My baby turned one at the end of last month. We celebrated his birthday with family and close friends here at our house. I decided on a balloon theme after I saw how great the pictures I took of Lil man with balloons turned out. I found a picture of a cake that went perfectly with this theme, and I asked my friend Mikey to make it for me since she had made Lil girl's first birthday cake. As always, I was blown away by how talented she is. Not only do her cakes look good, but they taste amazing as well.
The day before the party, I asked my sister Lindsey if she could make a balloon banner for the party. She showed up a few hours before the party with 3 banners (can you say overachiever...ha-ha). One to hang on the mantle over the fireplace, one to hang on the china cabinet, and a cute paper garland cut into individual balloons that said "Happy 1st Birthday" to hang over the highchair. I was so thankful she did this for me as I literally had no time to do it myself. She definitely saved the party from looking boring. The morning of the party, I went and got 16 colorful helium balloons to use around the house for decor. I didn't think about how crazy it would be to try to get to the car with the balloons or how impossible it would be to drive home with that many balloons in the car. Lots of prayers were said on that ride home =)
You can't tell from this picture, but Gerald figured out how to get the pictures I took of Lil man at the park and the monthly pictures I took of him beside the owl to work as a slide show on the TV.
He had a great time making a huge mess and eating tons of sugar. Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures of the inevitable sugar crash. Trust me, it wasn't pretty! Happy 1st birthday, Lil man. We love you so much!
