Yesterday, we celebrated Ainsley's First Birthday (a little early) with our Arizona family and friends! Her real birthday is the 19th and we will be celebrating in Virginia with Mimi, Big Daddy, Auntie Sarah, Great Grandma, and family friends there!
We threw Ainsley a Ladybug themed party! It was so cute and so much fun to have our friends and family over to our home to celebrate!
I had so much fun planning this little birthday bash! I made the invitations and most everything for the party using my Silhouette machine I got for an early birthday present!
Here was the door sign I made :)
Some chalk art Evan and I did!
Here is the desert table! All sorts of yummy treats! Ladybug rice krispie treats, cake pops my mom made, twizzlers, black and red oreos, and of course...cake!
Look at Ainsley's little special cake!
Cupcakes and the toppers I made :)
Another view....to the left is a photo booth...more of that later :)
Closer view of the banner I made
Come BEE a bug! Each child got antennae's to wear as they walked in!
Living room view
My friend Jackie and I stayed up VERY late Friday night doing these streamers! Thank you Jackie!!!! I love the way they turned out!!!!
Ainsley's high chair! Love the tutu? I made it but stole the idea for my mother in law :) My neice had one at her first b day! You know what I love abotu it? I took it off...tied up the side...and now it is a tutu she can wear!!!!
A little collage of pics from her first year! We also did a slideshow with music :)
Food! We had all sorts of yummy and themed treats! Snails-n-Cheese, Butterfly shaped PBJ, Caterpillar Cocoons (pigs-n-blanket), veggies, fruit, Beetle Juice :)
Goodie Bags! Tags said "Thanks for flying by! Love, Ainsley"
4 Generations of girls!
Precious birthday girl! THANK YOU MIMI FOR THIS ADORABLE OUTFIT and FOR ALL YOUR HELP LONG DISTANCE PICKING OUT EVERYTHING and for all your WONDERFUL IDEAS!
Let the party begin!
We had some fun activities for the kids! I painted this buggy bean bag toss and made bags to toss in it!
All the kids got to make a "cute as a bug" picture frame to hold their pic from the photo booth!
And a few photo booth shots! Didn't want to do too many and ruin the Thank you note surprises :)
And Ainsley received so many nice presents! Thank you everyone!!!!!
Cake time!!!! Wasn't sure at first...but warmed up fast!
Messy girl!
Thank you to everyone who came! We had a great time and are so blessed to have such great friends and family to celebrate these occasions!!!
Later that night...a little playtime!
For you Aunt Chris :) THANK YOU!!! She loves her ball popper!
SO SILLY!
For Mimi...SHE LOVES HER DOLLHOUSE!!!!! And thank you Aunt Bethany, Uncle Brett, and Marley for all the fun furniture to go in it!!!!
WOW! Can't believe it has been a year! So many memories and I know even more to come!!!
LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!!!
1 comment:
Great party! Loved all the details. :)
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