Sunday, January 24, 2016

The Big Party...

Well, we survived the one year old's birthday celebration...  Barely!:) 

Let me just tell you, the Little Gym is the place to do it.  Sure, it's not the cheapest, but they take care of EVERYTHING, except writing the thank you notes.  Shelby and her crew helped us set up, put out all the snacks, and corralled the 17 kids in an orderly fashion!  They were simply amazing and all 17 kids enjoyed the body flinging activities confined in one, large room...  And there were a lot of bodies flinging... let me tell you!  Shelby and staff even wrote down all my gifts and who they were from.  Felt like she was my BFF at my wedding and baby showers.  

And the best part....  NO CLEAN UP... Score!

 The morning of his party.  This could be trouble.  Mean mugging us all while rocking the Bill Murray hair...  Thank God he pepped up!  (Brad said he was ticked off at the lame penguin pj's his mother put him in...)

Ummmm.  Try again bakery.

Added the "d"!  Much better!:)


 Sugar cookie party favors for all the kids.  To die for...

"Where is everyone?!  Let's get this party started!!"

We love some shakers...

 Most of all the troops!  This was a crewThey all played so well together...
Nothing says "party" quite like a rainbow parachute!  
(Bebo just supervised through the glass...  He did remind me twice that the Patriots kicked off at 3:30 and the party was over at 3:15. I told him that he would live if he missed the kickoff:). 
 Bob and the birthday boy...
 The older kids were sooo sweet to Ledger.  Knox, Emma Kate and Campbell were terrific helpers.  
Fun with Daddy.  And the shaker...  He was obsessed with those things. 
 Time for cake...
Nope...  Not having it!  Didn't eat one bite.  (Definitely doesn't take after his mother...)


Well folks, that's about all he did.  Slap it, stare at his fingers and then cry.


 Mommies friends and Ledger's friends!


 Uncle Slade, Aunt Lindz and the crew came!  We were sooo happy they came for the day!

Knox, Briggs and Ellis had a LARGE time!

Two tired Grandmas and one extremely over stimulated, delirious baby post party...
 

Uncle Chebe, Aunt Boppy and the Foster Clan!

 The morning after...  Ledger loves his DeDe and Grandma!

What a great party celebrating this little guy.  Loved every minute of it!


What a wonderful day with friends and family.  We were all exhausted and of course Ledger got his second wind about 8:00 pm Saturday night.  He had zero clue where he was, ran into multiple walls here in the a.p.t. and was up at 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 am...  We both knew it was going to be a hellacious night after an all day party with two measly 45 minute naps.  But we survived!

And nothing like partying all day on Saturday and Momma starting her new job the following Monday.  And the Wainscott's are moving into our new house in three weeks.  
Can I get an AMEN!

  I mean, why not do it all at once?!?!  

Tears are sure to happen within the next 30 days.  Both happy and stress tears:)

Love,


~H 





























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