On Saturday we threw a party for Emerson with family and friends. We had a lot of fun even though it was probably very unnecessary to have a party for a person who doesn’t even know the party is for him. Here’s what happened at the party:
- Complete pandemonium with dozens of kids running/crawling/playing all over our house
- Emerson did not like cake. Or whipped cream frosting! Is he really my child? He got disinterestedabout 2 minutes in and started playing with the balloons on his high chair. I find it really odd that all this kid likes to eat is veggies, fruit, and cheese. Live a little dude!
- So.many.toys. We at least quadrupled the number of baby toys we have with all Emerson’s bday presents! Thank you to everyone for your awesome gifts. Emerson has been constantly entertained this week with his new loot. Also, some adorable clothes which I’ll show some pictures of below.
- For the past couple of weeks Emerson had been taking a couple steps here and there and then falling. Just after nearly everyone had left the party, minus a couple family members, Emerson just decided to walk across the living room. He walked from our couch over to our TV; we all started clapping and then E started clapping for himself! What can I say, my kid likes attention. Probably because I give him a lot of it.
Here are some party shots:
Toy favor bags for all the kiddos.
On Tuesday, E’s real birthday, I even tried giving him a leftover cupcake. He barely took a lick of it… I’m puzzled.
I used thank you candy bags as an excuse to buy my favorite candy in large bags—peanut butter M&Ms and Haribo gummy bears.
A mix of friends and family.
Here are the cake shots. Emerson was so polite when he was eating (not how he usually eats for the record).
Check out his face on the right—did not like it!
Opening E’s loot.
My friend Diana knitted this fox hat for E—how cute is this hat?
I promise, soon the 1-year birthday posts will be over. And I apologize in advance to my future children who won’t get so much attention on their birthdays. Even if the first-born children are our test subjects for parenting, they do get some perks.
9 comments:
Ah! Why was I not there! This makes me so sad and happy at all the same time. :) Everything about the party looks fabulous. Love the decor. So glad we talked and got to hear all the details. Miss you!
Haooy birthday Emerson! Shanon you did such a good job on the decorations! I am sure it was a great party! we miss you guys and I cant believe he is 1 already! time flies!
Shannon you did such a great job throwing this party! I love the elephant theme and all the colors. Not to mention you're the best mom around. Emerson is a lucky dude!
Cute birthday party. It looks like it was a lot of fun. That's so funny E didn't like his cake! No wonder he is so skinny! Wish we lived closer so we could have celebrated with you.
That hat is adorable! I love throwing a big first birthday party for each kid. It is fun to celebrate with friends and family. It looks like he made out like a bandit!
Cute party! I love the blue/orange & the elephant. I'll hire you when Hudson turns 1.
You sure do parties like a PRO!! Put "Personal Party Planner" on your long list of small business ideas for the future... ;o)
Miss you! Can't wait until MARCH.
Great party pictures. The things we do for child number 1! I think your party looks adorable.
ah! I'm so sad we couldn't be there for E's big day :( From the looks of it, you put most first-time mommies (including myself) to shame! Can we please pick a day to meet up for lunch soon? We can just do takeout again and let the kids run wild!
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