Finally time for the "big" party.
The thing that has consumed my life for over a month (two if you count how long it took me to decide a theme)
I was so excited and a bit in shock that my tiny little baby was approaching that one year mark.
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This was his invitation. I love it. I'll post his Sombrero photo shoot pictures... not may are of him happy. |
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This was the center piece for every table |
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Birthday cake for Kaleb to smash |
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Cup cakes for everyone else to eat.
(all homemade too) |
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The party favor.
A pain in the butt, let me tell you. But totally worth it.
I had to cut the favor bags in half, because the only ones I could find were huge.
Then Stapled in three places while holding the lable on, which I had to print about ten times before I found the perfect size
But... yeah... super cute, right?
The date says 9-1, because thats when we held the party, even though thats not his actual birthday. |
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We also had the fruity bubbles with a custom label there too.
(again, I just had to mess with the size until I found the right size) |
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Water bottles and "fiesta punch" AKA hawiian punch |
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We also put out a sports thing of water. It was hot that day and I didn't want anyone going thirsty,
Also I knew that would stay cold. My desire for a pretty presentation prevented me from putting the bottle drinks into a cooler. |
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Kaleb sized Pinata |
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We have some great family. |
I was still setting things up when family started to arrive. I, of course, didn't plan enough time to set up and I was setting up all by myself. So as soon as my grandma and aunts arrived they jumped in and everything was done in minutes. I love my family.
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"Grandpa" (my dad) brought in this super tasty "taco guy" for feed the masses. |
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Kaleb loves aunty Freesia |
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The little guy with the bottle is Joseph. Hes tiny and wonderful. |
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Kaleb was very excited to see everyone. |
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We also had some fun lawn games. :D |
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Blake nused up the pinata... I thought it looked creepy. |
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Kaleb took a wack at it. |
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He was much more into it than his last party. |
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The the bigger kids took a turn... |
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The biggest kid (my aunt) destroyed it. |
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She was very pleased with herself. |
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Kaleb still dug the fancy burro, head attached or not |
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Candy, whistles and stensels went everywhere. |
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Kaleb found a stencel... |
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But he thought it was a whistle... so he blew/hummed into it. |
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Daddy finally give him a red whistle. |
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Cake Time! |
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My son does not get sugar.
No sweets. Ever. |
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This was a big deal. |
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He LOVED it. |
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He went crazy and shoveled it in. |
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He destroyed that cake. |
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Grandpa was very proud of him. |
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Then it was present time! |
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I LOVED when he opened this monkey |
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He started kissing and hugging it. He has NEVER reacted that way to a toy before. |
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LOTS of church clothes from aunty Nene |
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a BALL PIT from aunty Sarah, which we inflated and he played in as soon as we got home. |
The party was so very much fun (if that makes sense). I love spending time with our family and I love how much they love our son. It was a wonderful time and WELL worth all the time/effort I spent planning.
Thanks to everyone who helped and came! We love you.
4 comments
Oh my gosh it turned out SO cute! I love the fiesta theme. Looks like a complete success. Can't believe Kaleb is already one. That first year just goes so fast. He's such a handsome guy. Good job Paige!
ReplyDeleteAwww that looks so fun and adorable! You're so good at parties! I can't believe how old that kid is. And the kissing and hugging the monkey is adorable!
ReplyDeleteHello! This party looks adorable! Where did you get the invitations made?
ReplyDeletethis is a year late, but we just printed them off on our computer. We got the basic design on ETSY
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