William’s First Birthday Party!
William’s first birthday party was on Sunday at Christina and Will’s house in Kansas!
Will, William, and Christina
I loved the party theme – “Time Flies”! There were lots of plane details in the decorations, and in the food.
Each airplane closepin held up one of his one month photos! Recognize that blanket in the photos?
Somehow, PB&Js taste even better when cut in plane and cloud shapes! (There was a meat option, too)
The plane toys were a huge hit with the children (ha, and adult) guests!
We ate,
William ate his cupcake (they did a smash cake the day before his birthday the previous weekend),
and opened gifts!
We got him this roller coaster he had on his wishlist, because, duh. It’s for ages 2-5, so he uses it with an adult for now. It’s also fun for adults – you know we tried it!!!
It was great to visit with everyone at the party! Some of my family was there (my parents, and my older brother and his family),
and my in-laws came, too!
And of course, Christina and Will’s friends and some of Will’s family was there!
I was glad we had decent travel weather (for January) to go to Kansas City for the party. It was frigid and windy each day we traveled, but we didn’t have any issues with snow until we were two hours outside of Chicago on our way home yesterday. I would have been bummed to miss the party if the weather got in our way!
And back to the “Time Flies” theme – HOW is this little guy already ONE?! Craziness.
My snister and I are really close, and chat every day, and know everything that’s going on in each other’s lives. So I always know how William is doing and what he’s up to! But I wish we could all see each other more often. I miss them all!
Themocracy
So grateful for all of the extra hands and family time for William’s special weekend!! We love you guys! <3
I am glad we could help out!!! And be there! Love you too!
Yeah! I am so glad you got to be there for the party. I am also impressed with all the details of the party. Your sister is a Rockstar! Cooper’s party is not going to be so elaborate. It’s a puppy picnic theme, but all he is getting is a dog shaped cake and some dog plates. I am not motivated enough to make dog shaped sandwiches!
It’s really easy with a cookie cutter!! 🙂 Thanks for your nice comments!
Aww, that sounds really cute! When is his party?
I was going to say the same thing my snis did in her reply – it’s easy to use a cookie cutter to cut out the sandwiches to cute shapes!
So cute! I love all the airplane themed stuff.
I love how it turned out, especially the airplanes “flying” on the balloons!
What a cute party! The airplane watermelon is so impressive! Your present to William looks AWESOME. I want one for myself! Haha.
Right (re: the watermelon)?! I am not sure who cut that watermelon (I was out for a run) but I am going to guess my snister did. Super impressive.
The roller coaster is so fun!!! I hope you get to try it one day, ha!
Mom did!! No way I could have done that!!
Go Mama!
I love the theme of the party and all the cute details that your sister worked out. (Not that I am at all surprised!)
What was the most surprising thing seeing him now at one versus several months ago?
Thanks!
I think it was hearing him start to talk so much! It seems like he is really close to starting to say some (baby versions) of words! It was fun to hear him babble 🙂
Wow! I am so impressed with the attention to detail for William’s party – your sister is so creative! Looks like it was a great time and William looks like he enjoyed being the center of attention. Cool rollercoaster!
She really is! I always love seeing what she comes up with – she has such a talent for these things!
Has anyone else pointed out how much William looks like his Aunt Kim? I mean obviously, since you and your sis look alike, but wow it’s really noticeable in these pics!
I can’t get over the level of awesome detail in the party! I mean that watermelon basket? Wow. My mom makes those for all of our family parties, but turning it into an airplane is something we’d never even consider. Very cool!
Someone said that on my instagram pic (same one). I have a really hard time seeing it, in my family! But it’s definitely a compliment – he’s a handsome guy!
Thanks! Christina is so creative and great at planning these things. You should show your mom and tell her you expect something other than a basket! Ha!
What an adorable theme – everything came out so cute! I love pb&j cut into shapes…many of my kid’s birthday parties had cookie-cutter sandwiches. 🙂
William is really cute. Looks like a super happy little guy!
It’s such a creative idea to make things look more festive, and it’s easy! What shapes did you do?
Thanks! He is! 🙂