partyin’ partyin’ YEAH!

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