Early on Kanon loved watching Mickey Mouse. So I just knew that would be the theme to his 1st Birthday Party. I know his dad wanted a sports theme but I figured we should save those for when he is older and wants to pick. I want to enjoy him being little and letting me pick for him! lol Thanks to Pinterest I was able to find some ideas on making my own decorations. That is a great idea if you plan ahead and actually accomplish it early. I was still finishing decorations on Friday night. All worth it though! I even made food tags! I actually had a lot of fun with that.
Friday night we had Kanon's 1 year photos done with Melanie. The moment I found out I was having a boy I had visions of taking his one year photos at a ball field. That vision came to life thanks to Melanie. I have only seen 2 sneak peeks and I am in love! I can't wait to see the rest. After we were all done with photos and had put the field back the way we found it, I was caught in a moment of, wow....he is one. How did this year go by so fast?!
The big day had arrived. Kanon let us sleep in past 9! SCORE! So much to be done but I enjoyed the moment of laying in bed and snuggling, playing and laughing. He just has that contagious smile. You can't help but be happy when you look at him. We spent some time outside cleaning up and getting things ready and the birthday boy loved it! He is an outdoor kind of guy. We even made him sweep the patio. Just kidding...he only played with the broom. Once he finally took at nap we were able to get many things accomplished. I even was able to take Kaydee on a quick shopping trip to our favorite store, Gypsy Quarter! This was one of those parent moments of guilt...yes, my 6 year old made me feel guilty. Kenly was invited to a friends birthday party and Kanon was getting his own party. She had nothing going on all day....so of course I had to give in and take her shopping. The one-on-one time is much needed and I don't do it enough.
Party time! Kanon wasn't as into opening presents. He wasn't feeling 100% himself so he just wasn't in the mood. The first present was opened and it was a John Deere Tractor. Game over....he was done opening and ready to play. They unpacked the tractor and he had a blast just driving it all over the patio. We continued to try to get him to open. He opened some clothes, his basketball hoop, a dump truck, more clothes. We took a small break to give him some medicine for the fever he got. In which he refused to put the bottle down, so in many photos you will see the Motrin bottle in hand. (he also managed to get the child proof lid off) The he received his 4-wheeler. (only took a few tries and he was on the move with no help!) He finally had enough with the opening. So I decided it was time to bring out the food and eat let him have a break and enjoy the gifts he had opened. We served Mickey's Clubhouse Sandwiches, Daisey's Garden Veggies, Minnie's Mixed Fruit, Goofy Grapes, Toodles Noodles Pasta and Chip and Dale's Chip and Dips. The kids enjoyed the named food. LOL While we all ate Kanon had fun playing with his new toys. Then it was cake time! We have a tradition of always getting a photo of all the cousins at the cake table. That photo is really hard to get. I get it is only 7 kids but it is hard to get 7 kids to all look and smile at the same time. I did manage to get 1 photo of everyone looking and smiling except Kanon. He is only 1 so that is to be expected. Smash cake time....didn't quite go like I thought. He starred at it for quite some time. Then he picked the frosting off...very nicely. He was motioning us to wipe his fingers off. LOL Of course he went for the black frosting. We ended up taking off the black frosting to reveal that the cake had more than just frosting. We had to make a quick trip to the bath to clean him off. Then we came right back out to attempt opening more gifts. He still wasn't feeling it. So I just took over and started opening them for him. Otherwise our family may have been staying the night.
Once the gifts were opened, food was ate, cake and ice cream was devoured it was time to just sit back and enjoy! I sat on my loveseat with my Grandma watching all the kids play. The weather was perfect, the company was awesome and the moment was one I will forever remember. Happy 1st Birthday to my little buddy! Momma loves you so much!
Here are some photos that were on my camera!
Love this little guy! I had to take a photo with my decorations I made.
I love this blonde hair blue eyed boy!
First gift opened! Tractor!
We were able to capture some smiles. He didn't give us many but glad we did get some.
All BOY! Anything with wheels he is pushing it!
Checking out his book.
Haha! He is so funny!
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to. This was one of the few meltdowns.
Poor guy. What a rough life!
Future NBA Player? Maybe
We were trying to help him open. He wasn't into it at all.
One of my favorite photos! Momma's boy! He just needed a hug!
Watch out! It only took him a few tries and he was on the move!
What an awesome party!
Do you see a leg under the table? That is Nic laying under the table holding Kanon up. I wanted a photo of him with his cake and so my clever hubby thought of this.
Cousins!
Ummm....did you mean to give this to me?!
He wasn't liking it on his hands.
Mmmmm...tasty.
I forgot to do the candle before we stripped him down. So we made it work.
Make a wish!
Mommy and Daddy helping blow out his candle!
Do you want a bite?!
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