Darlings Avery and Riggs were troopers! I'm thinking there were about twenty-one children ranging in age from 10 mos. to six years and oh my word, what a hoorah!! The party carried over the polka dot theme from the invitations, colors were hot pink, orange, lime green and bright blue.
Dearies do what Dearies have to do and since there wasn't any sort of decorative selection for the polka dot theme, Dearie printed out several (as in, many) dots in the chosen colors . . . then, the cutting began. And, Dearie had to do a couple really large dots with my Darlings' names and their age! Oh my, the fun things Dearie does for her Darlings but as Phyllis Keaty said just after their birth a year ago, "you'll find that NOTHING for your Darlings is TOO MUCH!" She was definitely right on that one!
Mommie put most of the polka dots in the breakfast room window.
First, there were cakes and cupcakes!
For the birthday party guests!
And, of course, a cake just for Avery,
and then, a cake just for Riggs,
There were party hats and party favors for everyone! (notice some more of the polka dot on the table!!)
Plenty of food ranging from peanut butter & jelly rounds (Dearie's contribution to the food) to chicken nuggets and pigs-in-a-blanket (Nana's contribution to the food). There was also a wide selection of fruit!
Nana continued making pigs-in-a-blanket 'cause clearly she knew that those little things would be a big hit!!
Juice boxes for the kiddos and wine for the Mommies and Daddies (yes, there was beer also but that was on the porch in ice chests!).
While Nana and PopPop were traversing Lafayette picking up food, cakes and wine, Dearie undertook the balloons. Thanks' to GiGi's helium machine, Dearie was able to fill sixty or so balloons for the party! We had balloons everywhere, from the giraffe greeting guests at the front door,
To the dining room where party favors awaited the guests and throughout the living room!
Birthday gifts began to line the stairwell . . .
But Dearie, Ryker was trying to take my party hat off and I want to wear it!! Just give him one, okay? That way he won't want mine!
The elders began gathering and chatting about things far from birthday greetings!
Diaper duty, continued for many throughout the afternoon!!
Precious Chloe modeling her ensemble and showing off those pink bows in her coiffed hair! She's just a doll!
Daddy situating the birthday girl in her high chair for the singing!!
Okay, now what do I do with this?
Mommie trying to encourage the birthday boy by instructing him to look at his cake!!
Dearie, I'm not too sure about this singing! I'll just stay real still and hope that it stops, okay?
Miia encouraging Avery to do something with her cake!!
Riggs pointing out one of the dots on his cake?
Avery deciding where to start!!
I think I can do this, I just have to concentrate!
Mommie, I think this tastes good but I'm just going to take a little taste, okay?
Oh yea, this is good! I really like the white stuff!
Mommie made this cake for me and I'm thinking I better do something more with it!!
Okay, both of my hands are needed for getting this white stuff in my mouth!
Hey, I can smear the white stuff on my tray! Pretty cool!
Riggs, how are you making out with your cake? Auntie made it for you so you better act like its good!
Long after the guests had left, Miss Meeka shared her slice of cake with Riggs. Well, I'm not sure that "shared" is quite the word . . .
I think Riggs is enjoying the cake from Southside bakery pretty well! Sucking the icing off the cake . . .
Dearie, Mommie knows you will clean my romper so its okay that I'm getting the white stuff on it, right?
This stuff is sooooo good! Don't get your feelings hurt Auntie, if my cake had been cut, I would have probably eaten it too!
Ummmmm! So good!
Let me get this last piece of cake. Its the best stuff I've eaten in a long time!
I'm pooped Dearie! I ate it all. Isn't that what I was supposed to do??
Mommie and Daddy did so much to make this a perfect First Birthday Party! Kudos! Thank goodness for grandparents!! Now, I'm already curious to learn how next year's party will top this one!
Your day-in and day-out friends came to share their birthday wishes, Miia and Emma, Charlotte and Frances, Ryker, Les and Chloe, Jacob and Tucker, Madeline, Joycelyn and George. It will take Dearie a little longer to learn the names of everyone else, but I will do my best!
Avery and Riggs, My Darlings, I hope you both enjoyed your party day as much as I enjoyed being with you for the celebration. Here's to sharing another wonderfully bright and exciting next year! I treasure every moment we spend together!!
For more party pix, check out the following blogs:
www.cryingryans.blogspot.com
www.growingmayflowers.blogspot.com
