I can't believe Milo is one - it seems like just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital and adjusting to life as a family of four. The time sure does fly by! Friday night we opted to go out to dinner. I learned several important things from my Mom - one of which, don't cook on Fridays. I try to stick closely to that rule;) We went to the Pumphouse and surprise...we got a table right next to Uncle Jon, Aunt Heather and Peyton! Couldn't have worked out better.
Milo to Peyton, "Don't you know it's my birthday?! Now give me some of that mac n' cheese, please!"
We hosted Milo's first birthday party at our place on Saturday. Not many people, just close friends and family. I saw a woodland theme in a magazine a few months back and as soon as I saw the mushroom cupcakes I knew he had to have a Gnome party. I had so much fun planning this one and to think I threw it together in a short amount of time. Thankfully there are a lot of awesome websites out there with great ideas! I really wonder what I did before Google...really.
We had a blast. Casey made the perfect cupcake stand with a little guidance from me;) He did a great job of bringing my vision to life - thanks babe! These babies go for $75 on some websites. Grandma Jane made the cupcakes and they were delicious as usual. Milo had his own little cake that he went to town on. I was so happy he was into it - although the look on his face when I show him the cake with the candle burning is priceless!
Grandma Jane also helped me make the twig frames for each kid to take home. I might have to hang one in my house too! I ordered most of the stuff from Oriental Trading company, but I was disappointed to learn the gnome rubber ducks were out of stock. So I bought some rubber ducks and made my own. I thought they turned out cute. The glue wasn't permanent so the kids could take it off if they wanted. My favorite was the gnome party hats - PERFECT! The Hollander's graciously offered their gnomes to us - I have to return them on Friday and I think I am going to miss them. They are just so darn cute! The kids enjoyed a couple of activities, but mostly just loved playing together and creating chaos all over the place. But a good chaos:) Milo got some great presents, but the older kids were way more into the opening of them than he was. That was fine by me...he'll have many more years to open his gifts! I made some snacks, but tried to keep it light since the party was in the late afternoon. Everything was a delicious, but we all know we go to parties for the cake. Right?
We had a blast. Casey made the perfect cupcake stand with a little guidance from me;) He did a great job of bringing my vision to life - thanks babe! These babies go for $75 on some websites. Grandma Jane made the cupcakes and they were delicious as usual. Milo had his own little cake that he went to town on. I was so happy he was into it - although the look on his face when I show him the cake with the candle burning is priceless!
Grandma Jane also helped me make the twig frames for each kid to take home. I might have to hang one in my house too! I ordered most of the stuff from Oriental Trading company, but I was disappointed to learn the gnome rubber ducks were out of stock. So I bought some rubber ducks and made my own. I thought they turned out cute. The glue wasn't permanent so the kids could take it off if they wanted. My favorite was the gnome party hats - PERFECT! The Hollander's graciously offered their gnomes to us - I have to return them on Friday and I think I am going to miss them. They are just so darn cute! The kids enjoyed a couple of activities, but mostly just loved playing together and creating chaos all over the place. But a good chaos:) Milo got some great presents, but the older kids were way more into the opening of them than he was. That was fine by me...he'll have many more years to open his gifts! I made some snacks, but tried to keep it light since the party was in the late afternoon. Everything was a delicious, but we all know we go to parties for the cake. Right?
Sunday morning we went to the pool. There are only a few days of pooltime left in the summer and I am determined to squeeze at least one in every weekend. After the pool, Ian and I picked up Maggie and headed into Boulder. Ian had a blast running through the sprinklers and he even got to meet Bruiser. This dog is so cool! It had been a long time since I strolled Pearl St. I always forgot how colorful it is - I saw a teenager walking around with his pet snake and a woman running around topless within a couple of blocks of each other. What else can I say?
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