birthday highlights

Friday was a long long day.  I left work early to get a head start on things, which also included taking Henry to the doctor for his immunizations.  Unfortunately the immunizations were postponed because he still has an ear infection.  He was also prescribed breathing treatments, but I will go into that at another time.

After I did my shopping for party favors, I got home, we had dinner and then headed out to shop some more for the party food. 

 We got home at around 9:00 PM and that is when I started constructing the party favors…

Elmo face lollipop covers

 

party hat, goldfish game, straws, and shmoomee

Abby counted 700 goldfish for the jar, I ate one leaving 699 as the total.

Uncle Sterling won this prize with his guess of 670 (human calculator-head).  Meg’s guess was an impressive 654. Michael won the ‘shmoomee’ and everyone received a CD  of silly songs (I hope).

more party favors

 

I had sent Caleb out to pick up one last birthday gift for the baby, and so when he returned at around 10:00 PM we began baking cakes…my friend Meg had taken on the project of making the birthday cake for all of the guests to help us save money by not purchasing bakery cakes - which turned out to be a mammoth project.  I wish I had taken a photo of the cakes she made.  There was SO much.  It was amazing. 

But since she was making cakes from scratch, we couldn’t possibly make Henry’s cake from a box mix…my husband was a little surprised at my announcement when he came home and asked where the mix was.  I was all like “mix?  no no no no…we are making it from scratch because MEG is making her cakes from scratch, and we cannot possibly put together a box cake for his first birthday…”

11:00 PM (from scratch!!)

magic stay awake elixer

The kids helped out of course…they peeled potatoes and helped burn the CD’s and cut cloth for the lollipop covers.  My husband chopped and boiled the potatoes and I continued putting together the party favors into the wee hours.  Sometime around 1:00 AM Caleb went to bed and I decided it would be a fine idea to color my hair and get started on the potato salad.

1:30 AM

2:00 AM

I ended up going to bed at 3:00 AM.  The following photos are for what took place after we woke up at 8:00 AM.

Caleb made cream cheese frosting. It was our small attempt to make the cake somewhat nutritious.  Yeah right…

almost ready..

I only used one of the cakes for the Elmo head.  It was fun to cut it into the shape and then frost it.  Not bad for my first time with a character cake!

Elmo!

It was a very busy day.  About 70 people showed up to celebrate this little guy’s birthday.  The weather was fine, but it was nice to have the shelter, and there was SO MUCH good food it was awesome!  I missed grandma not being there…more on that one later as well.

Of course right when I was getting around to giving him his cake, he decided that it was time to fall asleep…

tired baby

 But we coaxed him awake with cake…

  

And he loved it….

oh yeah!

Poor Elmo!

Elmo bwainns….

After a not so pleasant bath in the park sink it was time to open gifts!

  

He received a lot of great gifts, toys toys toys and a box of Oh Henry bars that we he will enjoy.

  

He had a long day, his work was done.  I say that for a little guy who didn’t take a nap all day and who has been battling an ear infection, he is such a sweet little trooper! 

 

Attendees:  Aunt Rochelle, Cousin Benjamin, Cousin Felicity, Grandpa Bill, Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Allison, Uncle Evan, Uncle Sterling, Lindsey, Katie, Aunt Peggy, Uncle Jerry, Cousin Chad, Cousin Jane, Ginny, Scott, Ella, Don, Jean, Mallory, Brittany, Savannah, Liz, Tom, Nif, Libby, Erin, Naomi, Killian, Rowan, Andy, Tina, Liana, Jacob, Brian, Meg, Jamie, Gary, Kay, Joshua, Lucas, Steve, Jen, Isaiah, Amber, Dan, Dawn, Chloe, Sean, Jodi, Brynn, Russ, Anne, Rachel, Mia, Michael, Conner, Phelan, Gammer & Gaffer Benson, Bill, Sarah, Sean C., Kim, Ian, Kendall

Thank you ALL for making it a wonderful day!!

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