It seems just like yesterday I was buying girl clothes and bedding before even knowing the sex of baby #3 (more on that here), hoping, waiting, wanting another sweet babygirl. My wish was granted and this last year has been a dream in so many ways. Livi has not been the easiest baby, but she has won my heart. I am head over heels for this little girl.
Enamored.
I had so much fun planning her party. Things didn't go quite as expected (the weather forced a few changes on us), but I think it turned out pretty cute and we had a great time!
I didn't have time to take pictures before the party, so you will just have to use your imagination a little as to what the table looked like with all the food and stuff :)
I found a ton of cute craft projects online that I knew I had to make for the party. First was the adorable crepe paper rosette balls that I hung on the tree branches. So cute and fun to make! The doilie banner was the perfect delicate touch for the table. And one of my favorite ideas I came up with was the picture time line (I was going to hang it up outside but it was too windy). I cut out 12 birdies, labeled one for each month, and hung the corresponding pictures up with clothespins.
The party favors were fun to do too. The goods included 1. bags of gummy worms with tags that said "early bird gets the worm" 2. Felt bird clips for the girls made by my amazingly talented mom 3. Bird whistles (do you remember these as a kid? this was to add a little nostalgia. I loved these when I was little and knew I had to have them for here bird party). You fill them up with water and they really sound like birds tweeting. And some bubbles and play doh
number 4 shows the cute shirt that my mom also made for Livi
Here is the cake topper. And oh the cake! It was really hot and humid the day I made it. I put the filling in the middle and decided to do the frosting after I finished up a few other things. After a while I looked over and noticed that the filling was oozing out the sides, melting into a big mess. So I picked up the cake to put it in the fridge. As I bent over to make room for the cake, The whole top layer slid right off and splattered all over the floor. not pretty. I almost cried. But, I happened to have an extra layer (long story) so it wasn't as tragic as it could have been. but no party is complete without a little DRAMA!
Livi LOVED the cake. I gave her a cupcake and she seriously devoured it!
Lucky for us Uncle Austin and Aunt Andrea got to be there to help us celebrate. Andrea was my picture taker so I could enjoy the party. I think she did a great job. Thanks Andrea!!!
8 comments:
look at all austin's freckles :) cute guy he is. glad some of the pics turned out ok! sooooo sooooo fun to see you guys. we are missing you already!!!
how fun! if i ever have a party i will have to hire you to decorate! I can't decorate for parties. :) Maybe if i had a girl i would feel a desire to do it though! Who knows. Looks like she had a great party! One day these girls with realize how lucky they are to have a mommy to do all these things for them! :)
Oh my goodness! Her party was too die for. I loved every little detail. You are so cute! You will have to share where you learned to make those rose tissue balls :)
Hey Lexi! Fun to see your cute picture show up in my comments!! I was going to put up all the links but it wasn't working for me. so here is the address for the flower balls
http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2010/03/rosette-mobile.html
have fun! they are really cute!
you never cease to amaze!
What a party!! She is one lucky one year old. Everything was adorable. She is so cute!! We love her.
Wish we were there! She is getting so big and just keeps getting cuter! I loved the paper rosette balls.
a. dor. able. period.
wanna come plan eliza's party?
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