Happy 1st Birthday William!!

Will's first birthday has come and gone. All the weeks of prep work and stress the night before was gone once the party started. It was such a great birthday weekend for him, I couldn't have asked for it to go any better. His grandparents from ND came for the weekend and brought one of his great grandmother's with for the celebration. We spent his actual birthday hangout at home with both of his grandparents and great grandmother. We had a nice big dinner and he finished his day off with a cup cake. After he went to bed the party prep start. I had decorated the entire house for the party that night. I knew there was so much to do the next morning before the party, I had to get as much as I could done the night before.

The next morning he woke up on time, 6am, and we were off to a great start! Since we did most of the baking the day before all that was left to do was put food out. and clean up the back yard. We ended up having about 40-50 people here for the celebration. I know it sounds like a lot but it turned out to be just right. He didn't cry or get overwhelmed by everyone. When it came time to sing happy birthday and eat his cake he just stared at everyone. He didn't eat his cake because everyone was watching him, but the second I took him back inside and he was not the center of attention, he went to town on it! Shortly after he finished his cake he was ready for a nap. And with that came the end of the party. He slept for about 2 hours after that and when he work up he was ready to play with all of his new toys!

We had a great first birthday and of course, I am already thinking of what the theme will be for birthday number 2 :)