clearly i am a terrible blogger.
maggie p. turns a year and a half old on monday, and i am finally
finished gathering & editing all the photos from her first birthday party. be prepared for a photo overload.
i adore picnics and spring and summer.
all 3 of us were born in the winter.
so, to celebrate our lady baby turning one, we brought
the picnic indoors. our theme was, sunshine and owls - two things that remind us of our girl. our talented friend, Ben, brought his guitar and sang some songs for the kids, as well as a special version of 'you are my sunshine' for our little sunshine & led us all in a beautiful 'happy birthday' song. it was super special because Ben used to sing to maggie when she was a newborn at community group and she would instantly calm down. we thought it would be fitting for him to sing to her on her birthday.
| striped straws make everything more fun. | 
| we decided to not do cake, but a doughnut cake instead. probably the best choice ever. | 
| my sweet friend heidi, made this cake for maggie to smash. it was so, so yummy. | 
| we used on of maggie's birth announcements as a center piece. | 
| party favors. | 
| the table | 
| we made tons of paper chains and mixed them with streamers. | 
| 12 pictures from her first 12 months. | 
| missy the mouse and maggie's fabric crown. {also made by my sweet friend heidi} | 
| the joy & the mags. | 
| my lovely friend Megan - our girls are 1 month apart. | 
| daddy praying for his sweet girl. | 
| gentleman | 
| Autumn, Heidi & Meg | 
| guess who? | 
| Ben singing to our girl | 
| happy birthday baby girl!! | 
| i do not know why she looks terrified. | 
| sharing | 
| chubby baby legs in the cutest shoes | 
| yum | 
| get.it.girl. | 
| i cant wait to embarrass her with this one later. | 
| photo booth | 
| the deans | 
| the robertsons | 
| tim, justin & craig | 
| the knights | 
| meg, my brother & j | 
| read and dylan | 
| the pilo's | 
| stellan. {this kills me.} | 
| chris, susanna & rosie | 
| gabe & amari | 
| the birthday girl in all her glory. | 
if you did, you are amazing.
also, come back tomorrow.
i know i will be.

For very obvious reasons, I LOVE the pictures!! I definitely need copies. It was a fun party, very well done Mama!
ReplyDeleteAw, such a cute party! Happy birthday to your girl! Loved seeing the pcitures, even if they're late. ;)
ReplyDeleteomg, LOVED this post! These were awesome pictures and I can't get over how much bigger Maggie already is!
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Pilos? They look like a Hollywood family... and I mean that in the "great looking, stunning couple and gorgeous kids" way :)
Loved these - thanks for sharing!
Haha Stef! Ally DID say she spent a lot of time editing photos... ;)
ReplyDeleteHow fun....what a lovely party. And that cake...wow--it was so pretty! :-) Love all your pictures.
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