On the Friday our Little Mikey Monkey turned 1!!
On Sunday we had his 1st Birthday Party! The road to make this possible was beyond bumpy though! Between wanting to ring my husband's neck, wanting to consume more than a bottle of wine and wanting to just not do it all together, it turned out Perfect! Lesson learned: Start planning more than two weeks ahead of time and DO NOT wait until the day before to pick up decorations, food, etc...(It's so much easier for older kids! Still trying to get back into the swing of the everything with a little one).
I was able to find a bakery that made custom cakes & cupcakes! American Dream Cakes, Bakery. They are an hour away in Jacksonville, NC, but they have a store front that is only 30 minutes away and were able to bring the cupcakes and SMASH cake there for pick up! I LOVE how they all turned out!Perfect for the Monkey Themed Birthday Party that daddy chose!
Daddy decided to BBQ for the party which turned out to be great with the first day of amazing weather! Friends, the man-child's friends and even Baby B's buddy Baby R enjoyed the time outside!
With it being a Monkey Party I HAD to find the perfect shirt for our Little Monkey/Mini Marine. After looking online and through Etsy, I came across several but fell in LOVE with this one! It is made by LittleGoodieTutus who also happens to be the wife of an Air Force Veteran! (MAJOR Bonus there! I love supporting Spouse owned and Veteran owned businesses!!!) She did an Amazing job and the shirt itself is so soft for baby's skin!
We took the party inside for snacks, play time and present time!
Then it was SMASH cake time! I'm not sure who was more excited, Baby, daddy or the kids...
He didn't know what to do with it at first. Thought it was a toy, looked like he was trying to pick it's nose, tried turning it upside down. Then we took off a little piece for him and he went to town!
Big Brother had been begging for a piece since we got it. We said he could have a bite but I don't think Mikey Monkey was too thrilled with it. ;)
Back off my cake man!
Of course daddy wanted to help him along as he was enjoying the cake and taking slow small bites...
From there it was ALL OVER... The Messy Monkey came to life and he dove in!
Between our Little Monkey, Big brother and Daddy, that cake was destroyed!
Daddy took him in for a quick bath and then it was more outside play time to run off all that sugar!
Banana splits to wrap it up! A must for a Monkey Party!
Later that evening Big Brother and Little Man built a Castle together with his new blocks.
Then it was bed time for our Little Monkey as he enjoyed his new Sleepytime Monkey to sooth him to sleep. (We are still amazed that he went to sleep after all that sugar!)
Lovely party you have there, I had no idea why you called him the little monkey until he dove into the cake! You sure are lucky to be surrounded with fun boys! More photos of your dress please?
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:P Yea, he's a wild one sometimes! Well Most of the time... And all three of them together... I might as well join in than fuss over it ;)
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ReplyDeleteLooks like it turned out beautifully. Good job mom and belated happy birthday little man!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! Love the decorations and the desserts look delicious!! Happy Birthday to your son!
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What a wonderful party he had! I love the decorations. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday little guy!! Everything was so cute!! And that cake looked yummy!! We have that snuggle monkey too! My little guy loves it!
ReplyDeleteThe party looked like a huge success. I loved the cake and cupcakes--adorable!! And Happy belated Birthday to your little man!! :)
ReplyDeleteAww happy birthday to him!
ReplyDeleteAi @ Sakura Haruka
LOVE IT!! looks like he had an AWESOME first birthday!!
ReplyDeleteYour little kiddo is adorable. Happy 1st birthday to him. I like the cake and cupcakes, how they turned out. Sounds like it was a wonderful event.
ReplyDeleteHow adorable! That's such a great theme, and you did a fantastic job putting everything together!!
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Aw so adorable, my little man will be turning one the 16th. They grow so darn fast, great post and super cute pictures.
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness what a fun time. Happy 1st birthday little one.
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P.S. I'm already following you on GFC so I'm just gonna stick around and enjoy the banana splits if that's okay. Oh my gosh I so love that you had a monkey party with banana splits-- genius. =)
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You did a great job! Looks like he had a blast. LOVE the birthday theme and the decor :)
ReplyDeleteawee what a wonderful party! looks like everything came out perfectly. new follower via the blog hop :)
ReplyDeleteEverything turned out to be adorable! Love the banana split idea at the end of the party. My little guy will be 2 in about 3 weeks and we're doing a farm theme. :)
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