1st birthday celebrations

So we have been busy planning Georgia's 1st birthday, I have no idea where this last year has gone. I have been planning and daydreaming about this party for months. Nothing too fancy, a morning tea with friends to celebrate our littlest girls first year. So I decided to go with a bit of a vintage butterfly theme. I was a bit slack when it came to making your outfit, so I ordered one of Etsy from America, I'm so glad I did, it is a bit cute. I made a photo board in the shape of a 1, with photos of you from the past year. A hard job trying to pick just a few favourites. We had some decorations, some pink pom poms and vintage style doily bunting, with lots of little fondant butterfly's.

Now for the important part the food... with us all still on a refined sugar free diet, I was on a mission to make healthy and refined sugar free food, that everybody would love. Except for the cake and some of the cupcakes.... mmm but they were yum too, if not a little too sweet for daddy and I.

So we had almond and raspberry cupcakes, raw chocolate brownie balls, popcorn, chicken sandwiches, fruit kebabs, homemade sausage rolls, raw strawberry cake pops (delicious).

Party started at 10.30, so just enough time for you Georgia, to have a little nap. You had a great time, you took it all in really well, considering we had quite a few people to help celebrate. You spent a lot of time on the swing, just taking it all in. You didn't cry once and went from person to person, not being shy. You were walking around with an occasional stumble and then hop back up and carry on. Emily looked after you and also had a ball playing with all her friends. Most of the kiddies were all spending a lot of time at the food table, especially eating all the cupcakes and pop corn. We played pass the parcel, a lot of time was spent bouncing on the trampoline, burning off some energy. It was fairly hot, so daddy had the water demisters going and was making sure everyone had plenty of water.

Then it was time to cut the cake, we all sang happy birthday and you actually tried to blow out the candle, I was really surprised. It must of been from when Emily and I made you a cake on your actual birthday and she taught you how to blow the candle out.

Not long after it was time for everyone to leave with a party bag of some Easter eggs and home made play dough. (made by daddy in the new thermomix)

You were thoroughly spoilt with presents, which we all opened together after a big sleep in the afternoon, from such a busy morning. Actually Emily, Georgia and I slept for 3 hours, while daddy cleaned everything away. He's the best.

Then that's it over for another year.....

 

 not sure whether to laugh or cry over the jack in the box