It's official! My little stinker, Baby O, is one year old. She really liked getting her own cupcake! Her party went really well. I stayed up all night the Friday before and got up early Saturday morning. I had lots of help from family and friends. At 10:57 am, the party started. The decorations were pretty, the food was filling, and baby O had a great time. I decided to make her cupcakes this year. I originally planned on buying a cake, but I decided it would be much cheaper if I just made them myself. I made strawberry, chocolate with vanilla filling, and funfetti. Wal-Mart had some fun colored icing, and I thought they went well with the theme of a mad hatter tea party.
For the decorations, we made a ton of tissue balls. My sister-in-law got the idea off of pinterest. She helped me make all 523 of them. (I am kidding...mostly.) I bought a few tea kettles from the Beehive thrift shop down town. The tea cups and kettles were only 5 and 10 cents each. Bargain!
I also made pimento sandwiches (mayo, cheddar, and pimento), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pasta salad, corn salad, cheese dip, a veggie tray, and a fruit tray. Is it a southern thing to put mayo on stuff and call it salad? My buddy RunninRob made some pigs in a blanket, and my friend Leah made a 'snake' pinwheel. To go with the mad hatter theme, we had some sugar cookies with 'EAT ME' on them. Yes, I gave myself hand cramps writing out the words in pink glitter gel.
The whole party was wonderful! We are really lucky to be blessed with such great friends and family! I will leave you with a family picture from baby O's big day. Cheers!
Seriously, she is toooo cute.
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