Today was Emery's 1st Birthday Party and it was awesome. Awesome weather, awesome friends, awesome family, awesome cakes, pretty much everything - was awesome! Here are some pics from our day. Even though Emery didn't really know what a birthday party was, she still has a blast. Just can't believe our Little Princess will be ONE on Tuesday!
Sign at the front of our neighborhood showing the way to Emery's party.
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Princess Wands that I made for the girls.
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Prince swords for the boys.
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No party is complete w/o a bounce house (one for the big kids, one for the small).
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Adorable tiara smash cake.
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View of the cake table inside the house (all the gifts in the back, where will I put this stuff??).
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Totally awesome cake Nana made for the princess. We got a real tiara for the topper so we could save it for her!
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The highchair.
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Close-up of birthday banner
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Whole birthday banner.
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Balloons w/the beautiful sky behind them
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Door Hanger
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Adorable Birthday Princess with Houdini
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Kids having fun in the bounce house.
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Eating some lunch.
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Friends and family
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Playing and having a good time!
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Adorable friends!
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Adorable Family
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Even Emery loved the bounce house!
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Outfit change for eating cake, love this picture!
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Singing Happy Birthday
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Yum!
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Had to move outside, too messy for our rugs! How about a hug???
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Super Cool Gifts
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We even gave out some lovin'
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Last but not least, we played with some chalk (and then tried to eat it)
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It was a great day and I'm so glad we decided to have it at the house. Everyone was exhausted and after baths it didn't take long before we had a quiet house with a couple of sleeping babes. What a wonderful year this has been!
****I am grateful for
1) awesome weather
2) awesome family and friends to celebrate with
3) beautiful cakes and decorations
4) a year that words just can't describe
5) parties and things to celebrate!
3 comments:
WOW! That party looks so great! Happy 1st birthday!!!!1
Wow! You sure know how to throw a party! Looks like a great time.
I can't believe Emery is 1 already! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday sweet Emery! We're so glad that we were able to be part of her big day! She's a doll!
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