About last January, when JKR was just 6 months old, I started thinking about her 1st birthday. What? When? What would she wear? Would there be a theme? I spent the next 6 months casually searching Etsy for decorations and outfits. Casually stalking Hostess with the Mostess and about 50 creative Mom's blogs for ideas and themes. My ideas started forming, and after making close to 100 changes.....Jenna's first birthday party was set. Turned out that the only real theme I could commit to was "pink".
Somehow, after months of planning, I ended up pulling everything off at the last possible minute. Very Jaime-esque. My in-laws (Mindy and Boogie) were in town with their boys, which was wonderful on many levels. Tyler and Colby kept Landon awesomely entertained and busy. Mindy and Boogie helped me pull the party together AND loved on the birthday baby when she would have otherwise been completely unsupervised for 24 hours before "showtime"!
Aunt Jo and sweet Meredith spent their Friday night making cupcakes on a stick, refilling my wine glass, and all around checking off my 7 page to-do list.
Aunt Jo and sweet Meredith spent their Friday night making cupcakes on a stick, refilling my wine glass, and all around checking off my 7 page to-do list.
It was such a beautiful day. Jenna had a blast and we were so happy to be surrounded by people who love her so much. Once it all came together, I even had a stress-free, fun time!
A couple of pics and a link to the beautiful slideshow that Allison http://www.phrecklenosephotography/ made for us.
Sweet birthday tags
Sweet guests
Sweet gifts
Sweet face
And something to cherish forever....
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