I can't believe this day has come! My baby turned one last week and we threw him a "car" themed party. I decorated the cake myself (ok, I admit I had a lot of help from a friend, but I did do the cupcakes completely alone) and it turned out adorable!! The food table was also super cute but we didn't get any pictures of it. It had dump trucks dumping out corndogs, carrying sandwhiches and even carrying some dulce de leche for churros. I also had traffic signs printed directing the flow of the buffet line (one way signs at the beginning, slow sign in the middle, and stop at the end).
Ok, I guess I should also blog about the birthday boy. Haha, what kind of mom am I? I was more excited about my decorations than the actual reason for celebrating. We kept the party pretty low key and only invited family this time. I think that next year we will combine Christopher's and Drew's party into 1 bigger celebration, so this way I don't get burned out with Christopher's birthday and do something small for Drew.
Today I was actually thinking about how Drew is the "perfect" first child. At first he was a very challenging baby. He didn't eat well, he didn't sleep well (until he was about 3 months), he had LOTS of colic, he loved to be held (ALL the time). Get the picture?! Christopher was not like that at all, and that's why we decided to have another one so quick. I have come to a conclusion that if Drew was born first he would still be a single child!
Anyway, he has come a LONG way in a year, and I was actually happy to have my baby turn 1. He's become a much better child. He loves to play with his brother. In fact, the first time Drew giggled real hard was when he was 5 months and he was watching Christopher jump on the couch. He absolutely enjoys watching Christopher perform his stunts and then tries to imitate them (pretty funny to watch). He's become a great eater and loves solid "people" food. He's becoming a little "fruit fly" just like Christopher (they go through so much fruit in a day).
I could just go on and on about how cute he is, but since this post is getting too big, I'll leave with some of the party pictures for now.
Top view of the cake.
Oh, what a proud family of their little Drew!!
Cake? What's that mom?
Umm, cake!!! I don't know what's up with him, but he's been doing these "cheesy grins" when he's happy.
He definitely got cake ALL over. Even the wall!!
Opening presents. Better, watching Christopher open his prestents.
My mom's gift included 2 camping chairs (yeah I know, Christopher scored too). Drew LOVES sitting and relaxing on his chair. Can you tell?
4 comments:
i love his happy face. that's too funny! i'm so proud of your party juliana- kudos on the cake. happy birthday baby garrett the sequel!
fun party!!! wish we were there to celebrate. had the girls pick out some toys for the boys the other day ....now to get to the post office....sorry i'm such a slacker..happy birthday to them both! the party themed ideas were awesome!
oh yes i did see this post and i was going to ask you who did the cake!!! it looks so good! can you do one for our next party?
I love the last picture of Drew just chillin’ in his chair. He’s so cute! Juliana I don’t think it’s really fair that you’ve had two kids and you look like you’ve lost weight through the whole process! Isn’t that the opposite of how it’s supposed to happen? I wish you could share some of that reverse-ness with me. You look amazing!
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