1st Birthday Party!

Now that I am done being the emotional sappy mom here is a post featuring the party. I will warn you that there are quite a few pictures, but I'm guessing pictures of the birthday boy is what you want to see.

Good morning to the Birthday Boy! I took this photo with my phone the second he woke up. I love how happy and cuddly he is in the mornings!

Hawkes all ready for a full day of last minute birthday errands.

As you all know by now Hawkes loves balloons, so of course we had to have as many as possible at his party. 39 balloons later Hawkes was in heaven, at least for the ride home.

We had the party in the social room in our lobby, so don't mind all the Christmas decorations. The party was truck themed since those are one of Hawkes' favorites. It was cuter in person than you can tell in the photos.

The fun little party favors. They were adorable so Hawkes had to have 3 of them!

The Birthday boy hanging out with Mama and Daddy!

Hawkes and his best bud Elijah playing with his toy truck. These boys are only 4 days apart and love getting to play together.

Hawkes got so many fun presents. Spoiled little boy is set and may not need anything for Christmas. Or at least until I see the next best thing that my little boy just has to have.

Landon did a great job improvising with the piñata. 

As you can see all the kids were pretty excited and eager to get their hands on the treats.

Hawkes was a little more reluctant and confused by all the noise, but once it was open he was ready to get down and try to put as many small things in his mouth as possible.

Birthday cake time!

He wasn't exactly sure what to do right away.

Luckily Dad was there to show him the way. Hawkes took his lesson pretty seriously.

Like the sweet boy he is, he of course wanted to share.

By the end he was a big sugary mess. Good thing Grandma Julie was there to take him back upstairs and clean him off. 

We found the biggest balloon I have ever seen when we went to the party store. As soon as Landon pointed it out I knew we had to have it. It was perfect for his high chair. One of the little kids called it a hot air balloon, which I thought was so cute and very fitting.

Bryce got the job of trying to transport all the balloons back up to the house. 

Needless to say, Hawkes has been thoroughly enjoying all of the balloons.

I still can't believe he is one! So crazy. A year ago today we came home from the hospital and began our adventure as a new little family. What a journey it has been so far. His party was really so much fun. A big thank you to all who came to share his big day with us! We so enjoyed having you.