1st Birthday Party

I can't believe I am writing this post. Not only does it seem like last week you were born but it seems like last month I met your daddy!

I started planning your party in June.... The theme was easy at first but then I found so many other adorable themes that J had to step in and pick it and then make me keep it! So, we had the theme, now we just needed food, a place, date, time, etc.... In September I just got in the planning mood and bought everything and planned everything in a week!! We had food figured out, place, date, time, invites bought and stuffed, envelopes addressed, you birthday shirts ordered, and decorations all bought!!

Now we just had to wait.

Wait for November 14th to get here........

{girlfriend L trying to take your clothes off}

{photo booth - fun with props} 

{mimi and poppi}

{sweet cousins}

{more sweet cousins)

{bestie kiddos)

{girlfriend from day care)

{sweet cousins that i love dearly}

{one day we might be in-laws}

{most favorite aunt and uncle}

{there are a lot of ladies in my family}

{sweet cousin shay}

{bestie taking a bag of goodies to her baby}

After running around town to get last minute things and getting balloons blown up.....The party was a success! Everyone seemed to love the theme, food and cake!

{Happy 1st Birthday Declan}

We love you more than you will ever know. 

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

xoxo
ac

Declan's Nursery

From before we were even pregnant we knew we wanted to do Charlie Brown/Snoopy baby room if we had a boy. In fact I wanted a boy so we could do this theme. I had no clue what we would have done if we would have had a girl!

J's grandmother is so very talented, she can do anything you ask for to do! So she did almost all of this bedding and a painting that hangs over his crib. We found tons of ideas on Pinterest (how did we ever live without this website?)

One thing J and I wanted for Declan was to have tons of books. We have had so fun buying books for the past 5 years that we have a nice large collection of books.  Any time we find a good sale we buy them up! J reads to Declan every night while he's getting his bottle.

J's Grandmother painted that, by hand.

J's grandmother made both pillows, the curtains, and the table skirt.

Everyone that came to the hospital or to our house to see baby Declan got to sign the mat and our first picture of as a family of 3.

Declan Snoopy picture, order on Etsy(https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElfShoppe?page=6)

Found this idea on Pinterest. Its old Peanut comic books that we won on Ebay, most in perfect condition. Put them in a picture frame with some different color construction paper and you have colorful wall!  The picture under the TV is a painting done by one of my best friend girlfriend. Thank you B & J.

I work for a company that if you have a baby they send you a sliver spoon with the baby's name on it!!

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

xoxo

ac