1st birthday

 

 

We had Savannah's first birthday party this past weekend.It ended up raining but we still had a good time. We had lots of things for the kids like, a pool, inflatable water slide, and swing set. Thankfully they were able to use them before the rain started.  That morning didn't go as smoothly as planned due to a nosy neighbor who called the fire dept. on us for having a small fire pit in our yard.

I made Savannah's outfit, getting the idea from a pin here: ballerina onesie tutorial. I made flowers from lace trim stacking the lace on top of itself going back and forth and around to form a flower, used a wide ribbon sewing it to a white onesie to go around just under the chest and tied a bow in the back. After sewing the sleeves of the onesie to form a tank top I then tied the sleeves with a very thin ribbon, and used the leftover lace trim to create ruffles on the butt. The headband was an old pair of her tights cut in half, sewed the ends together and added another lace flower to the top.

 

 Her gift from Jake and I was a handmade sandbox.  I saw a picture on Pinterest a few months ago and insisted that Jake make it for her birthday present.  He just followed the picture as a pattern and we filled it with sand from our beach house.  The project cost about $150 total but it was well worth it.

 I made 2 cakes and had to ice them last minute while everyone was eating dinner.  I saw this picture on pinterest and Jake really wanted me to make it.  I am not a fan of nuts so I used candy instead (big hit with the kids) I wanted to use toasted coconut but I have a family member who wouldn't eat it if I did that.

 And Savannah got her own smash cake.

We had a very rough first 4 months together and she still has some quirks that we have had to just get used to, but it has all been so worth it.  She is the most amazing little girl, she laughs randomly all the time, talks all day long, smiles and shows her love.  She is an adventurous eater, and she has been such a joy. I'm actually happy in some ways she has grown up because she is so much more fun now.