As I type this, I can’t believe my little baby girl is already a year old! Where did the time go? Her birthday seemed ages away. Then you blink, and here we are! Baby’s 1st birthday!

We decided to keep Maia’s 1st Birthday small (just immediate family) for a few reasons: 1) Finances; 2) My stress level was high and I didn’t want to deal with throwing a big bash; 3) She’s 1…did we really need to go all out when she won’t even remember, not even a little bit?  No…so there!

Anyway, I still wanted it to be special, so I chose a sweet butterfly theme with light purple, light green, and pink as the color scheme. I bought a few party favors (hats & blowouts) which I put out on the table but forgot to tell everyone to grab. (Hosting is not my forte’!) Maia had her own toddler sized cake while guests had matching cupcakes & vanilla ice cream (which I also forgot to pull out of the freezer until everyone had already eaten their cupcakes! Better late than never, right? Doh!)

We started with present opening, which I have no photos of her doing because I was helping her open the presents. I’m sure someone took photos! She got some of the cutest things…clothes, her 1st doll house, a tea set, stuffed animals, etc.

Here she is playing with her 1st Doll House (from her Grandma).

We saved the cake for after presents. She dove right in, sticking her hand in the purple rose in the center of the cake.

Here’s the cake before. It got a little messed up around the edges on the drive home.

It was a good idea to put down a plastic table cloth. Easy clean-up!

Maia looking for our approval that it’s okay to keep doing this!

Mmm this is yummy!

Hey, how did my foot get in there?

Once she realized her hands were covered in frosting, she ran to me for rescue.

I knew I’d have to whisk her away to the bathtub once she was thoroughly covered in frosting. And she cried all the way through her bath. Oh well, she had fun for a little while!

The rest of Maia’s Birthday was spent just hanging out with the family and playing with all her new toys. Now that it’s over, I have to let it sink in that my baby is no longer a “baby” but is now a toddler.

How did that happen?!

Tags: Birthday, Celebration, Firsts
Filed under: Special Occasions