Feb 24, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Let's read this book, mommy!
He is getting more interested in books. He's reading Itsy Bitsy Spider. He likes to point at the pictures.
Excuse the messy living room!
Excuse the messy living room!
Feb 9, 2011
Asher's 1st Birthday
Asher turned ONE on January 31, 2011! I can't believe my baby is now a toddler. I don't like this cheesy expression, but time really does fly by. I really enjoy Asher more and more the older he gets. It's so fun to watch him grow and learn new things. I am one proud mama!
This year I hope to take advantage of this time by documenting our life together on a more consistent basis. Hopefully a year from now I'll be able to look back on 2011 and remember happy times, first steps, bumps and bruises, how much he's grown, etc.
Now on to the birthday party! I organized an alphabet themed party for Asher's first. Think wooden alphabet blocks, which was the basis of my decorations. I pondered for a long time on finding the perfect (a.k.a. impressive) theme for his birthday party, but then I realized he's a baby! I wanted it to be baby-ish. I wanted something fun for the kids - after all, it's Asher's party not my party. That's why I chose primary colors of blue, yellow and red (and threw green in there as well) with all kinds of letters, numbers and balloons everywhere.
This is his invitation, which I think matched the cake perfectly.
We had a fantastic cake, which I ate for days. I think it tasted better and better every day. My cousin's wife, Sherry, made the cake. She is so talented!
Asher liked the cake, too. He mostly got handfuls of icing and never really got to the bread.
Guests were greeted by these birthday balloon wreaths which I made.
The food table consisted of meatballs, sausage balls, corn dip, fruits, and a chocolate cheeseball. All but the cheeseball were made by the grandparents. They came to my rescue since we had to go out of town the two days before the party. I made this centerpiece for the food table:
I wanted a place where Asher and his friends could play on the floor since our house is mostly concrete floors. This was a nice little alphabet puzzle mat that his Nana and Papa gave him for his birthday. I think it came in handy and it's something Asher can play with for years.
Some of Asher's gifts:
Alphabet mat pictured above
Clothes & Shoes - we needed these! And all my friends are very stylish so he got some great looking outfits.
Rock, Roll N Ride Trike
B. Parum Pum Pum Drum - he loves drums. I guess he didn't want to take after his father and play the trumpet (or his mother on the clarinet!)
Stuffed animals
Leap Frog learning animal - not sure of the proper name for this.
Books
Eating utensils - bowls, forks, spoons
Nesting blocks
Puzzles
Wooden Toybox (from us)
I didn't have a chance to take pictures of everyone, these were the guests:
Nana and Papa
Mamaw and Papaw
Great Papaw Jordan and Great Mamaw Mary Jordan
Great Memaw Stewart
Aunt Heather and Uncle David
Aunt Faith
Jonathan, Andrea and Emma
Paul, Leslie Ann and Madilyn
Alex, Kim and Brayden
Stephanie
Tera and Chris
Casey, Marlee and Baker
Delaney
It was a great party and I can't wait to plan the next one!
This year I hope to take advantage of this time by documenting our life together on a more consistent basis. Hopefully a year from now I'll be able to look back on 2011 and remember happy times, first steps, bumps and bruises, how much he's grown, etc.
Now on to the birthday party! I organized an alphabet themed party for Asher's first. Think wooden alphabet blocks, which was the basis of my decorations. I pondered for a long time on finding the perfect (a.k.a. impressive) theme for his birthday party, but then I realized he's a baby! I wanted it to be baby-ish. I wanted something fun for the kids - after all, it's Asher's party not my party. That's why I chose primary colors of blue, yellow and red (and threw green in there as well) with all kinds of letters, numbers and balloons everywhere.
This is his invitation, which I think matched the cake perfectly.
We had a fantastic cake, which I ate for days. I think it tasted better and better every day. My cousin's wife, Sherry, made the cake. She is so talented!
Asher liked the cake, too. He mostly got handfuls of icing and never really got to the bread.
Guests were greeted by these birthday balloon wreaths which I made.
The food table consisted of meatballs, sausage balls, corn dip, fruits, and a chocolate cheeseball. All but the cheeseball were made by the grandparents. They came to my rescue since we had to go out of town the two days before the party. I made this centerpiece for the food table:
I wanted a place where Asher and his friends could play on the floor since our house is mostly concrete floors. This was a nice little alphabet puzzle mat that his Nana and Papa gave him for his birthday. I think it came in handy and it's something Asher can play with for years.
Some of Asher's gifts:
Alphabet mat pictured above
Clothes & Shoes - we needed these! And all my friends are very stylish so he got some great looking outfits.
Rock, Roll N Ride Trike
B. Parum Pum Pum Drum - he loves drums. I guess he didn't want to take after his father and play the trumpet (or his mother on the clarinet!)
Stuffed animals
Leap Frog learning animal - not sure of the proper name for this.
Books
Eating utensils - bowls, forks, spoons
Nesting blocks
Puzzles
Wooden Toybox (from us)
I didn't have a chance to take pictures of everyone, these were the guests:
Nana and Papa
Mamaw and Papaw
Great Papaw Jordan and Great Mamaw Mary Jordan
Great Memaw Stewart
Aunt Heather and Uncle David
Aunt Faith
Jonathan, Andrea and Emma
Paul, Leslie Ann and Madilyn
Alex, Kim and Brayden
Stephanie
Tera and Chris
Casey, Marlee and Baker
Delaney
It was a great party and I can't wait to plan the next one!
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