Saturday, March 24, 2012

Elena's 1st Birthday Party

I had originally intended to do a Story Book theme but couldn't find any decorations that I liked...I found this 1st Birthday Baby Rocker stuff & loved it! Because of our horrible lighting the photo makes it seem more orange but really it was hot pink & black with silver accents...
I even found these adorable hair clips that matched her decorations & couldn't resist...we each wore one in our hair...
Here we are together...what a pair!

Even though we changed up the decorations, I still requested that everyone bring her a book as a gift...my very thoughtful friend also brought her this basket to put all her new books in...to this day, Elena empties it of her books, picks one then sits in the basket to read...it's her official reading spot!

After a quick wardrobe change, I let her demolish a piece of her cake...surprisingly, the black icing didn't stain!
It was funny watching her dig into her cake...she was very apprehensive at first & very serious about it...like she knew this was a one time thing & wanted to savor the experience.

Lastly, this has become my favourite photo...even though she's not smiling, there's somehting about it that speaks volumes about her personality to me...you know it will become my new header!

12 comments:

  1. I still can't believe she's a year old already!

    Her cake is awesome, and I love the pictures of her devouring it. She is so darn cute!

    My favorite pic is the one of the two of you sharing a cake covered kiss. So sweet.

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  2. @Shannon - What you can't really see in that photo is that Elena grabbed the side of my face...I had cake & icing in my hair, ear, neck plus all over my face! It was one of my favourite moments tho!

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  3. Happy Birthday, Elena! I'm so glad the cake part went off just the way it was supposed to. She is so beautiful! I look forward to reading all about Elena's next adventures!

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  4. Adorable photos, looks like she thoroughly enjoyed her first birthday!!!

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  5. What cute pictures! It looks like she had a great 1st birthday. I really like your storybook idea and I think it's cute that Elena has designated her own spot to read! Btw, that cake looks yummy!

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  6. So cute! I love the one of Elena in the book box and the one where she's kissing you from the high chair. You will treasure these pictures always, I'm sure!

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  7. I love the pics. Time goes by so quickly with these little ones.

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  8. That is literally the coolest cake ever. I want one for my birthday :-) And I love the hair clips. It looks like a great party.

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  9. Love your new header!
    Looks like she had a good time at her first birthday! That's a beautiful picture of her grabbing you for a kiss but the picture I loved the post is of Elena in the book box :-).

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  10. Aw! Happy first birthday to your beautiful girl.

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  11. Getting caught up on blogs!! The party looks amazing!! I can't believe she is one already! Sheesh time flies!!

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  12. I thought for sure I was already following you, but I guess not! The party looks great and your little one is so adorable!

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