Ava is now 15 months...almost 16, and I'm finally getting around to posting her birthday pictures. There is no order to this blog whatsoever. haha. I am REALLY going to get better at this...promise.
Anyway...it was a happy and sad day all at the same time. It was so fun to see her around all the family and friends we had over, but at the same time, my little baby was turning ONE! I couldnt believe it, and I remember the emotion of that day as if it were yesterday. I know this same emotion will come back with every birthday from now on....it's so bitter-sweet.
We had a little celebration on her actual bday (2/26) and her party was that Saturday. We decided that for her birthday, we would just get her a little cookie from the Cookie Company (b/c it's Jason's favorite...and he wants to pass down the torch) and put alittle candle on it and have our own little special time. It was me, Jay, mom, Judy, and Bunu (mom's dad from chicago). She was so cute..she didnt know what to do with it until she realized it was SUGAR!!!!
Nanny (jason's mom) also brought over a chocolate cake over and it was funny to see her dig into it. she definitely got plenty of sugar that night
our little pirate...with her chocolate gotee...hahhaha
Ok...now for her party! I had the hardest time trying to figure out what 'theme/colors' i was going to go with. But since I really love her room...we decided to keep it the same colors/theme. We went with the yellow and pink...and birds. SO cute.
I had little birdie cupcake toppers, yellow and pink plates, napkins, and then i found these chinese lanterns that i thought would look cute as the center of the table...and i hung them from the chandelier. This was all very last minute (surprise surprise)...so I was pretty pleased how everything looked.
The table...before pizza came out
Ella sneaking some m&ms :-)
Opening up gifts
Books....always a great gift. she LOVES books
There were so many gifts...i didnt know if we'd get through them all..but we did. Except I wont show ALL the gift pictures, b/c this is pretty exhausting, lol. Here's the last one...the big car from mommy and daddy. She didnt really love it the second she saw it, but it quickly became a favorite once we took it out for a ride :-)
And last but not least...some cake pics. I think she started to feel alittle overwhelmed w/ all the people around her, and had a little cry. But she got over it pretty quick! :-)
After a few bites of her cake....she is thinking..."I've got a full tummy and it's nap time!"
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