Hunter's first birthday couldn't have gone any better! The baby napped two 2.5hr naps that day so he was a happy boy and seemed to really enjoy his party. The other kids had fun, the adults seemed to have fun, the decor went as planned, and the food went as planned.
We really had a great time and want to thank everyone for coming and being so sweet to our precious little boy. Thank you all for your VERY generous gifts...Hunter has more toys than he knows what to do with now but I think he would agree with me when I say its a good problem to have :) Thank you!!! Special thanks to my parents (especially mom) when i say I couldnt have done it without her I mean I couldnt have done it without her. Without my mom guests would have showed up to half the decor put up, a filthy house, half the food cooked...she really was a life saver!! If there is one thing I'm not good at its choosing pictures. So enjoy the obnoxious amount of pictures from what I would call a PERFECT Monster party.
Opening Nana and Papa's gifts the morning of the party
The AMAZING smash cake made by our dear friend Nicola @ cupadewdledew.
Mac n Cheese bar for the kids with green monster smoothies, a monster fruit bowl, a snack table with Hunter's favorite snacks, and the goodie bags (yes hand painted with puffy paint monsters by moah) ha! It had been a while since I busted out some puffy paint :)
The picnic table was our gift to baby Hunter and a great excuse to order it before the party so the other kids could use it! The monster bowls I ordered off amazon. If you are throwing a monster party I thought these little monster snack keepers were super cute too!
I cannot take credit for most of these ideas. Check out my Hunter's 1st birthday board on pinterest and you'll see where most of them came from!
The birthday boy enjoying his snacks from the snack bar with nanny.
My awesome Hunter boots from Aunt Lindsey and Uncle John
I also love my new car from Aunt Carter, Uncle Chad and Reagan. Daddy loves that it has a cup holder for his beer on our walks!! :)
Cake TIME!
Cousins
And a pinata to end the night!
On to year TWO!!! xoxo
That's not too many pictures at all! I loved all of them. Such a great party and all your food and decor was amazing! Loved all your little details!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on his lil monster party! Too cute! Hard to believe a year has gone by!! Welcome to the toddler phase!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou did such an amazing job, Mel... you ALWAYS do with every party! The detail, the food, everything was perfect. I especially enjoyed the late night fire date... when can we do that again? Love y'all and love my little nephew, he's a sweetie! xoxo
ReplyDeleteps... now mama needs a matching pair of those bad@$$ boots! ;)
ReplyDeleteyou did such an amazing job with this! and nothing is cuter than little hunter in his little hunter boots!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute I could die. Seriously amazing. That hat on him is my favorite, I think. Perfect first birthday party.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the brand/name of the car with the handle that you got? I have been keeping an eye out of these, but I love that yours has the cup (beer) holder. Once David sees that he will not be able to get one without it.
ReplyDeleteHi Jen. The brand is Step 2. It's called the Whisper ride! :)
ReplyDeleteHow did you hang the balloons?
ReplyDeletemy husband has some like green plastic netting stuff on hand. He had used it for our cucumbers to grow up it. sorry dont know the techincal word for it but anyways...we took that green netting and staple gunned it to a peice of wood. hung the wood up, and tied the balloons randomly to the netting with ribbon. hope this helps!
DeleteHi! I stumbled upon your site via pinterest. I love the balloon/streamer background for your table! How did you attach the balloons to the wall? I can see myself attempting it with something like Scotch tape and being extremely frustrated! Haha!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica - my husband has some like green plastic netting stuff on hand. He had used it for our cucumbers to grow up it. sorry dont know the techincal word for it but anyways...we took that green netting and staple gunned it to a peice of wood. hung the wood up, and tied the balloons randomly to the netting with ribbon. hope this helps!
Deletewhich the material used in the ribbon (fabric or paper)?
ReplyDeleteIt's streamers!
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