My birthday is on Christmas so I never had a birthday party. I had my first party when I was 25 and Jeff threw me a surprise party for my 30th birthday. I usually shared my birthday with my dad whose birthday is 4 days before mine. I don’t quite know how the birthday situation will work when the babies get older and have friends of their own, but since I never had birthday parties it is important to me that they do.
We first picked out the Two Peas theme, but then changed it to a camouflage theme since we are the camo family. I was really trying hard not to stress over having a clean house, homemaking everything, etc. and think I did a really good job. I did make them a birthday banner…
but the cake was store bought….and not as cute as I hoped it would be (or as good). Next year will definitely be homemade.
The day started out a bit sketchy, but ended well. The one day I want everything to go according to plan is of course the one day it doesn’t. The babies both had horrible morning, refused naps, and were crabby. Finally they fell asleep and had a short nap before their big day started. They were cute as could be and happy to see everybody.
They were spoiled rotten and LOVE all of their new presents!
I was both excited and dreadful of the whole cake business. The babies do not eat sweets, ever (well, except for the time I sneakily gave them a chocolate chip cookie)…so I figured they would go NUTS over the cake and ice cream and then want more and more and make themselves sick. This did not happen. At first things seemed ok and they looked like they were going to get into it……
but then Heaten freaked out and started crying and crying and wouldn’t even taste the cake.
Shenzie played in it a bit and then was over it. They both refused the ice cream…whew. No more sweets for us!
They had a wonderful first birthday…thank you to everyone for making it so special.
* More birthday photos can be found here.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Simon Cowell was at their birthday party?!? I hope he was on his best behavior!
Hooray for the camo party! You did a great job!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I sound like the worlds worst mom, not giving you a party….
I want it on record right now that I am very sorry… But, you
did get the most presents on Christmas…. This is one of those things
I now look back on and ask myself why didn’t I do a party, I remember everyone
so busy (and broke) at Christmas and with no family around us at that time I felt
it would put people out to much… SORRY….. I owe you a party…
I love ya,,,
October 9th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Looks like a repeat of our girls 1st birthday! Lol. They barely touched the cake
and both cried. Too funny.
October 9th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
So amazingly cute! We had to practically force ice cream down S&J’s throats on
their birthday, I think they were overtired. Now on the rare occasions we offer
ice cream, they do love it!
S&J got that Elmo ride on toy for their birthday, too! They love it, but
boy is it LOUD. It makes me a bit crazy. I think my sister did it on purpose.
And there is no off button.
As for the woman at the store who said the rudest comment ever about your children,
don’t listen to her! Heaten IS a beautiful boy but he a beautiful boy, and
Shenzie is a gorgeous girl. And that woman has no manners and needs new glasses.
October 13th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
AAARRRGHHH! I missed their first birthday!!
What hysterical pictures! awwww. Happy Birthday kiddos!