Birthday Bash #1...

The birthday celebration officially began yesterday! We had Carrie's little popsicle party for her friends and some of ours as well! I have to say, I was a little skeptical of having a 1st birthday party since she wouldn't even know what was going on, but it was so much fun and she actually had a really good time!!! She has had a rough week of teething with a lot of fussing and pain, but during the party, she seemed to forget all about it! Before I post party pics (of which there were a lot, thanks to Jenny!), I have to show these pics from before the party. Carrie's Godfather, Drew, came in town for the event (which was so nice and meant so much) and he helped us get ready for the event which was great. As we were getting set up, Drew and Carrie played a little basketball. She loved it! These pics were just too cute to leave out!



Here were the party invitations...sorry it was sideways!

And here are some pics of the setup! Here is the food table...

And the outdoor TV set up for football next to the baby play area...

And the popsicle menu on the fridge...Las Paletas popsicles no less. Yum!

And here are the favor popsicle cookies made by Sweet Cheek Cookie Company.

The Camps were nice enough to bring some riding toys. Carrie loved the Cozy Coupe which worked out well since her Uncle Jay and Tayler got her her very own for her birthday!!!

sweet babies playing...

Carrie also loved this riding toy and I loved that our neighbor, Mary Grace, wanted to push her in it! That was a help for sure.

Here is Carrie chasing Maddie in the cozy coupe again. Maddie is Carrie's cool big girl if you know what I mean. She thinks Maddie hung the moon and always wants to do what she is doing. Maddie can also make her laugh so hard!

Me and my carebear (in her popsicle dress)! I forgot to get a family pic which was a bummer, but we will get some at the birthday dinner Wednesday!

The Harpeth Hall girls. It is just so neat to me that girls that have been my best friends since 9th grade have also been my best friends through college, marriages, new families etc. I am so blessed by them and look forward to sharing so many more fun memories with them. We missed the ones who couldn't be there! Also, Carrie's Godmother, Grace (Second from the left) also came in to town for this. Carrie is so lucky to have such sweet Godparents! Grace was in Charlotte for work and flew back specially for this!

We also had a "1" pinata for the bigger kids. It ended up being a huge hit! Here is Hunter giving it a whack! He was the one who eventually busted it and he was so proud! It was really cute.

Kiddos collecting all the goodies.

More playing...

Sweet Mills. Mills is Carrie's little bestie. They played at the pool together all summer so Carrie always gets excited when she sees Mills.

Carrie and Maddie eating. This table ended up being a great purchase!!

And here are the men missing from the other pics! Watching the Alabama/Arkansas game. After seeing the Corn's TV outside, Graham could not resist doing the same and it turned out to be a great decision! As I write this post, I am still sitting outside in front of the TV watching football. Thank goodness for the Fall weather!

Maddie and Gracie.

After everyone left and Carrie got her bath, we opened some presents! She was in heaven. I think this morning felt like Christmas morning to her as she got to play with all new toys!

Then Carrie went to bed and I started the clean up and the boys remained...happy as clams...watching football. Too bad we couldn't finish off a perfect day with a Gamecock win!
Thank you to everyone who came to help us celebrate Carrie's 1st birthday! You have all played an important role in Carrie's first year and we are so thankful. Yesterday was a special day for us and made even more so by your being there.

Now we look forward to celebrating with our dear family on Wednesday, Carrie's real birthday. More fun to come!