WCan you believe that Simon is two? It seems like just yesterday he was a little baby and then again it feels like he's been in our lives forever... funny how that works!
We had a dinosaur themed party for Simon last Saturday. We decided this year to keep the party small. It was really fun having this big first birthday party, but it was so many people and we got so many gifts... which was really nice, but Simon doesn't need that many gifts every year :). We invited Simon's aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and great-grandparents. I stuck with VistaPrint for invites and ordered these:
Those that came were: Mom, Joe, Lindsey, Dad, Janet, Grandma Barb, Grandma Rose, Grandpa Charlie, Ken, Amy, Matt, Tanner, baby Oliver, Amanda, Lou and Vail.
On the menu we served pulled pork (Dan made), hot dogs (veggie for Lindsey), mac and cheese, salad, corn on the cob, corn cake (last minute addition by Dan), fruit salad, slaw, and Rotel dip. We had beer, soda, and punch as well.
For dessert I made chocolate and yellow cupcakes with cream cheese and chocolate buttercream (did both combinations), colored sugar cookies in dinosaur shapes and my mom made Simon the cutest dinosaur cake.
Simon had a wonderful time at the party and got so many great gifts which he's been playing with ever since. I love our little families.
Here's some pictures of the fun day.
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| My mom created this beauty! |
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| She also made this adorable dinosaur cake. Such talent! |
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| Simon enjoyed eating the chocolate rocks (I did too, they were super good!) |
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| Simon taking a ride with Great Grandma |
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| Simon with Great Grandma Rose |
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| I ordered this giant dinosaur balloon... Dan had to take it apart to get it to fit in the car |
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| Simon and Vail playing ball |
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| Picture with Lindsey... I got that maxi dress for $8 on Amazon - I was pretty proud of that! |
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| Dessert table |
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| I thought this banner was pretty cute |
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| Cupcakes with little dinosaurs on top |
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| Simon's HBD banner my mom made last year |
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| The sugar cookies I made |
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| Look at that giant balloon!! |
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| Simon checking out his new baby cousin Oliver. I'm not sure he knew what to think of a little person that small! |
