Harlow's first birthday was such a special time for our little family! We started the festivities by driving to Disneyland the morning of her birthday, on Wednesday, August 31! After checking into our hotel, Harlow practiced walking while waiting for the shuttle that would take us to the park.
At Disneyland...
... we went on fun rides and we had tickle parties!
... we played with a great big balloon and learned to hold on tight!
... we had a perfect day!
After the park, we made Harlow spaghetti, her favorite, for her birthday meal!
She had a lot of fun opening presents and playing on the big bed!
And she really enjoyed her first cupcake!
The next day, we went back to Disneyland for more fun:
Friday, September 2, we checked out of our hotel and drove to LAX (what a HUGE airport!) and flew up to Kennewick, Washington, to have a birthday party for Harlow with friends and family. I had been planning her butterfly birthday party for months, but we only had Friday evening and Saturday to get everything ready before her Sunday afternoon party!
Fruit and favors!
Cupcake tower my dad built and I wrapped, and favors made by my mom and I!
So much ribbon, and 100 cupcakes baked by Seth!
Harlow played with balloons on the way home from her party, then took a nap before opening presents!
We LOVE birthdays, can you tell?!
The party was held at Grange Park, under a gazebo and right next to a splash pad, play equipment, and a garden. It was a beautiful setting, and a gorgeous day for a party! We were so very lucky to have our friend, Lindsay, take professional pictures of Harlow's party, and 12 month portraits the next day! I love them all, but here are a few of my favorites:
Harlow played with balloons on the way home from her party, then took a nap before opening presents!
The following day we wrapped up our weekend with a family dinner and then headed home, where Harlow was surprised with a play house for the front yard!
We LOVE birthdays, can you tell?!
Happy Friday, everyone!
wow! lucky, lucky harlow!! that sounds like the ultimate birthday celebration. i bet you guys all had a blast! i think birthdays are special for parents, too (sentimentally and the fact that you kept them alive for another year :)), so way to get in good celebrations for everyone!
ReplyDeleteIt really was a ton of fun! I still need to figure out how to save certain things... I'm thinking maybe the photos in an album and some sort of keepsake box to store her birthday outfit, bow, bloomers, and banner!
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