Emily's First Birthday

What a whirlwind of a week!  I've pretty much exhausted myself this week preparing for this day.  And well, it went GREAT!  The day was perfect.  Beautiful weather, lots of family and friends, good food, and one happy little girl!  I am definitely more of a "a picture is worth 1000 words" kind of girl, so I will let the photos tell the day!

Outfit was made by me.  "Applique" onesie and a colorful tulle tutu:

This hat was a gift from a good family friend.   It looks so adorable!

Here is all the party decor.  I made the Poms and the birthday banner:

The cake....oh the cake.  Yes, I made that cake.  I had taken cake decorating classes....oh lets see, 4 years ago!!!  And let me tell you, this was hard work.  Trying to get this thing decorated while watching over a roaming toddler - definitely a challenge!  But it turned out great!

Emily's personal "smash" cake.  Also decorated by me.  Just a simple little diddy:

Friends and family gather for the fun!

My awesome Uncle Chuck manned the camera while Emily stuffed her face with cake.  He did an AWESOME job!  He also took the last three "candids" on the montage above:

A great family shot:

Love the messy cake hand!

Emily's best bud Super Mario was helping her eat the cake:

Lastly the gifts....Miss Emily was getting pretty tired by then.  We got lots of nice things:

We had a great day.  Emily did so well.  She interacted great with everyone, enjoyed her cake and everyone had a wonderful time.  The weather was gorgeous out today and I just couldn't of asked for a better turnout.  I can't believe my little girl is now a TODDLER!  She is just changing right before our eyes and we are so wonderfully blessed!