She's really cute (if I do say so myself) and is stubborn and funny and full of energy.
I was trying VERY hard to think up clever ideas for her 1st birthday party.. at age 1, they can't really DO anything. Not well anyway. And it's next to impossible to keep her focused on something for more than a few minutes.
For my son (who is now four) we had a pool party. Because we had a pool and he liked ducks, this worked out. But now, with no pool, it being December and Ella showing no real interests in anything particular, I decided to use one of her (MANY) nicknames as a place to start.
A friend of mine who is an absolute Photo Shop genius made the design for the invitations.
I bought coloured card stock and envelopes in various bright colours, and we printed them out.
The elephant is stolen from her pink elephant rocker!
It's going to be a luncheon, to accommodate her nap time - and my sanity - so some easy lasagna and salad's will make up the bulk of the meal. For snacks I am going with peanuts (he he!), popcorn and the usual munchies.
I cannot wait to get a picture of the cake. Cakes by Design in Barrie are AMAZING at what they do, my son's duck cake (pictured here)
was out of this world and the 50th birthday present cake they made for a party was 3 tiers of amazing flavours.
There will be an elephant in the room - but everyone is going to want to eat it!
I'll be sure to post all the picture details.
What's your favourite part of planning a party?
