Aloha and welcome to Luau!
For Mavity's birthday party we did a luau theme. I asked everyone to dress up in their best hawaiian outfit. To my surprise pretty much everyone came decked out in hawaiian garb! I was impressed! The decorations were hibiscus flower table clothes, hibiscus flowers hanging from the ceiling, palm trees everywhere and pineapples for center pieces. There were a few center pieces that said Happy 1st Birthday! I had to have something that said Happy 1st Birthday on them! The house and backyard were decorated and looked very festive. The cake was a white cake with white frosting and pink and yellow fondant flowers all over it. I worked really hard on the cake and I think it turned out quite good. The menu consisted of (everything homemade) bbq pork sandwiches, coconut shrimp, bacon wrapped chicken bites, pasta salad, fruit salad, and pineapple salad (which I want to marry it's so good). To drink we had homemade lemonade and capri suns! There was a ton of food but also a ton (23) of people so there was hardly anything left over.
After lunch we gave Mavity her birthday present from Momma and Dadda. We got her a swing for her swingset. She LOVES it! She laughed and squeeled the entire time she was in the swing. We then had a request to open presens so we went in and started on the pile of presents. She got a bunch of really cute clothes and a bunch of neat toys. She loves every single one of them. We tried to get Mavity to open her presents but she would just hand them to me to do it. I opened all of her presents and every thing that I opened she wanted to play with immediatly. It was so much fun watching her eyes light up when she saw what she got. For only being 1 and not knowing what appreciation is, she sure seemed appreciative of everything that she got.
After we opened all the presents it was time for cake. We all sang her happy birthday (which did not scare her) and then I gave her her own miniature cake I made her. She again daintily touched the cake. She really didn't want much to do with it at first so I gave her a little taste. She then started to touch it a little bit more but still not going crazy. Then all of a sudden she reached with both hands and grabbed two giant handfuls of cake. She took a bite and then started squishing it in her hands. It was fun to watch her. Then she started offering people bites of cake off of her hands. It was so cute and hilarious!
After she seemed disinterested by the cake I took her straight to the tub. I showered her off and then put her in her pj's. She was exhausted! We went around the room and gave everyone kisses and then it was off to bed.
I think that Mavity really enjoyed her first birthday party. I know I enjoyed it. It was more perfect than I could have ever imagined! I look so forward to all the birthdays that my daughter and I get to spend together! She is so amazing!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
She's 1!
I have a one year old! I really can't believe it. She is growing up so fast. I'll tell you about her big day (well it was actually two days).
On the morning of her birthday I went into her room and sang her happy birthday. She looked at me like I had lost my mind and then started laughing. We got up for the day and did our usual routine excet every 5 minutes I would bust out in song singing happy birthday. The daddy man got up and kissed his girl and wished her a happy birthday. My friend Monkey's Momma called and they sang happy birthday to Mavity over the phone. She enjoyed hearing the song coming from the phone, or she just really wanted to have the phone. Then the Grandpa man called her and sang her happy birthday. Then the Grammy called but Mav was asleep so I had to relay the message.
Grandma came down and we all went out to lunch. We went to My Big Fat Greek Restuarant. For her big birthday lunch I ordered Mavity a pizza, which she proceeded to throw on the floor. She didn't want to have any part of her birthday pizza. So I ate for dinner, it was quite good!
That night after dinner the daddy man and I sang Happy Birthday to Mavity and gave her her first piece of cake. It was homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, very tasty! Mavity looked at the weird thing in front of her and daintily touched it with one finger. The one time I don't tell her to be gentle she is. =) The daddy man breaks off a piece and puts it in her mouth. She spits it out. But then she digs her finger into the frosting and licks her finger, she likes the frosting! Finally she takes a big handful of cake, smooshes it in her hand and then throws it! What a silly kid. She ate a few bites but she mostly just threw it in the floor.
After bath time I put her pj's on and put her to bed. As I layed her down in her bed I felt sad that the day was over. It was the last little moment of her first birthday. It was official she was a year old.
On the morning of her birthday I went into her room and sang her happy birthday. She looked at me like I had lost my mind and then started laughing. We got up for the day and did our usual routine excet every 5 minutes I would bust out in song singing happy birthday. The daddy man got up and kissed his girl and wished her a happy birthday. My friend Monkey's Momma called and they sang happy birthday to Mavity over the phone. She enjoyed hearing the song coming from the phone, or she just really wanted to have the phone. Then the Grandpa man called her and sang her happy birthday. Then the Grammy called but Mav was asleep so I had to relay the message.
Grandma came down and we all went out to lunch. We went to My Big Fat Greek Restuarant. For her big birthday lunch I ordered Mavity a pizza, which she proceeded to throw on the floor. She didn't want to have any part of her birthday pizza. So I ate for dinner, it was quite good!
That night after dinner the daddy man and I sang Happy Birthday to Mavity and gave her her first piece of cake. It was homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, very tasty! Mavity looked at the weird thing in front of her and daintily touched it with one finger. The one time I don't tell her to be gentle she is. =) The daddy man breaks off a piece and puts it in her mouth. She spits it out. But then she digs her finger into the frosting and licks her finger, she likes the frosting! Finally she takes a big handful of cake, smooshes it in her hand and then throws it! What a silly kid. She ate a few bites but she mostly just threw it in the floor.
After bath time I put her pj's on and put her to bed. As I layed her down in her bed I felt sad that the day was over. It was the last little moment of her first birthday. It was official she was a year old.
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