Last Saturday we had a small birthday party to celebrate the Little Miss turning 1 year old. We decorated in yellows and pinks and had a 'tea party' theme - which was so much fun! (Especially for the little girls, of course!)
Cupcakes! I used a recipe that apparently hails from a famous bakery in New York. They were pretty tasty (for a vanilla cupcake, anyway ;). I used the same bakery's butter cream frosting recipe, but added a touch of raspberry extract to make it a little more flavorful. Yum.
A party without streamers and balloons just isn't a party...
A friend of mine had a link on her blog to a craft-blogger who uses old cards to make these cute banners. I improvised with cute scrapbook paper and it turned out so cute! 
And of course there was plenty of food: Curry wheat and chicken salad croissant sandwiches, sweet and sour meatballs, a loaded veggie tray (a must!), a cheese/cracker/apple/grape tray, and several little plates of 'biscuits' (i.e. cookies). 
Norah got her very own mini-cake. 
'Ellie' the rat was a big hit among party guests...
Eleanor in her party dress! Isn't she beautiful?!
Seriously, when did she become this little toddler?! Where is my tiny little (bald) newborn?!
Time to get down to business...
Norah, in true lady-like fashion, delicately picked at the frosting for the first few minutes... Sampling a little here and a little there...
Some of it made it to her mouth... The rest was simply pulverized in her death-grip.
She left no survivors...
Taking a breather on Miss Julie's lap.
Present time! Norah received some very cute toys. Thank you, friends!
Here she is giving her very first baby doll a kiss. So cute!
Some pre-party excitement :).
Eleanor's Grandma and Grandpa Wilde sent her the cutest little dress and matching headband! (The adorable stroller and doll was a gift from the Burgess's and Johnston's.)
Isn't this little outfit adorable?! She probably won't grow into the dress for another few months (just in time for summer!) since she's a peanut, but I wanted to get a picture anyway :). And the headband fits great! Another testament to my disproportionately big-headed children. ;)
A perfect way to end the day...
Happy 1st Birthday, Norah June. We hope you had a good one! :)
5 comments:
What a little doll! Looks like you had another wonderful "Wilde" style party! Wish we could have been there!
Such a sweet party theme! Norah is such a lucky little girl =)
Wow! She is already 1! I can't believe it. Time seriously goes by way too fast. I love your cupcakes and all of the decorations. Birthday parties are so much fun!
I totally wish we were there too! We are definitely going to the reunion! We wouldn't miss it!
for some reason, my blog reader wasn't recognizing there were new posts on your feed, so i hadn't seen the last month of posts. just got all caught up! norah's cake looks perfect and i still can't get over that she's already ONE! looks like it was a great day for her!
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