Sunday, June 21, 2009

Birthday Party success

Phew are we tired. Austin, Naomi and my mom are all napping, so I thought I'd take a second to re-live yesterday. It was crazy from the moment we woke up. After over 48 hours of prep work, the first guests started showing up at 12pm sharp. The house was completely decorated, (thanks Stacey and Chris for helping us setup and decorate!!). Despite the rain, we all had an amazing time. The kids ran amok in the house, Naomi loved seeing everyone, although at times it did seem like she was a bit overwhelmed...(but heck with almost 60 ppl in your house who wouldn't be!) Even Lilo and Stitch who normally cower in their crates when kids come over, got a ton of tlc. What started off as my "laid back bbq" turned out into a massive birthday shindig, and although I'm completely beat, and never want to see another "cupcake pop" again, I had a blast and dont regret all the hard work. (nope not even staying up til 2am to finish decorating all the cupcake pop favors!)

Here are a couple of pics from Naomi's first birthday party. Thank you all for coming, we had a lovely time, and we're so blessed to have so much love from all of our friends and family.




















5 comments:

Janet said...

wow you guys know how to throw a party! you only turn 1 once :) what great pics and decorations too...did you make all those lollipops yourself?!

Naomi's mom said...

Thanks Janet. Yep I made the lollipops, they were such a pain, but in the end they looked and tasted yummy, so I guess it was worth it?

Lo said...

WHOA, how'd you make those lollipops?! the house looks awesome!! =D

Naomi's mom said...

i got the instructions for the lollipop things on this site. www.bakerella.com

Laura said...

Looks like an awesome party -- great job!! (I am VERY impressed w/ the cupcake pops, too!)