Before I recap Carson's FIRST birthday party, can we just talk about how much he has grown in a year? Crazy. He has just about tripled his birth weight and he has grown almost 10"! I still can't believe it was over a year ago that we were meeting this angel in the hospital!
Last weekend (5/18) we had Carson's first birthday celebration! We had a WHALEY great time. Corny enough? In all honesty, I didn't want the party to look too whaley so I focused on blues and greens and just added some whale stuff here and there. Here is a look at how it turned out!
{The Decorations}
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| Paper Lanterns from Party City & Target Dollar Spot |
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| Name Banner (DIY) |
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| Happy Birthday Banner (DIY) |
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| My husband's contribution! :P |
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| 12 month collage :) |
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| Door Sign (DIY) |
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| Newborn, 6 Months, 12 Months (on our mantel) |
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| "Guest Book" with Poem (idea via Pinterest) |
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| Birthday Board via Etsy |
{The Food}
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| "Puffer Fish" = Sweet & Sour Meatballs |
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| "Whale Babies" = Cheddar Whale Crackers |
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| "Sand Dollars" = White Chocolate Covered Oreos |
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| "Chocolate Coral" = Chocolate Covered Pretzels w/ Sprinkles |
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| "Coral Reef" = Ranch Cheddar Cheese Ball |
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| "Blubber Dip" = Cinnamon Fruit Dip |
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| "Snapping Turtles" = Jalepeno Poppers & "Sea Snails" = Crescent Wrapped Lil' Smokies |
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| "Sea Water" = Blue Raspberry Lemonade |
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| Whales swimming in the "Sea Water" :) |
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| Chevron Straws from HobLob! |
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| Whale Napkins via Party City |
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| Fancy Water (duct tape from Amazon) |
{The Cakes}
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| Professional Cake for the Guests, delicious and adorable! |
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| Homemade smash cake - funfetti with an ombre inside! |
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| DIY Cake Bunting & "1" candle from Party City |
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| Ombre smash cake (homemade) |
{The SMASH...or lack there of}
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| Carson's cake smash outfit = shorts, tie, & birthday hat! |
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| I thought giving him a taste might help... |
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| We also cut a slice so he could see the inside. |
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| This is right after he fed me a bite :) |
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| He shared some with Daddy, too! |
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| Sharing with his grandmas! |
{The Gifts}
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| Getting some help from one of his friends :) |
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| Using a new toy as a climber! |
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| Deep in thought! |
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| It's getting hot in herrrre ;) |
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| He loves putting things in this truck and pushing it around! |
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| He's obsessed with balls so this was a super exciting gift! |
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| Ride-on puppy! |
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| Practicing his bball skills with his new hoop! |
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| New chair from Mommy & Daddy! |
{Randoms}
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| Outfit #1: Birthday Boy Shirt + Embroidered Whale & Anchor Shorts! |
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| 4 Generations! Carson with his Daddy, Grandpa, & Great Grandpa! |
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| Carson's 2nd Birthday outfit: personalized whale "1" shirt from Etsy! |
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| Playing outside after the party was over! |
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| New basketball fun! |
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| Hanging out with Aunt Shannon! |
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| SUCH a happy ONE year old! |
Awww happy birthday Carson!!! Looks like you had a wonderful party!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so cute!!! I'm just starting Paxton's party planning and these pictures got me even more excited :)
ReplyDeleteLove the theme and the ombre smash cake! I also love the DIY banners you made- great job. It turned out so well and looked like Carson really enjoyed himself.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great party! We have that little puppy push toy and Hayden LOVES it. I bet Carson does too!
ReplyDeleteSeeing the pictures from when they are first born to how much they change in a year is just unreal isn't it!?
Everything looks great! LOVE the theme!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute theme! It looks like he had a great party!
ReplyDeleteCarson looks like he had so much fun! You did a great job on all the DIY banners, I'm making similar ones for Madden's birthday...and now I may still some ideas ;)
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ReplyDeleteFor the guest book did you use the 64 page Dr. Seuss book?
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