Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Cole's 1st Birthday Party

This past Saturday we celebrated Cole's first birthday on his actual birthday.  All week there wasn't any rain in the forecast and wouldn't you know, just as the party started the sky grew dark and the rain poured down.  Oh well we still had fun all stuffed inside.
 We had a monkey themed party for our little monkey!  Here are the little party favors.
 And of course our monkey cupcakes!   Their poor little ears kept slipping off!

 Here's Cole enjoying his birthday dinner!  His favorite was the mac 'n cheese and the blackberries!
 Melissa's having a little picnic with her youngest!
 Here are Cole's Besty, Aunt Lindsey, Andy, Andrea and Heidi
 Damon and Norma
 The pregnant chicas due only 2 days apart!
 Poppy and Besty
 Nonna playing with her granddaughter, Miriam and Caitlin

 Mommy and her sweet little Sydney
 Cole's Pop-pop and Jeff
 Gotta love the candid shots!
 Sydney and her sweet friend Andrea
 Cole and his Besty
 Mommy and the Birthday Boy
 Taking it all in

 Cole was so funny as soon as we started singing "Happy Birthday."  He fixed his eyes on Jeff D as we
sang.


 Cole needed a little help to blow out his candle
 He wasted no time and picked that cupcake up with 2 hands and shoved it into his mouth.  Thank goodness he left both pb cup ears behind.  Mommy didn't think that one through when she gave him his cupcake. 




 Giving mommy a taste of the yummy cupcake
 Cole glanced at his hands and quickly realized he didn't like the messiness
 Mommy can you please wash my hands??
 Along with it being Cole's first birthday, it was also the Kentucky Derby.  Ryan came up with this great idea to write all of the horse's names on cups and we wrote our names on slips of paper and put them in the cup of the horse we thought would win. 
 Cole got a chance to be a jockey as he sat on Damon's knee.
 Rooting for our horses!



 Becca and Julia D ended up winning since they picked Animal Kingdom.  While the horse race was going on, the girls were playing a little dress up.
 Sydney and Maddie
 Present time!  Cole is very serious as he reads his first card.

 The Princesses!  I'm sorry but I laugh every time I see their faces in this picture!

 He loved his gifts, especially the trucks!

 Aunt Lindsey and one worn out birthday boy!


1 comment:

The Chubby Dove said...

Looks like Cole had a great time. I can't believe you fit all those people in your living room. Wish we could've squished in there with you guys.

(your hair looks really cute)

love u!