I can't believe my baby is one!!! How many times do you hear mommies say that? It's true, I told Bryan last week that I wanted time to stand still. Both of our boys are at such a fun age and I don't want them get one bit older!!!
Enjoy our celebration of sweet, sweet BENNETT....
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| March 1, 2011~Happy 1st Birthday |
Both sides of our family came in for the weekend. We all went to dinner Friday night at a yummy, local Mexican restaurant. The party was Saturday at 11:00 and then we all headed to big brother's first t-ball game. Busy, but fun weekend!!
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| Birthday boy who wanted to walk and not take pictures with his mommy!! |
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| Part of the crew... |
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| And the rest of us... |
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| Bennett boy and his Poppa |
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My talented friend, Rebecca, once again did not disappoint with this invitation.
I ordered the hat from Etsy and it was the inspiration for the entire party(much thanks to my sister for finding it)!! |
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| Love the color scheme of his party!! |
~Fun 1st Birthday Celebration~
I love to plan parties of all kinds. Details and such just get my juices flowing and really inspires me. I love, in all of my spare time(HAHA), browsing party planning sites and searching for the perfect decorations, paper, napkins, etc. I want the guests to feel like I put some thought into the celebration and to create a festive environment!!
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| Table full of goodies |
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| Smash cake & cupcakes with toppers I made. |
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| How cute are they? My sister-in-law, Linsey, can do anything on the computer. I told her what I wanted and she designed them. They were super easy to make. I emailed the file to Office Max & had them print on white cardstock, cut them out, cut out a slightly bigger circle on colored card stock, mounted them together with the foam scrapbooking stickers that make things 3-D, and taped the lollipop sticks to the back. |
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| Smash cake...not what I had in mind, but Bennett didn't seem bothered. |
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| Linsey is redoing the b-day cupcakes at 10:00pm Friday night before the party. There was a slight miscommunication with the lady who made them and I was really disappointed. So, L came to the rescue. I wanted the cupcakes to have green, red, & turquoise liners, which they did, and to be iced with the same gingham patterns. She iced them white?? |
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| I bought an apple cookie cutter and made chicken salad, tuna salad, pb & j, & chocolate hazlenut sandwiches. |
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Also served, sausage balls, spinach dip, fruit & "apple dip"(recipe at bottom of post), cream cheese olives, and love dip from our local grocery store deli.
I had babies breath in a tall vase, red & green gumballs in one apothecary jar, red & green apples in another jar, & the invite as my centerpiece. My sister had seen a picture in one of the Pottery Barn catalogs where they only used babies breath in the floral centerpiece. I thought it was really cute and cheap!! Thanks for the idea T. |
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| Love how this turned out...Linsey helped me with this too. |
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| Our sweet baby and his adorable hat!! |
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| Adorable & REALLY YUMMY iced apple sugar cookies were the party favors. I have a lady who makes the most amazing cookies and they were a hit!! I had a red basket full of cookies for the kiddos, and apple scented hand sanitizer from Bath & Body for the guests to grab as they were leaving. Thanks for the basket and hand sanitizer idea J!! |
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| Adorable door hanger sign that Linsey designed for me. I decided to hang above the party table. Super easy to create...Office Max printed it for me and I backed it to gingham scrapbook paper, red cardstock, and a green foam sheet. |
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| Close-up of the centerpiece..love the red gingham ribbon!! |
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| My sweet family |
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| Big birthday boy |
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My friends and their precious babies:
Katie & Carter, Rebecca & Ella(pregnant with Adeline), Crystal & Cassidy |
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| Mom, Evie, Nella, & Greg having a bite to eat |
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| Linsey, Davy, & Corbin |
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| Bryan, Brooks, MeMe, & Pop'O |
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| Bennett with his birthday gift(that Uncle Davy put together right before the party)...what's the saying, "It takes a village to raise one child!!". He loved it and so did all of the other kiddos. |
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| Evie taking it for a spin...I love this precious girl so much!! |
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| "Mommy, what are you holding?" |
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| He is just a big bundle of cuteness. |
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| "OOHHH, I like this!!" That is about the extent of his damage, he lost interest quickly. |
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| Stripped down to open gifts with the help of big brother. |
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| All dressed and ready to head out the door for Brooks' first t-ball game. Somehow E's pink bow managed to get into his hair...there is no pink in my home, & a girl can dream, right?? Maybe one day... |
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| Cutie pie all dressed & ready to play. |
~Apple Dip~
3/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C powdered sugar
1 8oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 C Heath toffee bits
1/2 C pineapple juice(slowly add this until you get a good consistency~may not use it all)
~I served with sliced apples, strawberries, & grapes~
ENJOY!!
