When I began thinking about Natalie's First Birthday - and her party specifically - I had a lot of ideas. Too many in fact. A circus party...a "mini" party...a "1" party....a pink lemonade and yellow flower party....a pinwheel party...etc, etc, etc. I finally narrowed it down to a pinwheel party - made a bunch of pinwheels - and then promptly changed my mind. I finally ended up with a "very first birthday party" and used bright pinks, orange, and teal as my color palette.
After my friend Julie took these amazing pictures of Natalie, I incorporated as many as I could into her birthday invite.
The matching labels
Me and my sweet baby girl right before her party began:
I searched and searched for a cake topper and stumbled upon this Etsy seller. She created the most adorable custom topper for Natalie. I absolutely LOVE it and she can use it until she turns 21!!!!
The drink station
Cupcakes
Marshmallow Pops
The backyard - all dressed up and ready
The pinwheels (that I had already made)
The ball pit (which is now housed in the kiddy pool)
My awesome friend Rachel let me borrow her cricut so my mom and I assembled all the butterfly table decorations the night before the party.
The favors were supposed to be these zinnias that I grew but sadly they grew MUCH slower than I anticipated!
The Birthday Girl (with her favorite toy: the MP3 player that her big brother also loved)
Ready for the party
Natalie and Taylor
Opening Presents
Getting Ready for Cake
Family!
She LOVES cake! (which really explains the sweet tooth I had while PG with her!)
All done...and off to the bath...fully clothed.
Natalie really had a great time at her party! She loved all the people - the food (which I must have forgotten to take pictures of but it was basically 2 kinds of lasagna, a crockpot of spaghetti sauce with noodles on the side and a baked corkscrew pasta). I have to say that having a birthday in the backyard is so much easier than in the house!
Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet Natalie. We love you so so much.
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