Dear Conor,
We made it!! It's party time!! The date of your birthday party officially arrived!! I was so excited - your Daddy was so excited - your grandparents were so excited.....everyone couldn't wait to celebrate the last amazing year we have all had with you!
Your party was Whale Themed (It's been a Whaley Great Year) and so I bought some basic blue hats and with my cricut I cut out whales and some number "1s" and added them to the hats. They didn't look quite finished so I added little white pom-poms to the top. Your hat also got a ring of pom-poms at the bottom!
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| Hats and Noise makers! |
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| Entry Table - signing mat, hats, noise makers |
To the side of the entry table was the food table. It had so many yummy things on it. Amanda and Goddad Chris brought a lasagna, tuna fish sandwiches, there were cookies from Sue, a fresh fruit salad, chips from the Smith Family, salsa, goldfish, and cupcakes. The food was a huge hit and there was barely anything left over!
On the opposite side of the room was the "Guess how Old I am Game" It took up both bulletin boards and Grandma Mary decorated them so nicely!
On the shelf above the food table was your cake. I worked really hard to make it just right for you. I made several whales and this was the best one. It was very very very hard to make a whale from fondant and while it wasn't perfect it was the best Mommy could do!
We also set up a gift table and put one of the whale pinatas on the table to decorate it. This one was full of tasty treats for you and your friends to open later during your party. We also put your little favors for your friends on this table so they were part decoration that were actually your "take-aways"
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| Gift Table |
Between the two bulletin boards was your high chair which was set up for taking your smash pictures. I couldn't believe how nicely the paper matched your chair - that was not planed!.
There were tables set up for people to sit at and tissue paper pom-poms hanging from the ceiling lights to decorate the room and make it feel a bit like you were "under the water". I also brought some of your toys down for everyone to play with. I brought your ball pit, your bead maze, walking toys, and some other small things. You did a great job sharing your toys with your friends and your ball pit was a huge source of fun for everyone!
The first guests to arrive were your BFF Gordon and your cousin Nolan. Gordon and you enjoyed spending time alone in your pit and you were having so much fun that cousin Nolan just had to join in on the fun!
Because he is still little his Mom and Daddy helped him stick his little feet in it. Nolan wasn't too sure about being 100% in the ball pit but he did like holding them so we gave him on to play with outside of the pit!
Slowly your friends all started arriving and you were so happy to see them all!
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| Playing with Auntie Cathline |
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| Carter, Neve, Sophie & Ryan |
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| Neve |
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| Charlie |
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| Sophie |
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| Sharing whales with Neve |
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| Lots of Friends! |
After everyone played and had a chance to eat it was time to smash the cake! Oh Conor - you were so funny! Your fingers touched the frosting and you immediately started crying. You did not like how sticky it was and you did NOT like it on your hands! You kept trying to push the cake off your high chair tray.
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| Waiting for your cake |
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| Happy Birthday Conor |
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| Taking off the whale. |
After the whale came off the cake and some of the frosting got on your hands and arms you started melting down, begging to be removed from the chair. Miss Sharon was taking pictures for Mommy and she (thankfully) didn't take those pictures - it certainly isn't how we want everyone to remember your day.
After everyone left your party we tried to offer you the cake again to see if there was just too much going on for you the first time. This time it was just Mommy and Daddy (with Auntie taking pictures). Here's how that attempt turned out:
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| Still not sure about this cake thing! |
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| Nope - not in love with it |
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| Get me outta here! |
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| Priceless..... |
It's okay that you didn't like your cake Conor (even though Mommy worked really hard on it) because it isn't about the cake but about the special day that we got to spend with you. Maybe next year you will want to try a bit of cake:)
We also opened your gifts at your party. Mommy had a great idea to take pictures of the gift giver, you and the gift so that it would be easy to remember for thank-you cards. You are very fortunate to have so many generous friends and family who not only came out to your party a week before Christmas but also brought you a gift to commemorate your first year. Here are a few of Mommy's favorite photos:
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| Auntie Cathlin got you Instruments! |
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| Loving the Tissue Paper from Neve's present |
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| Braden got you fun books! |
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| GodDad Chris wants you to love the Bruins like he does! |
It was an amazing party little man but there was still one more activity to do before all your friends left - break the pinata open! Since you guys are little we got a pinata that you pull ribbons to open it up rather than hit it with a stick. It was very hard because the ribbons didn't open it up very easily but with a little help from Mommy and Daddy it opened and all the yummy treats came out (Annie's goldfish in green bags).
That's it Conor - that's your birthday in a nutshell! Of course there were many pictures taken that didn't so stay tuned for a Grandparent's post!
xoxo
Mommy
