you are all invited to Elijah’s birthday party!
{vicariously} of course through pictures.
:)
we celebrated Mr. E’s first birthday with lots of friends and family over the weekend.
i told myself i wasn’t going to go crazy and go all-out for his first birthday because he’s a just a baby and won’t remember, blah blah blah
but let’s get real.
it’s his first birthday!!
so i went all out. ***
his “theme” was blue & green polka dots.
i know i’m lame and had a theme.
whatevs.
even though he obviously won’t remember it, it was fun for me to decorate for the party***
cause remember? i love parties?
little E also got totally spoiled from all the grandmas & grandpas & aunts & uncles & cousins & friends-who-are-basically-family
he got a lot of noise-maker toys which i, of course, love!!
…..
but he loves them so that’s all that matters right?
this was the cake i picked from the bakery for the guests. it was really good! i decided to do separate cakes for guests and for Eli because i didn’t really think people would want to eat his cake after what he did to it…. {see following pictures}
my mom made his cake by dying white, buttercream frosting and then melting starbursts and rolling/cutting them into circles for the polka dots.
so cute huh!!
i lovelovelove how it turned out.
and here are the pictures you’ve all been waiting for
{and why it was a good idea not to share his cake}
thank you to all who came to celebrate with us!
and also thank you to all who helped pull it off! it was a crazy week and i couldn’t have done it without your help.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!
***i made his hat from here,
onesie (by using iron-on applique and then sewing around the edges),
banner from here (except i sewed the pennants together with the right sides facing each other and then turning them inside out cause i didn’t have pinking shears)
and my sister and mom made tissue pom-poms that are shown in the background for decorations. here is a tutorial for the pom-poms but my mom and sister were super pros and had already knew had to make them from decorating the high school gym many times for dances
2 comments:
This makes me miss you. I wanna see you and give you a big hug. And I wanna kiss Elijah's neck! Love you
I'm glad that Eli actually ate his cake for you. Cade cried...and didn't eat one bite. Talk about a major letdown for mom.
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