Barnyard Birthday

We had such a great time celebrating David's first birthday this past weekend. We had a small family party. I still wanted to make things very special for our sweet boy so I did have a little barnyard theme going. This was inspired by the fact that he loves the song Old MacDonald and thinks animal sounds are hilarious.

David can stand alone but refuses to take a step. He just dives for me (and knows I will catch him!)

I found the most adorable farm theme balloons on Amazon. They turned out so cute!

I made this fence out of Popsicle sticks. I spray painted them brown and then used my hot glue gun. I got the grass from Wal-Mart (perfect time of year to find the Easter basket grass). The cupcake toppers came from etsy. I did get Publix to do the cupcakes and I told the guy exactly what I was doing with them. They did a great job making "grass" topped cupcakes! The whole thing was so easy (and I am not very crafty).

Publix included a free smash cake since I bought the cupcakes. I love how they put the grass around the perimeter (I didn't even request that!) I stuck the tractor on and it worked great.

David had a wonderful time with his smash cake. It was so much fun. At one point it was like he was playing the drums in it. I love this picture because he had just reached up and gotten Daddy with his icing!

I want to thank everyone who came to the party and we missed those who couldn't be there.
We have a lot of cute pictures from the party so I am going to try and post them on Picasa...maybe. If you are wondering why my dad's awesome photo skills are missing from the party... He unfortunately had to return to West Point before the party to attend a funeral. We missed Granddaddy!

I have to thank Aunt Katrina for making this shirt for David for his birthday! It was perfect for the party!