It's Party Time!


Monday, January 30, 2012

Candles, streamers, balloons, blowhorns, friends and icing all made this girl very happy on Saturday. Putting on a child's party is harder than I thought it would be considering you have to cater to the food likings of both adults and kids. I was a dimwit and didn't take a picture of the table before hand, so all I have is a sad looking display of what once were apples, homemade scones, crackers, mac&cheese bites and an empty cake platter. Oh well, I guess we were too busy with friends and the birthday girl, which is what mattered most.

Silly Evelyn, though. The girl didn't even touch her cake during the party. After everyone left we went for round two and she was still hesitant. There are few things that she will eat with her fingers these days and apparently cake was not one of them. I had to fork it to her. Once she realized that the stuff was amazing, I let her sit on her own and she was stabbing away. Haha, even toward the end she was licking the crumbs off her plate. I told you little lady it was good ;)

p.s. my mom made Ev's linen birthday dress. She did amazing, especially since she had to eyeball the measurements seeing that we live two coasts apart. I wish these photos showed more of the detail, but thank you mom for making this day extra special! 

58 comments:

  1. I love baby/cake pictures, hahaha. My son is the same way whenever we have pancakes or waffles. He'll 'meow' and lick his plate clean of syrup. Adorable until clean up time. :)

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  2. such beautiful pictures! and Evelyn is absolutely adorable!

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  3. are you serious with those decorations? come throw me a birthday party, please. and happy birthday to pretty evelyn! love her sweet dress and cute red tights.

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  4. awe, what a sweet party for your little girl! :) The cake is so pretty & she is adorable eating it!!

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  5. BEAUTIFUL JOB!!! That little banner is so unique! I love it! Ev looks precious and I can tell that was a pretty special dress, your mom did a fantastic job!

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  6. Evelyn look so cute! And your mom did a great job on that dress!

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  7. Evelyns dress is beautiful!! I love her red tights with it. Good job on your decorations and food, and the cake is so pretty! happy birthday cute Evelyn!

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  8. Ohhhhh!!!! LOVE 1st birthdays!!! :) Hey, whatever happened with the Shine Project giveaway!!! What an amazing site... she is pretty incredible :)
    Happy Monday friend!
    :) maggie

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  9. Pretty dress! Happy Birthday to Evelyn!! I am loving that garland :)

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  10. She is such a cutie! And the whole little party looks just adorable. Love the little bunting. And everything else.

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  11. Oh my goodness what a cute little party! If you made that pink cake then you're amazing!! Everything looks so perfectly girly and tailored to a little girl! So sweet!

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  12. Aw happy birthday to her! How super sweet, I love your table decor and that streamer!!! And that CAKE!!! so glad you shared :)

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  13. Seriously cute! I love her cake-so girly. I attempted to make my boys birthday cake and failed terribly. Thank goodness for Target's bakery.It saved me. I do not have the talent for cake decorating.

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  14. hahah. Ev certainly decided that she loved the cake! So sweet! That cake was decorated quite well also.

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  15. Beautiful party! The cake is so pretty. Love the picture of her licking the crumbs..too cute!

    Bennett Love

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  16. Your little girl looks so sweet in these pictures! I'm glad the party was a success. I love the bow garland!

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  17. wow, beautiful party and little girl. i am in LOVE with the style of that cake. did you make it on your own?

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  18. Can't believe your mom made the dress - it is beautiful! Beautiful little girl, beautiful party! Looks like you had a great time :)


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  19. The cake, the decorations and that dress!! Boy Evelyn is one lucky lady! Looks like she had a great time :)

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  20. Birthdays are so much fun! Glad the party was a hit. Happy birthday to Evelyn!

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  21. cute party! and that cake looks divine- did you bake it?

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  22. Happy birthday to your little lady! What a cute birthday party. I love the picture of her licking her plate! Must have been one good piece of cake!

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  23. Such a sweet party! I love Evelyn's beautiful dress and pretty pink cake!! Glad she had a very happy birthday!

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  24. Omgosh those cake pictures are beyond adorable!!

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  25. I love the pictures of her licking the plate!!!

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  26. She is sooooooooo adorable!!!!!!!!! She looks perfect!

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  27. Oh everything looks beautiful! The cake is gorgeous,the wall ornaments are gorgeous, the table looks gorgeous and Evelyn looks darling!

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  28. Those last three photos are SO cute! Love her little red stockings (and that dress is amazing, what a special present from her Grandma!)

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  29. Oh my gosh- no way is she one. You were just pregnant! time flys- she is adorable!

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  30. What an adorable party! Behr did the same thing with his cake. He had no interests until nobody was looking.

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  31. So adorable. Excellent job on the decor and I'm in love with the dress your mom made! It is so perfect.

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  32. LOVE those pics of her licking the plate... so cute!

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  33. i'm still so sad we weren't able to make it. that dress is beautiful! the cake is beautiful! (whatever about the pepto bismol pink, kendra! it rocks!) and little ev licking the plate is so.darn.cute!

    cannot believe how this year flew by. so sad. and exciting. and sad.... haha!

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  34. 1. That cake is gorgeous! So pretty!
    2. Evelyn's dress is beautiful! So sweet. Your mom did an amazing job!
    3. Love your party decorations and table. =)
    Char xo
    www.itsacharmlife.blogspot.com

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  35. this is beautiful and those cake photos are priceless! happy birthday to your little love :)

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  36. our niece cried her eyes out in front of her birthday party cake- too much pressure, i think. haha, she loved it later tho!

    everything about this party {especially your lovely family} is just perfect in these pictures. happy birthday to little ev!

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  37. swooning over these photos. LOVE your blog!
    -your newest follower

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  38. What a beautiful party. and a beautiful little girl!

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. :)

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  39. adorable!! and her little outfit is perfect! : ) so sweet your mom made it!

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  40. She looks so cute. I love the bow garland.

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  41. such cute pictures and that has to be the prettiest birthday cake i have ever seen!! your little girl is just the sweetest. :)

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  42. oh goodness, the most adorable first birthday ever. what a perfect family!!
    xo TJ

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  43. Beautiful party! The bow garland is so cute as your little one is always wearing those cute headbands. Fits perfectly! I am planning my daughter's party right now and am so excited to begin all of my crafting for it.

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  44. Beautiful party! I have already begun brainstorming ideas for Veda Jane's first. Pinterest makes me want to craft everything for it so I feel like I need MONTHS! I love that sweet bow garland. Did you do it out of embroidery thread?

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  45. What lovely party pictures! Such a cute cake and check out that adorable birthday girl! I'm gathering ideas for my Giovanna's second birthday, thanks for some ideas.
    xx Natalie
    www.queenofboo.com

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  46. Her cake looked fabulous!! Love the party decor AND her cute little red tights

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  47. This party looks so cute! The cake looks amazing!

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  48. i love everything about this sweet celebration! i am especially loving the bow garland (:
    happy valentine's day!
    sarah

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  49. the picture of her licking the crumbs off the plate is priceless.

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  50. Tipping the head back for all the cake crumbs is a girl after my own heart.

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  51. hello! what a lovely blog you have! and of course, your little family is adorable. these photos crack me up! i just recently took some pics and a video of my zoey "eating" her first apple. (she was only slobbering and gumming it, really.) it's hilarious. she's moaning and groaning a bit - like it's the best thing on the planet. ha! anyway, i'm so glad you found and commented on my blog, because now i know about you! and i'm a new fan for sure!

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