Our Little Pumpkin is One!!

We celebrated Finley's first birthday last weekend (on her actual birthday) and it was so wonderful! Our theme was "Our Little Pumpkin is Turning One" and I went all out with all things fall for her party. I figured I better do all the things I want until she starts having an opinion. We had the party at our house (only three weeks after we moved in - we are nuts) and the weather cooperated so people could be inside or outside. 

We had veggies & dip, a chili bar, cornbread muffins, and hot dogs and mac n cheese for the kiddos. My sister-in-law did some fall flavored mini cupcakes (pumpkin, apple, and s'mores), and I ordered Finley's smash cake from The Cake Girl. Everything turned out great and Finley is definitely spoiled loved. Thanks to everyone who helped make the party a success and to everyone who came out to celebrate Finley's first birthday with us! And thanks to my sister for taking pics all day for us!

Sources

Invitations, Signs, Printables: Etsy

Pumpking Outfit: Amazon (runs small - size up)

"One" onesie: Amazon (runs small - size up)

Fall Onsie & Headband: Oh Sew Feyen

Wood Pumpkin banner: Target Dollar Spot

White Pumpkins (mantel & dessert table): Target Dollar Spot

Pink Fabric Pumpkins (on mantel): local craft fair

Monthly Photo Banner: Amazon

One Cake Topper & High Chair Banner: Amazon

Finley's fall photos done by: Saturday Morning Macarons

Photos printed at: Walgreens

Signs printed at: Fedex Kinkos

Baby Shower for a Sweet Baby Girl

On Saturday, my sister-in-law (Lisa) and I, threw a baby shower for our cousin-in-law, Kait. When Kait and Drew (Kevin's cousin) announced they were expecting, Lisa and I knew we wanted to throw a baby shower. It was the first time either of us had thrown a baby shower and we were so excited! We spent months planning and everything came together perfectly. Lisa let us use her beautiful new house to host the shower, and we had so much fun crafting and decorating. I know I'm biased, but I think everything turned out great!

Lisa, Kait, Me

Lisa made the cupcakes and not only did they make the cutest cupcake giraffe ever, they tasted amazing too! You can check out her cupcakes HERE. 

We had little bowls of this mix with frosted animal crackers, pretzels, peanuts, and pink m&ms. It was a hit, especially the frosted animal crackers!

We played the "string game" where everyone cuts a piece of yarn/string as big as they think will fit around the pregnant mom's belly. Then, you have the mom actually cut one to the right length and she compares with everyone's to see who is the closest. Our winner was pretty much dead on! It was pretty funny to see some that were about the double the correct length :)

Winner!

 This little onsie and hat banner was my favorite. So dang cute (and easy)!

Only a few more weeks and that baby girl will be here! I'm so grateful to have Kait and Drew as part of my family, and am so excited for their growing family <3