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Well, maybe it wasn't big, but it was certainly a big deal to us :) We had Jake's 1st birthday party this past Sunday at our house....it was scheduled from 11am-naptime, thank goodness the Steelers game didn't come on until 6:30 that night!We were able to get Jake to take his morning nap late, which I think was a key step in the success of the party....he made it until about 2pm and by then people were starting to filter out anyway so we put him down for a nap.
Before we recap the day, I have to show off the adorable invitation made by Polka Dot Bumblebee....I've ordered stuff from her before & it always turns out great, I highly recommend her if you're looking for invitations, photo cards, favors, etc....
He sat on my lap very nicely and opened his gifts...we have such generous friends and family, we loved all of his gifts! Here he is enjoying a few of them:
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Then, it was time for the main event: the smashing of the cake. Well, the giant cupcake in this case. I ordered his awesome (and delicious!) cake from Creative Cakes by Gwen.
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At first, he didn't seem to know what to do with the cupcake (see 2 posts below for video) but once I showed him that he could eat it, he became a bit more interested. But I think overall, he enjoyed the texture of it the most and really derived pleasure from spreading it through his hair & ears.
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He's also very much into sharing right now, so he was offering up bites of his cupcake to everyone, which was quite generous of him. (He certainly doesn't get that from me....I would bite someone's finger off if they tried to take a piece of my cake) Here he is sharing with daddy and Aunt Melissa:
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He even shared with the dog (and if you read in my previous video post, in the end, he shared the whole cupcake with her....directly on top of her head)
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I think he really enjoyed the day and we are always happy to have an excuse to get together with friends and family. Here are some other random pics from the day:nu=3262)479)384)WSNRCG=323+393%3B694%3B9nu0mrj.jpeg)
Aunt Melissa and Ben made the trip up from Virginia!! (how adorable is Ben??)
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Aunt Melissa and Ben made the trip up from Virginia!! (how adorable is Ben??)
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3 comments:
The photos are so wonderful! Veronica does such awesome work. She is so talented. (But you can see your phone # -- you OK with that?) You, Brian and Jake are just the sweetest family. I still can't believe he's 1 already.
YUM, I would have NOT have shared a Gwen cake with anyone! Jake is a better person than I am. Congrats to you all on the First Year!
What great pictures!! And Veronica did a great job on the invites!
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