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Look Whoooo Turned One..Owl Themed Birthday Party

April 21, 2014 12 Comments

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Oh wow!  What a marvelous weekend!  We had MiniE’s first owl themed birthday party and the weather couldn’t have been better, nor the company.  For whatever reason, I seem to go overboard on first birthdays.  E’s was no different,(check it out) this time it was a little more fun because it was a little more girly.

To sort of coincide with her room (see the room decor), we went with the owl theme.  I found a shop on etsy and bought a party pack and started printing. I knew I also wanted to coordinate the decor to the invitations, so I started looking at fabric at JoAnn’s.  With the help of my little sis, we quickly landed on these fabrics to make some runners for the food tables that would compliment the owl theme and colors well.

Owl Themed Birthday Party

Every now and then I get the urge to craft and what better motivation than MiniE’s first birthday.  I started thinking about the fact that if the weather was nice, we would all want to go outside and I would need to pull out my old cushions..they still work, just need to be re-covered.  So I bought more, enlisted the help of my mom and sister and went to work. A weekend later, we had made, three lines of bunting, a wreath, two runners, one table cloth, covered four cushions and a pillow.

Saturday rolled around and after taking E to his first real Easter Egg hunt, I put the kids down for a nap and started decorating.  The great thing about hosting parties at your house is that it kind of forces you to do some of those household projects you’ve been dying to do so S has been super busy. 🙂  The party was ready, indoors and out and MiniE was ready for cake.  I just love the way her cake turned out, taken from a pinterest idea, it’s all cupcakes, which  made it super easy to distribute.  The adorable little owls were the party favors, wooden and ready to color.

The rest of the decor and food just kind of came together.

But even better than all the decor, food and weather was our friends and family that came to celebrate with MiniE.  Nothing makes me happier than looking around at all the love that surrounded her (and us) on this special day.

Party Pictures

I really just wish the clock would’ve stopped and we would have all just hung out all day.  It was great.  The best part of the entire day was watching MiniE tear into her cake.  At first she wasn’t so sure but pretty soon she got the hang of it.

Smash Cake

All in all, we couldn’t have asked for a better day.  Seriously, some of the best memories.  I don’t know about you but I can’t even believe that was just one day?!  We still haven’t talked about Easter.  Being parents rocks!!

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Comments

  1. Lindsay says

    April 21, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    the cake eating photos are so adorable. great theme!

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  2. Deborah Brooks says

    April 21, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    Wow really impressive! I’m not crafty or artistic at all and these are really amazing. Your baby is too young to appreciate it! Nice job!

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  3. Christine says

    April 21, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    Ummm, will you come do all of our birthday parties? Please? Looks amazing Katie!! And those cake pics are the best! Happy Happy Birthday Mini E!

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  4. jillconyers says

    April 21, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    So cute! I miss having theme birthday parties.

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  5. Teamarcia says

    April 21, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    Cannot flippin’ believe it’s been a year already. Super cute party! Well done!

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  6. Mommy Run Fast says

    April 21, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    This is SO cute! Owls are adorable- we have them in L’s room, too. You and your mom and sister did an amazing job!!

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  7. Itz Linz says

    April 21, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    seriously too cute! well done, katie!

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  8. jenzenator.com says

    April 21, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    Oh goodness! SO MUCH CUTE!!! You did such an excellent job!! I love it all. Happy Birthday sweet girl!

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  9. Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says

    April 22, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    So cute! Love everything!

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  10. {will run for margaritas} says

    May 6, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    So cute! I love it! I’ve already started thinking about L’s 1st birthday – and I still have 6 months 🙂

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  11. bmontgomery says

    May 7, 2014 at 12:00 am

    CUTE! I love themed parties!

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