Charlotte's glam birthday party

how grateful am i to postpone this party!?

tremendously grateful, knowing that i needed to stop and take a breather before i got back into party planning.

best decision i've ever made.

i got myself together, got charlotte feeling 100% better, and got right back into cookin and decorating.  i even hired out some of my young women to help me with stuff.

the party came together splendidly.  thanks be to pinterest for awesome party ideas!

while this may seem a bit much for a one year old who won't remember crap from this party, this party was more like a celebration of making it a year with 2 kids!  a year of many sleepless nights and stressful days.  we've made it.

the party menu consisted of lumpia (duh!) glazed kielbasa pineapple bites, bbq lil smokies, pita chips with a spinach artichoke dip, assorted fruits and veggies, red velvet and vanilla cake pops, and some pink lemonade.  we also had a little melted pink chocolate dipping station to dip your marshmallows, strawberries, and apples in!

charlotte got so many cute presents!  our house was lacking in the girly toy dept so these cute gifts helped that out.  she got little outfits, cuddly animals, pretend makeup, and a super sassy singing purse.

i can't believe my baby girl is 1!!

then it was time for the birthday cake massacre.  charlotte didn't take too long to dig deep into this delicious red velvet mini costco cake!  cleaning this messy girl and high chair seemed to take forever.

and the count up is done.  i had forgotten when i did everton's count up how annoying those last few months were!  it's such a pain to get charlotte to sit still.  she keeps getting up to come touch the camera or to play with the tape that's keeping the fabric down.  i love the outcome of these pics but i'm sure glad i'm done with them!

now to figure out what i'm gonna do with all this fabric laying around!

thanks to all those who helped with the party and my sanity.