Happy 1st Birthday Nolan!

The big 1st birthday party was a success!!!!

We celebrated with both sides of the family and some of Nolan's friends.  His friends included, James, Delaney, Elliot, Emma, Bryce, Ella, and his cousins. 

It was a big day of fun and Nolan was exhausted but you could tell that he really enjoyed having everyone at his house for his birthday and that he was having a great time.  The theme for his first birthday was, "nautical."  I had been gathering ideas from Pinterest for months and I think it came out really well.  We had a TON of food catered by Katzinger's Deli in German Village.  Everyone loved the food and we are still eating leftovers :)  The weather was nice for his birthday.  It was about 70 degrees and sunny, with only one pop up storm that chased everyone inside for about fifteen minutes.  True to form, Nolan sat in his highchair for a good hour munching on lunch and then sticking around for everyone to sing, "Happy Birthday," and for him to get into his cake.  Eric and I were thinking that Nolan probably wouldn't go too wild with his smash cake and, sure enough, he kinda hated it.  It stuck his fingers in it a little bit and tasted the frosting but that was the extent of it.  If only he knew what he was missing ;)  Later on that day Eric and I sat outside on the deck and toasted ourselves on a job well done over the last year.  We have survived the first year successfully and I am proud of what we have created in Nolan so far!

It was a great day filled with family and friends that came out to celebrate Nolan's big day.  He truly is loved by many and has captured a lot of hearts in just a few short months.  I say this all the time but we are so lucky to have such a great son!

If you are feeling nostalgic and want to re-read his birth story you can find it here

Birthday balloon outside his bedroom door in the morning.

Good morning birthday boy!

Birthday breakfast of fruit and Cheerios.

PARTY PICTURES....

Cupcakes.

More cupcakes.

Framed birthday invitation.

Favors for the kids filled with stickers, paper, crayons, Goldfish crackers, and candy.

Twelve months of pictures all strung up across the fireplace.

Nautical plates, napkins, and cups.  I rolled the silverware up in blue and white striped napkins and then tied them together with twine and a Lifesaver so it looked like a buoy.

The spread.  Sandwiches, potato salad, macaroni salad, veggies and dip, deviled eggs, southwestern chicken salad pinwheels, and fruit salad served in waffle cones.

Beverage station.  Wine, beer, water, juice boxes, and punch served in mason jars with nave and white striped straws.

Kitchen table.

First birthday bib.

Highchair all done up.

Smash cake.

Birthday boy.

Hanging out with the big kids.

Not so sure about the whole smash cake idea.  This is as good as it got...sorry.

We made it through the first year!!!

Riding his new dump truck....

....and his new hot rod.

Nothing like driving your car in your dipe :)

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HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY NOLAN!!!