online outlet for Chico’s.
Whew! Where did the year go! I can’t believe our little peanut turned one! There is something so extraordinary as being a grandmother to a little person who you love unconditionally as I did with my own children.
Preparation for our Easter/ birthday celebration began on Saturday when my son Alex and I began to make the dinner for our party. You can find all the Easter recipes on this post I wrote about wearing another wonderful Chico’s Off the Rack outfit. You can read it here.
This fuschia pink maxi skirt ensemble was the perfect outfit to wear for our special birthday celebration for Livie. Everything I am wearing is from Chico’s Off the Rack.
We were so happy that our son Alex (NJ) and my mother (MN) joined us for Livie’s birthday. (This is going to be our Christmas card and you get to see it today!)
Proud Uncle Alex with Aunt Sammy and Aunt Lisa.
Michael and Jennifer have been wonderful parents to our little angel and I am so proud of them!
Doesn’t my mother look wonderful for being 80ish!
Alex loves to help me out in the kitchen and since these are the recipes used for every Easter celebration he wanted to learn how to make them. These recipes were passed down by my husband’s mother and grandmother.
Alex stuffed the crepes while I cooked them. We made 90 manicotti and arancini because we had 30 guests for Easter and Livie’s birthday celebration.
The Arancini are stuffed rice balls filled with a beef, pork, Italian sausage, and peas ragu.
They are supposed to be smaller than how I prepared them, but I prefer my arancini to be bocce ball size. Alex also made his bacon deviled eggs as an appetizer.
The main meal of manicotti, filet mignon, green beans, and salad was a hit with everyone. Everyone loved the homemade manicotti and arancini!
The dessert table was filled with sweet custom cupcakes, a smash cake for Livie, and my carrot cake (a recipe passed down from Steven’s grandmother.)
Livie had her own smash cake. (Smash cakes are small frosted cakes made just for the birthday guest of honor. Give it to your kid and let him or her dig into it with their hands.)
My husband and I just love our little girl. When we walk into the room she always gives us her biggest squintiest smile and our hearts melt.
I love watching my husband interact with Livie. Such a wonderful feeling knowing how much he has loved his children and now his grandchildren.
Thank you Jessica Jane Photography for capturing Livie’s birthday celebration so beautifully and to Chico’s Off the Rack for making me look wonderful once again!
Thank you for stopping by today!
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Robin, you have such a beautiful family! These photos are stunning. I hope you had a very special Mother’s Day!
Shelbee
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Shelbee,
Thank you so much my friend!
We had a lovely Mother’s day weekend with our family.
I hope you had a lovely Mother’s day too!
Hugs,
Robin
Oh my stars, Robin! These pictures just made me swoon! Your outfit is gorgeous, I absolutely love the color and the jewelry you put with it! I have never shopped “Chicos Off the Rack”, so I need to take a look! And that meal looks like it was fantastic! But the best of all is the obvious love and joy in the faces of your precious beautiful family! What a lovely post!
Amy,
Thank you for your sweet comments!
We absolutely love our little Livie and it’s very easy to find joy as a grandparent.
I hope you do shop at Chico’s Off The Rack! Very reasonably priced and still the same wonderful quality we’ve come to find at Chico’s.
Hugs,
Robin
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Robin
What a lovely family celebration. Happy birthday, Livie. The fuchsia dress fit perfectly to the joy.
Thank you Angie!
Yes we were all pink and happy for Livie’s first birthday!
Enjoy your weekend!
Robin
What beautiful family pictures Robin! I love seeing your family and what a little angel too! Love her decorated cake. Did she smash it? 😉 YOulook beautiful in this vibrant pink and white. Love how you incorportated pink and white in your photos too.
Enjoy the weekend!
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Jess,
Thank you for your lovely words!
No, Livie, picked at her cake, not a smasher. Wasn’t that a gorgeous cake?
The pink theme was perfect on the sunny Easter day!
Enjoy your weekend with your fur children!
Robin
Oh Robin, what a totally beautiful day! You are truly the “Hostess with the Mostest!” And sweet Livie is a doll baby. I can’t wait to see what you have planned for your Mother’s Day celebration!
Rosemary,
You are too sweet!
I love to entertain and this was a very special Easter as we celebrated our little Livie’s first birthday.
I don’t entertain on Mother’s Day but I did enjoy eating out with my family!
Hugs my friend,
Robin
I’ve said it before, but your mother looks amazing! What a lovely family gathering!
Nancy,
Thank you sweet friend! My mother reads my blog posts so I know she thanks you too!
Family time is precious and special. I enjoy sharing little glimpses into my world and happy you stopped by today!
Hugs,
Robin
What a lovely family gathering Robin. These are the best days. And can I say how good the food looks. Those cakes!
Laurie,
Thank you my friend! Yes these are the best days!
I am going to start taking better photos of food presentations because I always serve in disposable tin pans for large parties (easier clean up!) and they look horrible, but the food was delicious!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Robin