Charlotte is one year old!
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| Big laugh from the birthday girl! |
Ahh ~ it is so hard to believe that our baby girl is already growing up. I think I will continue to call her "baby Charlotte" though. I'm her mom, so I'm entitled to those kinds of executive decisions, right? I hope so.
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Charlotte's monogram on our front door for the party.
The pink organza bow is the one we used when she came home from the hospital! |
I had so much fun planning her frilly party. I wanted it to be as girly and sweet as her little personality, starting with the invitations and printables
designed by Lauren Haddox. I love her ideas!!
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Pretty invitation and enclosure card
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| Lauren's printable drink bottle wrappers |
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| "Fancy" food, one-year-old style: chicken popovers, PBJ pinwheels, white chocolate covered cherries, cake dip, and white chocolate covered oreo pops sprinkled with pearls~ |
We decided to have a cupcake table to let the kiddos decorate their own cupcake. I just set up un-iced cupcakes, and had several cans of squirt icing and lots of sprinkles and cupcake toppers~
Thankfully, the weather cooperated so we could have the cupcake table outside! Otherwise, I'd probably be vaccuuming sprinkles from in between the cracks of the hardwoods until Christmas. :) The good weather also allowed us to have have the inflatable jumpy, bubble station, and sidewalk chalk fun.
Who knew that Charlotte's January birthday party would have more comfortable weather than Barrett's steamy late September birthday??
Finally, time for cake!!
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~Birthday girl high chair~
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| Tiny smash cake |
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"Big" cake, for the adults
I'd been practicing buttercream roses so I could make a cake that was completely covered with them.
The more icing, the better, right?? |
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| We decided to take off her silk dress so she could enjoy the cake. But, she still wore her pearls :) |
And last, but not least -- the party favors!
Can you spy the colorful bags hanging on either side of the windows?
Monogrammed tote bags with ribbon trim for the kiddos! Perfect size to carry a lunch, use at the nursery drop-off, or just carry treasures :)
It was a wonderful day! Thank you to all our family and friends who made Charlotte's birthday so special!
We love you, Charlotte!
Happy Birthday ~ ~ ~
My head is still spinning from all the great details and ideas you came up with to make Charlotte's birthday party so beautiful (and TASTY!)
ReplyDeleteIt sure is nice seeing these pictures to remember some of the highlights. And always fun for us getting to see all of the kiddos and catch up with the adults.
What a great day! And now little Buttercup is ONE! YAY!!