Our Lexi girl turns one on Wednesday, but we went up to Utah to have her first birthday party at my parent's house this past weekend! It was a blast! We got to see friends and family that we haven't seen in forever.
A baby's first birthday is KIND OF a big deal. I mean, for the parents. The babes don't really remember anything... But us parents do! It's like a right of passage and a way to show off your beautiful baby! (And be like, "Hey, guys, we made it a year. She's alive and healthy... YAY!")
It took me a long time to figure out what 'theme' I wanted for her birthday party. I wanted to keep it simple so I decided to go FLORAL. I tried to keep the colors consistent throughout: white, red, and shades of pink. Gotta do something girly, right? Plus this is the only party where I get to pick the theme and not her. Hehe. Here are some of the details:
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| My mom was a cupcake wizard with these rose cupcakes! Not to mention they were delicious! |
I really wanted to display all of the monthly pictures I've taken of Lexi over the past year (excuse me while I go cry...) so I found a template and made these flowers, attached them to clothespins, and hung the pictures from them. Gosh she's cute.
The most time consuming thing was making these flowers! It took me countless hours cutting and gluing and I had sore fingers for a few days! Haha! But I LOVE the way they turned out. I got the idea from Pinterest (duh) but then kind of made them my own. I am planning on doing a blog post soon on how I made them. And a few of them are now going in Lexi's nursery. 
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| I also made the high-chair banner! As you can tell I DIY-ed the crap out of the decorations. It was so fun! |
Whitney from The Blonde Who Bakes made this ADORABLE pink ombre flower cake for Lexi! Could you just die? All the heart eyes!
We ate and mingled with friends who hadn't even met Lexi and got to meet some of their babies for the first time, too. Even though she was super sick the day before, she was in a really good mood and hammed it up for the guests, walking around smiling. She really does light up the room you guys! I can't believe I'm lucky enough to call her my daughter.
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| Bubbles are the BEST! |
Next was the cake smash and opening presents!
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| Her favorite thing was taking the flowers off the banner and the cake and handing them to us. |
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| Going in for the kill, haha! |
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| "I'm ONE!" |
And she's just the sweetest- sharing her yummy cake with us!
It wouldn't be a one year old's party without some tears, right? I just can't even deal with that cry face. She's gonna get everything she wants with this face, I swear.
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| Being the center of attention is tiring! |
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| Daddy making us laugh, as usual! |
Thanks to everyone who came! And a BIG shout out to my mom and sister and all of our helpers! We could not have done this party without you.
I know every mom on planet earth says things like, "I can't believe by baby is one!" or "They grow so fast!" or "Slow down time!" BUT IT'S ALL HOW I FEEL. Call it cliche, sappy, cheesy, what have you. That's the way it is. But it really has been the most amazing year of my life; having her, watching her grow. She is such a light and joy! Having her sweet spirit in our home has been the best thing. I love you so much my Lexi girl!
Happy Birthday!
