This weekend we had a birthday party for our baby boy, Aiden. For those of you who don't really know me, I will tell you that I LOVE a good party! What I love even more is to be the host of said party! Combine my love for parties and party planning with my LOVE and obsession for my baby boy and how in the heck could you go wrong! We decided that since we are moving away from the beach for a little while we would do a surfer themed birthday party for our little beach baby. Surf's up....
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| The Set Up |
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| Sweets... |
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| Awesome Cake |
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| These little trix on a stick have been floating around Pinterest...so I gave them a whirl |
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| PB&J |
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| Had to serve this... |
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| Fun little party favors!!! |
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| Let's Eat... |
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| Our own little waterpark |
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| Celebrating our baby boy... |
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| I really wanted to test this puppy out... |
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| My boy loved all of the food his Momma made... |
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Cake time...he wanted Pops to hold him...
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I was and still am so incredibly happy with the way everything turned out. Not to toot my own horn, but I managed to put this whole party together with out a hitch 5 days after returning from a crazy trip to RI and 10 days before we move 3 times over a 10 month period. I made everything in the days leading up to the party and managed to remain calm and relaxed on the morning of the party....we were all set up and ready to party with time to spare! That was a great feeling!
But the best part about this day had nothing to do with themes, food, presents or cupcakes. The thing that really touched me were the number of people who took the time out of their day to help Leif and I celebrate our little boys birthday! One of our guests brought me the sweetest card and as I read it I really struggled to maintain my composure...there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we, the Gunderson family, are beyond blessed! We have the most amazing friends and family who so selflessly sacrificed their Saturday for us! People who have busy lives, their own families, and lots of responsibilities, thought enough of us to put all of that on the back burner and head over to our place...there are not enough words to really express how amazing that made me feel! We just want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you!
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My sweet little beach baby...
Last but not least there are a few people who I need to thank...my husband for allowing me to be a slave driver, my mom for listening to my endless to-do lists and helping me cross each one off, my girl Krystal for helping me with all of the loose ends the night before, my girl Elisa for letting us borrow that awesome water slide, my MIL for bringing a dish, chairs, cornhole and a table, and of course my baby boy for taking a nice long nap for the 2 hours leading up to the party so this Momma could shower and take pictures of the finished product.... |
Looking forward to the next party!!!
You did an awesome job Teresa, the place was decorated for fun, fun, fun. :) Food was delicious, and oh was so tempted to jump in the pool with slide.
ReplyDeleteWill miss you being here in Charleston with us, especially seeing little Aiden.