Scout’s First Birthday Party – A Platinum Hit!

The year went way too fast for my liking, but Scout’s First Birthday finally arrived!  We had a fun time with around 25 people, lots of kids running around screaming and destroying the house, and lots of visiting with family and friends.   Here is my first and probably last attempt at a tiered cake.  They take lots of time!  I know fondant would have given it a more smooth finish, but I can’t stand the taste of fondant.  I made pure buttercream frosting for Scout’s Cake!  Here it is….The Accidental New Me!  If it weren’t for those mice, I’d still be blonde!  I’ve been platinum before, but it wasn’t as exciting this time around.  It’s actually toned down quite a bit in the past week!  Do I look 95 here or what?


The snack table! 


Balloons for the kids to take home.

I did a timeline of photos from each month  from February 2009 thru February 2010.

My handsome little man!



Popcorn!

Everyone got a this photo of Scout to take home.

Inside these bags are cupcakes that everyone got to take home.
 

I put Scout’s initials on top of the cake.

Scout’s smash cake!



 My dad and Scout.  Scout loves his Papa.  Or is it the glasses?

My infamous mom and Scout!

Helping Scout start his cake.

Going for it.

The first bite!
In this picture he looks like my dad when my dad was little.

Digging in.




Lovely!


Each layer was a different color.  I didn’t do flavors – it was just a white cake made from scratch (from Martha Stewart’s website), and it was yummy!

Some of the girls eating.

Scout and Hubby.

Taking a little walk.


Some of the kids at the party.


Opening gifts.  This was a DQ cup with a gift card in it.  You all know how much my Bubba likes his ice cream – specifically Oreo Blizzards.






Taking a breather.
Afterwards.

It was a very fun day for all of us!  I’m glad we were able to share it with our family and friends!  He received lots of cool gifts that he actually plays with.  Bella never played with her toys.  It took her 3 years to play with anything :o)

So, I know the hair may be too dramatic of a change for some of you.  Shoot- it was for me and I was platinum for a year and a half.  But, that was 15 years ago.  I realized that my sense of adventure has diminished and at 34 I’m not that into the platinum look on me – accidental or not.   I will  leave it for a little bit and then I’m going to go through and low light it  with a dark blonde.  Looks like that may be another interesting post too!  Hopefully I will not be trying to catch mice when I do that!

 

Thanks for coming by to see Scout’s little party.  It was very simple, but we had fun!  Have a beautiful day my lovely bloggy friends!

remember to:
live.laugh.love.and.celebrate.life.  

“Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.” 

Jean Paul Richter