The 1st Birthday
The first birthday is a huge milestone. Not only for the soon-to-be toddler, but all the parents. At the one year mark, you look back at all that has been accomplished over the past twelve months: surviving on three hours of sleep, mastering diaper changes, and learning the intro songs to early morning PBS shows.
To celebrate Max’s big day, we went with a monster theme. Being born so close to Halloween, it was only fitting. Besides, he’s our little monster who goes bump in the night. From invites, to favors, to decorations, it was all MONSTER.
Front of Max’s Invitation.
The Back with Deets.
Do I Take Themes Too Literally? Yes. The Answer is Yes.
Close Up of the Cake.
I Weep for the Hours These Stole from Me.
Until He Tasted Cake, This Was His Favorite Part of the Fiesta.
Not Too Sure About the Smash Cake…
Definitely Sure About the Smash Cake!
Some of the items you won’t see here were toothpicks with googley eyes, monster favor bags with all monster themed items, and a few other miscellaneous decorations (on my Pinterest board here). If you’re wondering, the invites are from Pear Tree Greetings (love their stuff!), the decorations came from Oriental Trading (tons of options) and the treats were hand made (instructions for the cake are here and cookies here).
The best part about the party? All the family and friends who joined us from across the city, state and country to be a part of the special day. So many new memories were added to our growing collection of epic Max moments.
Did we stress? Yes. Did we overdo it on a few things? Of course. Would we do it again? Chyeah.
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