Evie's First Birthday Party

Will Evie remember her first birthday party?  Not a chance.  Did I put way too much thought and effort into planning it?  Probably.  Did I love every minute of  it?  Absolutely.  And I think Evie had a pretty good time, too!  We only had very close friends and family there, which was just perfect.  Although Evie didn't understand exactly why everyone was there, she didn't care.  She loved the attention, the presents, and watching the bigger kids.

Presents!

Some of the bigger kids watching from the landing overlooking the den

What didn't she love?  Her cake!  Go figure, that silly girl.  She wouldn't really even try it, much less dig in, like we were hoping.   But we still managed to get some funny pictures.   

And just because I love the details, here are some pictures of what I spent too much a lot of time planning.  The "theme," if you can call it that, was "one in a flash."  Basically, a great excuse to plaster the house with pictures of the birthday girl!!  :)  

The invitation

The treats

12 months of photos

I still can't believe she's one.  Time really does fly!!