Pink Polka Dot Cupcakes

For some reason I have had a hard time blogging about Lavender's birthday celebration.  I think it is hard for me to admit that my baby is really a year old!  We had a fun party for her.  It was just what I wanted:  special birthday outfit for her, a theme to pull it all together, cute decorations, time with family, fun for her, memorable for all of us.

Evan filled up the balloons with helium 

and led Carolyn and I in making the tissue papers flowers

I made a giant cupcake and Evan made the paper wrapper

Marianne frosted the regular size cupcakes

Grandpa and Carolyn gave Lavender this cute monkey that makes a kissing noise.

Lavender loved looking up at the decorations and kept saying, "Ohhhh!"

She looked adorable in her birthday cupcake outfit, but refused to keep the hat on for more than a second.

This was the first time she really got into opening presents.

I used play silks instead of tissue paper in the gift bags.

She was excited about the ladybug maracas

and she loved the birthday cards,

but her favorite gift was the toothpaste and toothbrush.

In fact, all the little girls wanted the toothbrush.

Leighton had a fun time partying

and Brianne got in on the action too.

Finally it was time for cake and ice cream!

Lavender loved her cake,

but she hated the polka dot sprinkles 

once we picked them off her side of the cake she was ready for a taste.

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She thoroughly enjoyed her cake and ice cream!

Birthday girl with her Daddy!

Happy Birthday Lavender Jane!