Hadley's 1st Birthday Party!

I can't believe that my daughter is turning 1! We celebrated Hadley's 1st birthday today, one week early. This was due to my work schedule and Austin's friend getting married next Saturday on her actual birthday. We decided to keep the party small, inviting only great grandparents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins (plus Pete, Holly, Gabe and Lilah). Hadley had a great time and everyone enjoyed helping her celebrate her first year of life!

Hadley got to wear her birthday tutu for her party. She didn't have it on very long because we needed to keep it clean for her 12 month pictures. Doesn't she look cute?

I wanted to make a banner to display all of Hadley's monthly pictures at the party, so when Grandma Kim and Aunt Shelby arrived, I put them to work. They executed my idea perfectly and it looked great!

Hadley's party was centered around the colors brown, fushia, pink and white. She also had some giraffes and elephants on some of the decor.

We served gourmet cupcakes from Caketopia Bakery and they tasted awesome! There were 5 flavors: Red Velvet, Blueberry Pancake, S'mores, Cookies n' Cream and Cherry Cordial.

Aunt Lex made Hadley's 1st birthday cake and she did a great job!

Everyone kept asking where I ordered it.

Hadley had a great time "smashing" her cake. It took her a few minutes to figure out why everyone was staring at her and to put her little fingers into the icing. By the end, she was wearing the cake all over, including her face!

Before and After...

After getting a much needed bath, Hadley got to open her presents. She sure did get a lot of nice things, and we are very thankful for all of them! It'll be fun tomorrow morning when she will get to play with her toys.

Everyone seemed to have a great time hanging out and enjoying the lake. It was great just getting to spend the evening with family and friends, and even better because it was in celebration of Hadley's birthday!