Sunday, August 5, 2012

My First Birthday Party!

Today was my first birthday party and we had a big bash at a park with lots of my friends and family! We had 18 kids keeping the grown-ups busy, but we all had so much fun! I’ve been sick with a pretty bad cold, but I still loved every minute of my special party! Thanks everyone for coming to celebrate with me, and for those who couldn’t make it… enjoy the pictures!

-Ben

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Mommy went with an All-Star theme, and had so much fun with it!

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She made special water bottle labels…

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… and a really cool photo banner of my first year! I’ve  grown so much!

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Every table had balloons, sports lollipops, and pictures of ME!

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Of all the 18 kids there, I liked playing with my friend Jake the most! He just turned one in May, so we’re almost the same age!

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My sisters liked hanging out with their favorite friends too!

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Nannie, Grandpa, Bridget & Liam made the trip to come to my party too! Mommy says to say thanks for all your help!

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The minute the Doritos were put on the tables, the party started!

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The kids all had fun playing so many games that mommy & daddy had planned… One of the favorites was cornhole!

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Grandpa liked showing off his hula hoop skills, but we thought he looked silly and Nannie thought he looked crazy…

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Everyone loved the balloon popping game! Unfortunately, the first round of balloons popped too early, so we had to use the helium ones instead which made it a little harder but so much fun!

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Grandpa was a great hula hoop holder for the javelin toss, but I think the kids liked hitting him with the javelins more than getting them through the hoops!

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There were lots of fun rounds of beach volleyball too!

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Everyone loved the sports lollipops…

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Mommy made special sports cupcakes, but they all melted in the hot sun before it was dessert time!

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She even made some baseball cake pops too!

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The best part of dessert was my very own baseball “smash” cake! She spent hours making this cake just so I could play with it! Thanks mom!

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I LOVED it, but I wasn’t really in the mood to get too dirty…

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I did “smash” it a bit to make mommy happy though!

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I think I’d had enough…

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The cake was actually pretty good!

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What an awesome birthday with family & friends!

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Before everyone left the party, they signed my special picture frame for my room, so I can always remember my special day! Thanks again to everyone for an awesome day!

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