I thought I’d share a little bit about Nataile’s 1st
birthday party with you! I think that
was about the time I dropped off the face of the earth….
We hosted her party in January at our home. Both my parents as well as Matt’s, along with
my brother, sister, and her husband all came to celebrate. Natalie invited several of her playdate
friends as well as a few of Mommy’s. As
an aside, I will never invite this many people again.
First up, my beautiful, year old, baby girl.
Now, I cannot take credit for this fabulous outfit. I did nothing. Well, I ordered the shirt. Oh, and the leggings. But that’s it. My MIL made everything else. I know, right? So stinkin’ cute.
Next up…décor!
I should preface this by saying that I am not a
crafty person. I’m more of a
wannabe. So what’s a wannabe to do when
her baby girl is turning one? Outsource.
Insert my sister. She made this
adorable banner for Natalie that is, in all honesty, still hanging on our
mantle. It also became the most fussed
over decoration before the party with practically my entire family assisting in
its hanging. The end results was nothing
short of perfection.
I put Natalie's monthly pictures in terra cotta pots with
fake grass to fit the ladybug picnic theme. Those, too, are still on our mantle. Matt and I sometime go over and try to pick
out our favorite. It changes every time :)
I stepped out of my comfort zone and whipped up some
topiaries all by myself. They were my “big”
project for the party :) Whoa. I know.
Step back.
I printed this little image to serve as our guest book
during the party so Natalie could have a keepsake of who came to her very first
birthday.
Okay. Let’s get to
the good stuff. The dessert table. Now I may not be crafty, but I am a cake
decorator. This little table was my
baby! Truffles, cookies, cupcakes,
candy, pretzels, marshmallows, cake…oh my.
Clearly I went a tad overboard.
But I was so happy with how it turned out and everyone seemed to enjoy
it. And I did make those labels myself…sort of
crafty, right?
And here’s my sweet baby enjoying her first bite of
cake. Unfortunately, this moment did not
go as perfectly as I had envisioned. She’s
smiling here, but seconds before she was screaming about being burned by the
candle. Yep. You read that correctly. The one thing you don’t want to happen to
your child happened. Ah the memories.
It was so much work...but so much fun. Natalie had a great time with her friends and family and only had to leave 10 minutes early for a nap. Pretty great, I'd say :) I had crazy amounts of help from my family with the food and decorations and I could not have pulled it off without them. Tis why I won't be doing anything like this ever again. First birthday are a one time thing :)
Love you sweet girl!
All photos courtesy of Zoobee Photography
