Wee Baby Stuff

by deborah

It's been more than a month since my last post and all I can say is that I've been too busy planning Lena's first birthday party to do anything else. Pretty good excuse I know!

Seriously though, a first birthday only happens once and I wanted it to be a very special party. I put a lot of time and mental energy into the party planning, and it paid off this Sunday. Lena had a fantastic time at her first birthday party complete with balloons, cupcakes, party hats, presents, and most importantly, so much love from family and friends.

Lena loves puppies so I decided to throw a dog themed party for her. I started with this invitation I found on etsy.com as my inspiration.

 

A pink and orange color scheme was perfect for a one year old baby girl and polka dots made for some real fun flare.

 

A friend of mine made Lena a puppy shirt with a matching head band. She also made a party hat and matching bib for Lena to wear when eating her first piece of cake.

 

I found this amazing cupcake recipe on the internet and decorated the sweet little cakes with cupcake toppers I made by hand using the puppy image from the birthday invitation. For some extra fancy I made a pink and orange tulle wreath using this tutorial from Baby Rabies and paper pinwheels using this tutorial I found on Ohdeedoh.

 

I used the puppy image again to make stickers to brand the drinking cups and sodas. 

 

And these pink and orange paper straws were from The Bakers Confections. 

The best part of the day was that Lena had a great time on her special day. She loved eating her cake, playing with her friends, and turning One.