Blake is now one! I can't believe he's already a year, but he'll still be my baby for a few more years! Here's a couple pictures of him on the morning of his birthday (June 20).
And since Blake's birthday is also the first day of summer I figured what better way to celebrate than to have a backyard pool party with a few friends! I only had 4 friends/10 kids come over, but it was a lot of fun! And the weather was warm but not extremely hot so it was a great day for us all to be outside.
I had three kiddie pools set out with tons of water toys that kept the kids entertained pretty much the entire time. I missed getting a picture when they had about 5 of them in the big pool, but they all loved playing in the water. After awhile they also ran through the sprinkler too.
Blake slept through the first half of his party since he really needed to nap, but that actually worked out good for me since he was a little clingy during the party. We had lots of yummy snacks for everyone too.
Then to go along with the little pool theme, I had all the kids go fishing for their goodie bags, which all the kids seemed to get pretty excited about.
Here's Jacob getting his goodie bag. Poor kid saw me getting all the toys and candy beforehand and he had to be so patient to wait until the party to be able to get his treats and play with all the toys, and he did great! He was so excited for this party and he had such a fun time.
Then came time for cupcakes. Jacob and Blake both eyed it while we sang to Blake and then he dug right in and ate the entire thing!
Our friends also brought Blake some great gifts! He has already loved playing with all his new toys, so thank you again to those friends!
Then the kids had to swim one more time! By the end, Jacob and his best bud Levi were having pool wars and splashing water back and forth, haha. Blake finally got in the pool at the end too.
We had such a fun party! I was glad everything went well and that we all had a good time! After we spent an hour or so cleaning up and just having leftovers for dinner, we had the family party. We only had a couple presents since he really has all that he needs, and let's face it, he won't know the difference! But we did get him a couple new shirts, some puzzles, sunglasses and Jacob picked out a cute little Elmo piano from a yardsale that he was very excited to give to Blake! And Blake loves it!
And we spoiled him by letting him eat a second cupcake before bed. You could tell he had a lot of sugar because he was really hyper that night!
And like most nights, before they go to bed, these boys love to play together in Jacob's room. Too cute.
It was a really fun birthday and though he'll never remember it I still think it was a fun way to celebrate the day! If you missed my previous post below- check out the slideshow I made of Blake's first year and a little more about what he's doing now. Happy birthday Blake!
And since Blake's birthday is also the first day of summer I figured what better way to celebrate than to have a backyard pool party with a few friends! I only had 4 friends/10 kids come over, but it was a lot of fun! And the weather was warm but not extremely hot so it was a great day for us all to be outside.
I had three kiddie pools set out with tons of water toys that kept the kids entertained pretty much the entire time. I missed getting a picture when they had about 5 of them in the big pool, but they all loved playing in the water. After awhile they also ran through the sprinkler too.
Blake slept through the first half of his party since he really needed to nap, but that actually worked out good for me since he was a little clingy during the party. We had lots of yummy snacks for everyone too.
Then to go along with the little pool theme, I had all the kids go fishing for their goodie bags, which all the kids seemed to get pretty excited about.
Here's Jacob getting his goodie bag. Poor kid saw me getting all the toys and candy beforehand and he had to be so patient to wait until the party to be able to get his treats and play with all the toys, and he did great! He was so excited for this party and he had such a fun time.
Then came time for cupcakes. Jacob and Blake both eyed it while we sang to Blake and then he dug right in and ate the entire thing!
Our friends also brought Blake some great gifts! He has already loved playing with all his new toys, so thank you again to those friends!
Then the kids had to swim one more time! By the end, Jacob and his best bud Levi were having pool wars and splashing water back and forth, haha. Blake finally got in the pool at the end too.
We had such a fun party! I was glad everything went well and that we all had a good time! After we spent an hour or so cleaning up and just having leftovers for dinner, we had the family party. We only had a couple presents since he really has all that he needs, and let's face it, he won't know the difference! But we did get him a couple new shirts, some puzzles, sunglasses and Jacob picked out a cute little Elmo piano from a yardsale that he was very excited to give to Blake! And Blake loves it! 
And we spoiled him by letting him eat a second cupcake before bed. You could tell he had a lot of sugar because he was really hyper that night!
And like most nights, before they go to bed, these boys love to play together in Jacob's room. Too cute. 
It was a really fun birthday and though he'll never remember it I still think it was a fun way to celebrate the day! If you missed my previous post below- check out the slideshow I made of Blake's first year and a little more about what he's doing now. Happy birthday Blake!
2 comments:
Ok this is so funny. Check it out: for emmy's birthday I invited 4 friends (9 kids) for a backyard kiddie pool / outdoor toys play party. We had yummy food out on the picnic table, and Emerson also slept through the first half of her party because it was during nap time, then when she woke up she was kind of clingy. She did get in on the fun eventually and we had a great, sunny day topped off with a few presents. We cleaned up, and then had easy leftovers for dinner. Haha do you think we lead the same life or what!?!
LOL Carrie, that is too funny! Too bad we just don't live closer! Happy birthday to Emmy!
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