I have been excited about planning Josiah's first birthday party since he was born! I know he may not have totally understood what was going on and he may not exactly remember it, but I know he had a really fun day and he can look back at pictures and see how excited we were to celebrate him!
At first, I struggled to come up with a theme because when I started planning several months ago, he wasn't exactly "into anything." But I came across this adorable "Little Red Car" idea on a blog and I just loved the color scheme so I decided on it. Well literally within days, Josiah's fascination with cars began! He LOVES cars! He is often found crawling with one car in each hand or standing up at the couch and letting them "race" & "crash" off the sides. He says his version of "vroom vroom" and his face lights up when he sees his cars.
So here's a little party recap, for anyone interested!
The invitations (6x9 flat cards from printed by vistaprint.com):
The cake and cupcakes (design by Pizazzarie, baked & decorated by Christy Johnson):
The Birthday Boy with his cute color-coordinated cars outfit that my mom found!:
The Decorations: Red, White & Baby Blue.... balloons, streamers & homemade birthday banners:
The Menu:
Hotdogs
Chicken Skewers
Potato Salad
Baked Beans
Squash Casserole
Chips & Cheetos
Lemonade, Water & Blue & Red Kool-aid Coolers
The entertainment:
The Treats:
Treat bags for each child had stickers (I designed and had printed on vistaprint.com) that said "Vroom.. Vroom.. Let's Play Again Soon! ~ Josiah" & a "Fill Up Station" full of red & blue candy to take home.
What it was all about:
What a great party! You did an awesome job on the theme and decorations and that cake is adorable!! Happy birthday, Josiah!
ReplyDeleteLooks like he had FUN at his 1st Birthday bash!! Everything looks so nice and I love the ZOOM ZOOM theme!!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, your such a great Mom, Josiah is a such a sweet little boy too, glad to c you enjoying motherhood~
Love ya,
Debbie :)
The party was wonderful. I can't believe you made those decorations! Wow, you've got talent girl... and lots of patience. You really let your creativity shine at his party. It was loads of fun, and the cake was amazing. Can't wait to taste Katie's cake on Saturday! Christy is the best! Katie enjoyed the party lots. And just think, you have many more of them to plan in the future:)
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Love it! Hope you all had a great time and yes....those memories will be forever for you anyway! I am so glad I got to meet Josiah recently....these pics put a smile on my face and tug at my heart now!!! Love you! Aunt Sharon
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