Friday, October 14, 2011

Party People....

Lots and lots of picts on this post.......enjoy! Some of you may have noticed, but if not I must mention another favorite detail of the party - Cooper's birthday outfit! I had a lil' extra plaid left over and decided to make a pair of pants for him and cut out a 1 for his shirt! He loved it....he told me! :)  






 in his new chair!


coloring with Finn and Sloane
 
 cousins helping Cooper celebrate!

 hanging with "Aunt Blaire"
 cake time!!!

 not so sure about it

 ummm....you're telling me I'm suppose to eat this thing
 "wow, they are actually letting me do this!"


 diggin' in!








 Daddy showing Cooper how it's done!

 us with the Aram, Ashley & Stella
 Xadie & Molly making sure his smash cake doesn't go to waste

 Brianne & I
 Hannah & I
 us with Elisabeth & Maddie - they are 4 days apart
 us with "Auntie Craig"
 Happy boy with Mimi & Papa T
 Thank you Mimi, Nana, Pop Pop & Papa T for a great 1st birthday party!!!
 "This is AWESOME! Can I do it again next year?"

believe it or not there are more picts from the party - will post photo booth picts soon!


Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Birthday Party Details!

Lots of party details!!! They only turn one once so you're allowed to go all out! We've taken so many pictures during the past year that when I started thinking about his party I knew I somehow wanted to incorporate photos into his party so I started searching for some ideas and came across several "year in a flash" birthday party ideas! A friend of mine that knows my obsession with plaid came across this so how could I not use this as well........two of my favorites combined....plaid and photography! It was a win win! I enjoyed planning his party and watching our friends and family have fun celebrating Cooper's 1st year!


The invite!

the birthday banner
 the photo booth area - the plaid backdrop is actually his shower curtain that I plan to use at some point for his bathroom. In the mean time it was the perfect backdrop for the photo booth area!
 On the other side of this picture is a vase with mustaches on a stick
that I set out for people to use as props too. They were pretty fun!


These party favors were more for the adults telling them how
they can view picts from the photo booth
 His bib and high chair decorations were plaid as well! shocker I know! :)
 just a fun way to sum up his past year
 I covered 3 kids picnic tables with white drawing paper and put out crayons in baby food jars
The wraps around the jars were intended for water bottle wraps, but I had extras and they were a perfect fit
 I got a silhouette machine for my birthday - basically a machine that allows you
to cut out letters/shapes/etc I put that bad boy to use for this party

 We used this frame for our wedding and had pictures of us in it so
I was able to use it for his monthly pictures
 The basket I used for party favors for this kids
 The party favors were star sunglasses and a play funny face/mustache set
 I cut out the favor tags, punched a hole in it and tied it around the gift bag
 the food table minus the burgers that were on the grill.....
we had burgers, dogs, fruit kabobs, broccoli slaw and chips for dinner
 Again....these were the water bottle wraps that I had extra of....couldn't let them go to waste :)

 the mini cupcakes were for the kiddos
 probably my most favorite party detail......I made banana puddin' and put it in jars then cut out pictures of Cooper from the past year to put on the top of the jars. The perfect serving size and party favor!

 the smash cake.....I considered making it, but Publix does such a good job that I just got it from there.
 I was very pleased and Cooper seemed to like it just fine!
 waiting on his cake!

More picts from the party and photo booth soon!

Monday, October 10, 2011

365 days - 12 months - 1 year

Yes, it's true.....Cooper turns ONE today!!!! This time last year we had already been loving on our lil' guy since he was born at 4:50am! It has been a fabulous year seeing him learn and explore new things in addition to Phil and I learning how to be parents! We have had a blast and are of course looking forward to the days ahead with Cooper! A big thanks to so many of you that have loved, prayed, and cared for us during this past year! 

Here are his 12 mo. picts along with a sneak peek at his birthday party! ENJOY! 






Good thing this is the last month of stickers - he's started figuring out how to pull them off :0



And....his birthday party.......lots more to come
I'm sure you can tell he definitely enjoyed his cake and party!


Monday, October 3, 2011

the big day.....

I must admit that when you're in the wedding - especially your sister's you don't have a chance to take near as many pictures as you normally would....so I'll be sure to share more when her fabulous photographer shares all their images. In the mean time here are a few favorites from the big day and fun at the reception! ENJOY!

such a sweet moment - walking down the aisle!
 I took this peeking from the window
 -we weren't suppose to be watching, but this is when they first saw each other :)

 Ty with his groomsmen

Hard to see all the bridesmaids in this one, but I've had several people asking to see the boots
PS - the boots were our awesome bridesmaid gift! 
 Proud parents walking down the aisle
 waiting on the beautiful bride
 Cooper & Wyatt were the ring bears
 ceremony spot - doesn't even come close to doing it justice
 our lil' family


us with the newly weds



 my new brother in law!