Paisley's Birthday Party

Seth and I decided that we wanted Paisley's first birthday party to be intimate, and so we just invited those that really know and LOVE Paisley.  We wanted just family and a couple of friends that we are close to.  Her party guests included: Papaw & Mimi, The Dales, Jo, and our good friends The Paniaguas and The Schlenskers.  We had a great time just sitting around watching Paisley be her cute self.  

The sign at the door

P's party hat

Party favors

the table

the smash cake

birthday cupcakes

pretzel sticks

I made this large topiary ball out of crepe paper.  Don't ever attempt this project...it takes WAY too long to do.  I copied from Pinterest, but didn't know what I was getting into!

(P courtesy of Ms. Cheryl)

PAISLEY's name for the table

P's royal high chair

The birthday girl

P with Mimi...in paisleys

P with Aunt Summer

(Not P's best picture)

P walking around her toy table...her new trick.

Daddy and his girl

Mimi wore her "Happy Birthday" glasses

She even got P to try them on!

Birthday Girl!

Paisley is cleansing her pallet with some goldfish and milk.  She's getting ready for her cake!

I totally forgot to take any pictures of any of the kids.  This was all that I got!

Opening presents!!!!  P got a whole new wardrobe!

One crazy party!

P trying out the cake

Of course, she LOVES it!

Going in with both hands!

As if Paisley didn't get enough cake the first time!  I caught Papaw sharing his piece with her later on!

Papaw is such a sucker for these girls!!!

And they love him too!

We had such a fun time celebrating our little girl!  I was so sad that night thinking that she is one and how quickly it has gone.  I just hope the next 17 years CRAWL by!  :)

Happy Birthday Paisley Kate!!!

We love you so much!

Happy Birthday Mimi

So...sometime between Mimi's valentines party and the actual Valentine's Day...Mimi had a birthday!  She is our special Valentine's baby being born on February 14!  Aunt K came in town to go wedding dress shopping last weekend, so we all decided to celebrate Mimi on Saturday night for her birthday.  I think she turned 29 again...and doesn't look a day older, does she????  

Mimi always gets a pretty pink cake for her big day (except that one time.........)

Macy is such a lover!  She LOVES P so much!  

My Mom and Dad

Mimi and The Girls Gone Wild

Mimi opening her gift from us

Mimi and Paisley...the February babies! 

Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is one of my most favorite days of the year.  I know some people think it is a corny made-up holiday, but I think it is so much fun when you have kids to share this LOVE day with.  Here is our day in pictures.

Valentine's breakfast at our house.  Those cinnamon rolls WERE heart shaped before I baked them. 

Daddy and 2 of his 4 valentines

Our THREE valentines

Jules and her cute little class.

Jules is being loved on by her BFF Ellie.

Sweet P is ALWAYS along for the ride.  This girl is at Butterfly School more than some of the students!  

I happened to sign up as party mom for both girl's parties.  Don't know what I was thinking since this is also Paisley's birthday month.  This is Jillian's classroom decorations.

Jillian's place setting

Jules' class decorations

Jules' place setting

Cute Jules

Jillian's adorable class

Sweet J

My fellow party mom, Amy with her son Layton.

Layton was in my class 2 years ago

Me and Jillian

Jillian's class partying

Jules' class partying

crafting

Ms. Cheryl and Paisley

Ms. Cheryl loves P and P loves Ms. Cheryl.  She is pretty much Paisley's 3rd grandmother!  

Me and Jules

Now...to our Valentine's Night at home.  We started a tradition last year of treating the girls to a "fancy" dinner at home with Seth and I as the wait staff.  The girls LOVE this and eat it up!  Here is our set up of fancy Valentine decor.

The fancy table setting for our fancy girls.  We still have no formal dining room furniture, so we improvised.

The girls opening up their Valentine's gifts from us

Jillian got really creative this year.  Not only did they dress up in all of their dress up clothes and jewelry, but she wanted to drive her own car to the Valentine's restaurant.  So, they drove around the yard in their Escalade, and then pulled up to Mama B's Valentines restaurant.  They were having so much fun pretending to be "mommies".  

I swear I didn't copy Mimi!  I had already made my own heart-shaped ice for the girls too!

The girls reading their menus

Heart-shaped (pink) ice with our finest bottle of 2012 Fresca

heart-shaped cheese for an appetizer

Daddy (head of the wait staff) also served Edamame for an appetizer

P even got in on the action.  If there is food, then she is there!!!

Our Valentines

I have to include a picture of Tyson.  He always (so willingly) plays the part of our trusty bus boy.  He cleans up the tables and floors quicker than anyone.  He should get a promotion!

DESSERT

I LOVE these girls!!!!

This is Paisley cheating on her first birthday.  We let her have a few tastes of a strawberry cupcake and (no surprise) she LOVED it!  Bring on the first birthday!!!!