pArTy aNiMaLs!

Happy Early Birthday to Miles! We had a bunch of friends and family over this weekend to celebrate Miles turning 1! I've been planning for the past couple months trying to put together an amazing party for our perfect little boy. I have to say, it turned out exactly as I hoped. Stephen was able to help with the decorating with his vinyl expertise, and I was able to get my creative juices flowing with a bunch of crafts to tie everything together. Check it out!

Animal parade with vinyl graphics at the entry compliments of Stephen. When Miles saw them for the first time, he was "talking" to them and pointing at them - "ah! oo!! DADA! *spit* *SQUEAL!*". He definitely noticed this piece of decor - not sure about the rest. Ha!

Party animal mascots

More awesome vinyl work! The monkey's were a big hit.

3 days, 2 people and a vow never to do this again and this masterpiece was created. Take THAT Pinterest!

Miles' smash cake

The spread

In addition to the party animals, I also printed and framed all of Miles' monthly pics so everyone could see how much he's grown. I'd say the biggest surprise to most was his super dark hair when he was tiny. 

I added party hats to all of the toy animals. It took forever, but they looked so adorable. Time well spent

Now, on to the party! We were excited to have a lot of the neighborhood kids come and I was interested to see how Miles would do with the big crowd. When he was little, the noise and the crowds were not his cup of tea. But, as he's gotten older, he seems to have relaxed a bit.

Dude. He did amazing! He was running around and laughing. He would tolerate pretty much anyone who wanted to hold him. He was playing games with people and just such a happy little guy. It makes me a lot less anxious about him starting school in the fall.

Playing "catch the feet" with people walking around

Making new friends!

"See ya!"

Todd and Stephen setup a movie theater and gaming center upstairs for the older kids. Lets just say, we didn't see much of them. 

We also lost some of the adults from time to time... lol!

"I waaaant that!" - Miles

His face during the Happy Birthday song. Not sure it was the people singing, or the fire, but he seemed quite interested.

Re-phrase - VERY interested. haha!

First evaluation

The official taste

A quick shiver

Annnd...done. Officially accepted.

Check out the singing and cake eating in action.

Pic with the cousins!

Gramma and Grandpa

Buahaha! Omi, I love this one

After opening the first gift, Miles was done. All he wanted was THAT toy. 

Miles was on a high from the sugar, the attention, all the people...everything! I think it's safe to say he had a blast. We put him down and the adults hung out for the rest of the night. Stephen and I had such a good time and appreciate everyone who came out to celebrate our little boy. He is definitely loved!

Photo credits:  Thanks Becky for taking all the pics! They're perfect!