First year down and we are still kickin it.
Aaron and I are still married,
and Ruby is alive.
How did we get from this...
to this
in just one short year!?
We grew a lot, we learned a lot and we loved each other...a whole lot.
We are a family of three.
Actually, make that four...
we couldn't have done it with out you too Lily!
Somehow,
we managed to pull off a very fun
First Birthday/St. Patty's day party
for littlemiss Ruby James
Here's how we did it...
I am now a strong believer, that no kids party should occur without a bounce house.
A bounce house is cheap
it keeps kids entertained for hours,
it also allows the "big kids" to enjoy the party too.
That's a keg of Stella Artois below (thank you Bill)
we floated it in less than 2 hours.
I was so proud.
Reminds me of this one time, in college...
Oh wait, sorry, back to the details...
I had a St. Patty's Day Hat Pinata custom made and stuffed it full of candy
(oh, and please excuse Aaron's target practice in the background, that definitely was NOT part of the party!)
As for food,
we had a lot.
This bad mama-jamma was gone fast
I also made tons of corned beef, cabbage, carrots and baby potatoes,
it was a big hit
and a great way to feed a crowd
we had 80+ adults and kids...
did I mention it helps to have a parking lot across the street from your house?
Also, who throws a party in 2012
without stealing a few ideas from Pinterest?
Enter, rainbow cupcakes (thank you momma!)
and fruit skewers.
Decorations were mostly
shamrocks
and
rainbows
(I have to credit my BF Marissa for creating this amazing chain-link rainbow centerpiece!)
lots of cute banners on clearance at Target
It really was a
perfect day
Oh, and did I mention that one of my dearest friends is a professional photographer?
This day would have been a serious blurrrrrr
if it weren't for Krista Sparkman Photography
Needless to say,
we couldn't have celebrated in such an awesome way,
if we didn't have so many
lovely,
talented,
loving
friends and family.
Oh,
and for the record
Ruby was definitely
not
spoiled
on her birthday...
