From the Archives: 1st Birthday!

In the spirit of birthdays (we just finished celebrating Baby Girl's 6th) I've decided to go back and share some of the fun from her very first! 

We used to live in a very tiny house, so when it came to celebrating Baby Girl's first birthday there simply wasn't room for a party.  We decided instead to have a birthday dinner with each set of grandparents.  Guess what that allowed?  I didn't have to settle on just one design theme!

Check out these photos from each of the three birthday celebrations that Baby Girl got to have.
Up First - Birthday at Gramma & Papa's House:

Candy Jars and Balloons

The ceramic candy jars were a grocery store purchase for around $5 each.  I bought them with the intention of using them as party decor first and then later incorporating them in to my kitchen.  I didn't have the kitchen space at the time to display them, but I knew I would eventually.

The balloons consisted of one cupcake and one ice cream cone.  Because we weren't having the celebrations at home, I needed balloons that were going to last awhile.  I decided to only do a couple because by the time we loaded up the balloons, cakes, candy and the kid, our truck was packed!

(You can click here if you want to see where the candy jars now live in my kitchen.  The collection has gotten quite a bit bigger since that first birthday!)

Mini Cakes

The cake mix I used here was Funfetti with vanilla icing.  I got the idea for the Life Saver/ candle combo from the back of the Funfetti cake mix box.  (There was noooo Pinterest back then!) Baby Girl had her own individual layer cake (pictured left) while the guests each had one of the mini bundt cakes (pictured right)

Side Note:  Baby Girl had a cute little 1st birthday bib that she wore for this party, but more on that later....:)

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Birthday Dinner at Mamaw & Papaw's House:

Hula Monkey

For this celebration I decided on a tropical theme.  My parents have a pool and I knew we would be swimming, plus Baby Girl had the cutest little Hawaiian dress to wear for the evening.  So an island inspired dinner just made sense!

Again, I kept it simple with just one larger foil balloon and a couple of latex.  The paper lanterns were a treasure hunting find for .50

Monkey Close -Up

Isn't she cute?

Birthday Cakes

These were chocolate with chocolate frosting.  To decorate I used large sprinkles and pink M&Ms




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Birthday at Home:

Balloons & Gifts

For Baby Girl's actual birthday I combined her leftover cupcake/ ice cream balloons with a pretty pink #1 foil balloon.

I included a shot of her gifts because the polka-dot paper is the cutest annnnd because this is when we got the birthday ducks!

*I'll have a birthday decor update post soon.  Not only did I find a couple more birthday themed ducks this summer, but I decided to pull the kids 1st birthday bibs out of their keepsake boxes.  You will have to check back next week to see what I did with them ;)

Actual Birthday Cakes

I think these were plain vanilla cakes with lavender icing.  A few more pink M&Ms and pink sprinkles topped them off nicely.

Side Note:  I have an adorable framed photo of Baby Girl with this little cake that inspired me to decorate for birthdays with framed pictures.  Each year I make sure to get a nice shot of the birthday kid with their numeral candle.  They are all framed and mixed in with the rest of my birthday decor.

(You can click here if you want to see the rest of the birthday decor)

 That was my Baby Girl's very first birthday celebration, I can't believe she is now 6!
 
I'll be back next week with photos from how we celebrated her actual 6th birthday as well as that birthday decor update.

I hope you enjoyed the post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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