So, last weekend was the big birthday bash for Samara and three of her playgroup friends, Walker, Juliana, and Andrew. Mom, Daddy, and Grandmother stayed at our house and were a tremendous help with all the cleaning and preparations! The party was a huge success, with plenty of good food, lots of family and friends, and of course, cake! With a little over 50 attendees, the other moms and I all worked together to make enough food for the party. Amaya made homemade guacamole, mushroom bruschetta, chocolate strawberry cake, and some killer sangria. (I only got to try a tiny bit, but I wish I could have had a whole jug! It was sooo good). Kelly made some succulent pulled brisket to pile onto rolls with various condiments and potato salad, along with her famous Red Velvet Chip Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting. Long name, delicious result! Nia brought hummus and pita, veggies and cheese, and some other yummy snack foods. And, thank goodness my mom was here to help, because we made Honey's famous Carrot Cake Supreme with Buttermilk Glaze and Cream Cheese Frosting, Perfectly Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache, homemade vanilla ice cream, and Rotel dip with refried beans and tamales. Judging by the empty platters and even some to-go plates thrown together at the end of the party, I'd say it all turned out pretty delicious!
Aside from the awesome food spread, we also had three kiddie pools, a little slide, and of course, the big pool. Samara had the most fun splashing around in the little pools and swimming in the big pool with her Daddy. She later tried her first bites of cake, but we think she might have had too much sugar because not too long afterward, that cake and ice cream came right back up! Poor kid... But she rallied after that, and was back to her happy self. All the kids and adults had a blast, and before we knew it, the party was over and our little bambinos were bushed and ready for a nap! You know, we were pretty bushed, too!
Samara received so many adorable gifts from friends and family, all of which we love and appreciate! Thanks to all who attended, and for the generous gifts!
Here is a slideshow from the birthday bash, including some pictures from Samara's first year of life. I can't believe time has flown by so fast!!!
To view slideshow in FULL SCREEN, click here.
NOTE: If you want to slow the slideshow down, just view it in full screen and drag the little slider toward the turtle, away from the rabbit, in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
We also attended another birthday party a few weekends ago for Beckett, another of Samara's playgroup buddies. Beckett's party was also great fun. Here are the photos from that fun day:
Up next: Mitchell's Baby Shower, thrown by the lovely Lauren!!!
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