I can't believe my little man is one year old! Everyone says how fast time flies when you have kids and it is so true. It's amazing what a life change it is and how much fun I have had watching him grow up. We sure are enamored :)
I had been drawn to bow ties from the beginning, and E totally rocked them. So I was so excited to get some inspiration from Pinterest for a "bow tie bash". Here are some of the details. ( I apologize for the strange formatting. I am still trying to figure out the best way to organize pictures on here.)
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The dessert table. I hung a sheet behind. Probably should have
hung another so you couldn't see the windows.
The birthday banner was from party city. The bow tie
banner I made from an Etsy download. The flag bunting
and circle banner are also from Etsy. I plan to use both
to decorate his room. |
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This was one of my favorite details. I used frappuccino bottles
and taped on paper bow ties. The straws are from Target. |
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I am so happy with how the cake turned out. Here is
the tutorial on how to bake the cake. I love that it was enough batter for two small cakes. I used
bamboo skewers for the banner and cut out
flags to glue on. |
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I really love the look of the chalkboard signs but have
horrible "chalk writing". I saw this tutorial on Pinterest
to use a black foam board and metallic pens. So much
cheaper and easier! |
I found this great clothespin garland at Target which was perfect for displaying his monthly pictures. I took a picture in the same frame for each month.
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This candle I found in the clearance bin
at Williams and Sonoma! |
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I decorated with bow ties my friend Rachel made for Eli.
You can find her Etsy shop here. |
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| Bow ties to color for the kiddos. |
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| Personal veggie dips for everyone. |
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| Quick picture of my dad reading to Eli. LOVE this. |
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The birthday boy! Onesie and snap on tie
from Etsy. |
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This was the most he had walked. Little boy loved
all the attention! |
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| "Ok now catch me!" |
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A great illustration of expectation vs reality. I really wanted a picture of him
holding a balloon sitting or standing next to his sign. Wasn't going to happen. |
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They weren't perfect but I was impressed
how they turned out. Great tutorial here. |
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This punch was so good! Two liters of lemon/lime soda
half a carton of pomegranate juice, little bit of sugar,
oranges and mint. |
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| "Are these for me?" |
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| Even his buddies "suited up" |
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| Love these girls, they were having a "sleepover" |
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| Cake time! |
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| Not afraid to jump in |
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| now what... |
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| "dad help me out here" |
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Everyone cheered when he tasted it
and startled him |
All pictures by: This is The Day Photography
