Owen’s First Birthday Party!!

At the end of March I started thinking about our little man’s 1st birthday party (mistake #1 since his actual birthday is at the beginning of April!). John was slaving away in our backyard with our friend Kris to try and get it prepared for a party. But with all the rainy weekends we had in Feb and March they were not able to finish the backyard in time for a party (mistake #2 waiting on them to finish the backyard). So I decided LAST minute to stop waiting for the backyard and to get Owen’s party planned!!! I rented a shelter at a nearby park and rush ordered his invites (next year I’ll do this in a MUCH more timely fashion), ordered 2 party burritos from Rosa Maria’s and party city was my spot for a few days for some party must-haves. 

Then of course…it started raining the week of his party…I thought FORSURE we were going to be doomed with bad weather BUT it turned out to be SUCH a wonderful day. My chemo-brain got the best of me…forgetting to bring things or invite special people but I am beginning to learn how to live with this memory problem, until I see Dr. Chan in May to help me figure this out!!!

 

The Birthday Boy…so happy trying to walk!!

 

His decorated high-chair was cute until he got his hands on it ripping everything off, 1st piñata stuffed w/ yummy candy and toys, Awesome pretzels that Daddy made, Owen’s memory picture frame was adorable and of course the cake/cupcake mix!

Piñata time was awesome…all the kids got to hit it (or at least try to hit it) Here are the kiddos wackin’ that thang!

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We had a balloon toss for kids…and then another for adults, which got pretty interesting because the adults were worse than the kids and throwing water balloons at each other!

Ohhhh cake time…Owen isn’t a fan of trying new things, loud noises, etc. So I knew cake time was going to be a disaster (which exactly what it was)

This is the only good picture I have of Owen and his cake…RIGHT after I set it down on his high-chair tray he knocked the whole cake on the floor while everyone was singing Happy Birthday to him!

Then Daddy tried to get him to eat some of the cake that didn’t hit the ground, which resulted in this…

A screaming baby!!

 

The Happy Family…with a not-so-happy baby!! haha

We finished the party, cleaned up and went home with an EXHAUSTED child. After his nap we opened presents and this kid is SPOILED rotten…he got so much really cool stuff. Thanks to all our friends and family who love our little guy so much!!

Here are a bunch of pictures from the day…our dear friend Jessica Rowe who is a photographer took lots of awesome pics. Check out her website http://www.onemomentforever.com/

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