...to hand sewn bunting...
with of course some lovely paper straws from Sweet Little Birdy...
I had to have sodas from our local soda bottler that matched the color scheme (the blue is bubble gum - it was the only blue soda I could find this time of year - in the summer Hosmer Soda sometimes makes a blue raspberry but not now).
And lots of desserts and sweets...
Baby was a little overwhelmed by the gifts - not sure what to do with them, so I ended up opening them all and handing them to him. Of course, the big dump truck captured his attention and it was hard to reel him back. My little baby has very generous aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins... the majority of the gifts had the theme of... you guessed it - CARS! (or trucks, or tractors)...
Cake smashing was a tentative affair... he cried mostly! But then when he got a taste of the homemade cream cheese frosting, he came around and took a couple bites! We had banana cake with cream cheese frosting, white cake with vanilla frosting, and brownie bites with vanilla frosting!
The party was a fun time with family - it's nice to have everyone together at once! It was one crazy day, and I am thankful for family that all pitched in to bring food and help with decorations! I think it all came together for a fun, memorable party!
What kind of cake do you like to make for birthdays?
What an awesome first birthday party! I made Red Velvet (my first time ever tasting it) for my son's 1st birthday. We had to give him a bath after he had his cake. It was everywhere!
What an awesome first birthday party! I made Red Velvet (my first time ever tasting it) for my son's 1st birthday. We had to give him a bath after he had his cake. It was everywhere!
Super cute and very professional looking party!! It looks like a magazine article. The dipped pretzels looks delicious. The look on his face at his present of a truck is soooo adorable! My son opened all his gifts and when I read him a few cards he made the dirtiest look as if he was thinking what no gift lol The first bdays are so sweet!
Super cute and very professional looking party!! It looks like a magazine article. The dipped pretzels looks delicious. The look on his face at his present of a truck is soooo adorable! My son opened all his gifts and when I read him a few cards he made the dirtiest look as if he was thinking what no gift lol The first bdays are so sweet!
What an adorable party!! So fun.
What an adorable party!! So fun.
Wow. Amazing. Looks GREAT 🙂
Wow. Amazing. Looks GREAT 🙂
Really, Julie, you are making me look bad (am I supposed to say your name on here?) This first year party looks like A LOT of work...not something you whipped up. It really should go into a magazine now...maybe you should try to submit the ideas. I might steal the ideas-which is exactly what you probably want people to do. Thanks for inspiring me to make my next kid's birthday even better. Everything looks absolutely perfect!
Really, Julie, you are making me look bad (am I supposed to say your name on here?) This first year party looks like A LOT of work...not something you whipped up. It really should go into a magazine now...maybe you should try to submit the ideas. I might steal the ideas-which is exactly what you probably want people to do. Thanks for inspiring me to make my next kid's birthday even better. Everything looks absolutely perfect!
Wow! Everything looks amazing. What a party! You did a beautiful job.
We are big with monster cakes around here but T Rex won't eat them. He just likes to look at them. Bebe Sister - that girl will eat anything!
Wow! Everything looks amazing. What a party! You did a beautiful job.
We are big with monster cakes around here but T Rex won't eat them. He just likes to look at them. Bebe Sister - that girl will eat anything!
The decorations looked great!! We put most of the bday presents away and give her one new toy a week...it just seems like toy overload to have that many new toys at once!
The decorations looked great!! We put most of the bday presents away and give her one new toy a week...it just seems like toy overload to have that many new toys at once!