You can never have too much fun

Two weeks ago we had a birthday party for Maggie...okay...THREE birthday parties. We had one at school with her school friends, one at home just the 4 of us (both on her actual birthday) and one at home with her other friends...okay...OUR friends! Don't judge...all parents do that for their child's first birthday.
Anyway...she seemed to enjoy all of them! She loved being the center of attention at school, she LOVED the cupcake at home, and she was in heaven being the princess for the morning.
I thought I had learned with Ian not to make such a big deal on a first birthday, but I just can not help myself. Jeff would love it if I could. Maybe with #3 I will learn to scale it down (HAHA! Just kidding...maybe). But seriously, this time we did a brunch and it was SO much better than doing an afternoon party. For us anyway. We had mimosas for the adults and apple juice/milk for the kids and a bunch of YUMMY breakfasts foods. We started mid-morning and by 12:30 everyone had gone home for nap time! We had time to clean while the kids slept and then everyone had the rest of their Saturday to do what they wanted to do....PERFECT! This did, however, turn into a dual birthday party. Some close friends of ours were in town with their baby and it was actually HIS birthday that day...so we had one big party for both kids! It was a lot of fun and great to celebrate with them!

So here are some photos..

Being the center of attention at school...
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Chowing on her cupcake at home...


In heaven as Princess Maggie...


And our co-birthday boy Jack! A total ladies man!



SO through all of this I have realized, yet again, that I am NOT a party planner. I would so much rather attend and socialize than plan and host. I am not a good host...not for more than 4 people. I get flustered...stuck on the details. ME a last born child stuck on details...that's just not right and it makes me uncomfortable.

If you want to see more photos you can go here or here.