One Year in a FLASH

Every parent says it… they grow up so fast! In just a year’s time, they go from snuggling and sleeping most of the day to toddling around the house, laughing, and calling out for “Ma Ma Ma”. The desire to capture this fun time in our little one’s life inspired the theme for Alexander’s first birthday party: One Year Old in a Flash.

I loved planning Alexander's party. I got the idea of the One Year Old in a Flash theme from here, you will notice that I stole many of the party ideas!



A Year of Pictures.
One for each month of the year.
And yes, I made the birthday banner, Alexander's hat and window curtains.



Our Amazing Mike's Cake.
Thank you Grandma! 
It was perfect.

We asked each guest to bring a note/item for the time capsule to be opened on his 18th Birthday. 
April 14, 2028

The Picture Perfect Frame

Alex covered in cake

CLARK SPEEDWAY - A BOX CAR BIRTHDAY RACE

A CARS PARTY
Most 3 year old girls love everything princess & pink but not our Morgan.  She is our tom boy and loves cars, dirt and playing with the boys.  Her new obsession is the CARS movie.  So this year we decided with have a CARS PARTY at CLARK SPEEDWAY.  I just can't do the typical "party in a box" so we decided put a twist on the CARS theme.
Each child was given a PIT PASS invitation and asked to make a cardboard BOX CAR for the BIG RACE.  And what better place to host a CARS party then the historic Shell Feed Store.   We made driver licenses for each child and a license plate their car. We also had Flo's V-8 Cafe where chocolate milk was served in a big gas can and stop lights, lug nut donuts and grease pizza was served.  After the BIG RACE each child was presented with a Piston Cup Trophy.

I SCREAM, YOU SCEAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR...

AN ICE CREAM PARTY

There are two things that Morgan LOVES; 1. Her family & 2. ICE CREAM.  So for Morgan's birthday we had an Ice Cream Sundae Party.  But I can not do anything simple, so we transformed our living room into an Ice Cream Parlour for the day.  The kids made an ice creams out of puffballs, a simple and easy craft for 2 year olds.  We smashed a ice cream pinata filled with candy.  And of course made the best ice cream sundaes.  It was a Surgarland party but it was so much fun.