Jake's 1st Birthday!

We had Jake's birthday party on Saturday June 18, 2011.  It was such a wonderful weekend!  My parents came into town on Friday afternoon to help us get things together around the house like yard work and my random projects that just HAD to be done before the party.  :)  I took off work that Friday and spent a good deal of time filling in our flower bed beside the house with dirt and mulch.  It was a LONG hot day.  I sure was glad when Brad got off work and my parents got into town to help!

Friday night was very fun as we prepared and decorated the food goodies for the party...especially Jake's smash cake, cupcakes, and green and blue jello.  We also worked on the fun table decorations of pictures with popsicle sticks and colorful cardstock.  Here are a few pictures of the decorations...

Jake was a very sleepy boy on his birthday. The party started at 2 and some family even got to the house around 1:15 and our little man slept until about 2:20.  When he finally did wake up and walk out of his room he was just a bit overwhelmed by all the people.  He stopped in his tracks and wasnt quite sure what to do at first. 

Shortly after waking up he decided that it was time to play and really had a good time with all his cousins and friends!  They played and played!

Soon it was time to do the smash cake!  Jake sure was in for a treat.  We werent quite sure how he would react to the cake because he had never tasted frosting before and only had cake for the first time the night before.  He loved the cake but during the party he was not quite sure what to think about all that sweet frosting!  He had fun getting messy though!

After cake came the really really fun stuff...PRESENTS!!!  It was so fun to watch Jake get into his gifts and really get excited about the toys, boxes, and of course tissue paper!  Our house looked like a minature toy store for a short time, and all the kids had a great time playing!

We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who made the drive to Collierville to spend time with us and celebrate Jake's first birthday.  And absolutely cannot forget Aunt Jen for all the pictures and help decorating!  If it weren't for her we would not have all these great memories of the party!