Our sweet daughter turned one last Friday. Her party on Saturday was the culmination of a two week sprint of celebrating birthdays, since our son turned 3 just two days before her birthday. As the chief celebration officer of our family, I am tired.
Of course, it was worth it.
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Her party day was blessed with beautiful, blooming spring weather, as gorgeous as the blessing she is to our family.
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We did a "sunshine" theme, although I didn't expand on it as much as I could have. It was a wonderful celebration, regardless. Pink and yellow were mostly what I went with. The menu was chicken salad sandwiches on split croissants, party sandwiches, cookies, fruit, chips and salsa, and of course, the main event -- birthday cake!
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I love this picture. You can see my Pop, Annabelle's great-grandfather, in the mirror of the jewelry box. When he came in and hugged my neck, he said, "This party looks like something out of Better Homes and Gardens!" I love him so much, and that is simply classic Pop. (And that was a very generous compliment!)
My parents gave her that jewelry box, which went well with our gift to her. We started her a James Avery charm bracelet with the birthday cake charm. She won't wear it for a while, but we thought it was perfect for this milestone.
Of course, it was worth it.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fX83S-t72mA/UxPdDm6mETI/AAAAAAAAFtc/zrin41_NzuM/w381-h505-no/IMG_4552.jpg)
Her party day was blessed with beautiful, blooming spring weather, as gorgeous as the blessing she is to our family.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0HunbUYrihk/UxPdA-H3SeI/AAAAAAAAFtQ/PC5AEGQwSSI/w759-h505-no/DSC_3205.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BnPsKY6QM1w/UxPdA5F2z2I/AAAAAAAAFtI/tTavUV8k3Gc/w759-h505-no/DSC_3231.jpg)
We did a "sunshine" theme, although I didn't expand on it as much as I could have. It was a wonderful celebration, regardless. Pink and yellow were mostly what I went with. The menu was chicken salad sandwiches on split croissants, party sandwiches, cookies, fruit, chips and salsa, and of course, the main event -- birthday cake!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OBIIu3yQ4Bo/UxPdEUOau6I/AAAAAAAAFtk/8PZ4YaNycM0/w754-h505-no/DSC_3254.jpg)
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My parents gave her that jewelry box, which went well with our gift to her. We started her a James Avery charm bracelet with the birthday cake charm. She won't wear it for a while, but we thought it was perfect for this milestone.
Precious! I love it all. Perfect theme for your ray of sunshine and it really was the perfect day! Gorgeous weather dialed up just for miss Annabelle. I love your garland? Banner? Swag? What shall I call it? It's gorgeous and so fun!! And that photo of you and Annabelle as she opened her jewelry box....perfect. What a special day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great first birthday party!!! I love your theme, too. Such sweet memories!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful party!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I am in full on planning mode since Averie's 1st bday is just a month away. I cry every time I think about it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and fun party for a cute 1 year old! I love all of your decor choices, and her giant monogram on that cake is perfection!
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