Harrison and the First Birthday Party

Harrison was adorable. However, he basically had no clue what was going on :)! He totally got into his cake though, and there are a million pictures to prove it. I love first birthday cakes! He loved his gifts, but wasn't that interested in opening them. The favors, weak as they were being a last minute impulse buy straight from the Target party section, were really a big hit. Creativity: low Popularity: high. 

The day wasn't as bittersweet as I knew I would feel a week from then, since I liked to tell myself all day that he wasn't really one yet. It felt like a practice party but it wasn't ;). And a week later, he really did turn one. (Sob sob sob) It was a fun sweet afternoon with our people, lovin on our little Monkey. 

So without further ado.. here are the pictures, which will pretty much tell the rest of the story ;).

Birthday boy <3 td="">

These two :)<3 td="">

Love these kiddos!

And their momma!

My snuggle bug

And the cake pictures... my favorites!

Last minute addition.. Pancakes and Bacon cupcakes

Worst cheesecake I've ever made. Oh well! That's what I get for trying to bake two at a time a week in advance.

His little smash cake.

Football hold! Ha!

He's a food share-er

You want a piece of this?!

Loving the freedom of his new wheels!

Cousins

Funny thing... we realized my parents' piano is Harrison brand! 

Last but not least... This sequence cracks me up. Emerson and Harrison are never smiling and looking and happy at the same time for pictures. NEVER. And occasionally, it's because Emerson is being too silly when we all know she can photo pose with the best of them ;). Ahh.. our family pictures.

There you have it. My last minute, low prep birthday party. My poor little Harrison, not the first child, and so his party didn't get half as much planning as Emerson's first birthday party did. We were gone for a week before this in Canada and had to plan and pack for it the week before, but also for Canada (and thinking about taking everything across the border) so my brain was a little stretched. In the end, it all came together better than I expected thanks to some last minute Pinterest, my cousin Macey's grocery store run and for taking pictures, my dad and Blake and a chainsaw. And of course my mom hosting it at their house and having it ready before they left for a week too. I may be forgetting someone.