Our little Jack turned one in style this last Saturday with a big Monster Bash!
It was such a great day and everything turned out perfect and according to plan.
I've had the luck of having my best friend, Holly, close and willing to slowly help me put decorations together, sew monster dolls, paint, frost cakes and prep everything for the big day. We started a few months ago and I'm pretty sure she is beyond happy that the party is over and she won't have to assemble anymore monster doo-dads for me ever again!
Here are a slew of pictures from the big day...
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| Starting to put the food table together |
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| Our monster posters |
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| We attached monster posters to the trees coming up the driveway |
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| Monster balloons |
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| Our fancy-pants photo wall and monster prop that I proudly painted myself |
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| Our party invitation |
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| Jack in his monster party outfit...just waking up from his pre-party nap |
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| The table |
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| The cakes we hand-made. Whoop Whoop! |
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| Face-painting by my mother-in-law Teri |
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| His big birthday cake bite! We held him since he recently hates his high-chair... |
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| Me and my mama |
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| Jack letting all the girls color on him with the face paints |
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| Giving mama kisses in exchange for his bottle... yes I bribe my kid for affection. |
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| more monster balloons |
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| Deflating the monster balloons was actually pretty funny and sad at the same time. |
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| The monster dolls in need of adoption |
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| Monster Adoption Certificates to make the adoptions official |
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| More decorations |
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| Monsters everywhere! |
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| My faithful and trust Holly helping me set up |
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| Enter at your own risk! |
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| This boy loves his Nana! |
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| Aunt Marci coloring with the kiddos |
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| Jack trying to impress the ladies |
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| Attacking the monster balloons |
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| More table decorations |
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| the food! |
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| Our monster fort was the popular place for all the kiddos to eat their candy in secret |
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| Jack taking the first swing at the monster pinata |
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| The aftermath of the pinata |
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| Happy Adopted Monsters and their new mommies |
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| Jack's favorite seat in the house |
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| After the party, he took a ride in the wheel-barrel with Nana |
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| Playing with new toys! |
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| puzzles with Uncle Adam...and his ponytail (haha) |
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| Cuddling Aunt Marci |
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| The pinata before the damage |
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| Oh what this boy does for the ladies |
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| Post-party nap time |
The party was a huge success and Jack just loved having all his friends and family around. We have such an amazing group of friends and family that took time out of their schedule to celebrate with us and each of them bless our lives in different ways. Thank you for all who came, helped and supported us. We love you!
Now on a personal note, I can't believe my little baby is one and walking like a big boy. I never imagined how rich my life would be as a mother and how much joy this little man would bring to my life. This has been the best year and I would not change a single thing. I have cuddled him to sleep each night, sang every song I know, kissed his cheeks so much there should be permanent lip marks, acted like a total fool just to hear his laugh, counted to 10 thousands of times to stay calm through tantrums, played a million games of peek-a-boo and stayed up countless hours watching over him.
Totally worth it.
And I'd do it all again in a heartbeat!
