Happy Happy Birthday Madison Dear!

So I know I am like 3 months late on this post, but hey, better late than never right?! Madison turned 1 year old on June 18th and of course we had to throw her a bigger party than we've ever thrown for either of us!!!?! It's tradition though! I think you gotta make a big deal on the 1st birthday, but no, I probably won't go this all out next time cuz it was a lot of work!! (Oh and did I mention we hosted this party exactly 2 weeks after we moved in to our new house??!!... I don't recommend this to anyone! :) No, actually it wasn't too bad. We got enough stuff unpacked and the house in decent shape by then (oh and that reminds me, I need to post some house pics soon...)

But anywayyzzz........... Back to birthday...

We went with a FISH theme because Madison loves animals and just happened to be really into fish at the time (it used to change every few weeks which animal she'd be obsessed with and she did go through a fish loving stage) :) So ya, we did like EVERYTHING in fish! haha Little paper fish hanging from the ceiling, fish bowls with real fish in them at each table, lots of different fishy plates and bowls, fish ballons, had Finding Nemo playing in the background, fish cake of course, some little fish decorated rice krispie treats, some edible fish bowls (blue jello w/ gummy fish swimming around), gold fish crackers, swedish fish... oh and Maddie even just happened to have a little skirt and onesie with fish on them!! (I promise I already had this prior to picking the theme!!) :) So maybe I went a little overboard, but hey, I know people who've done even more than this so I feel completely justified! :) So here are some highlights of Maddie's big day...

The Food...

We had a BBQ lunch and tons of other food!

The cake....

I made her a mini version of a fish cake. She was a little shy about digging in at first, but soon got the hang of it. Yum yum! :)

(Love these close up pics... Thanks Chels!)


The people...

It was a party! We had lots of family and friends come celebrate with us! Thank you to all who came!!

oh and Nick and I made an appearance... :)

Trying to steal a birthday kiss from her boyfriend Ezra!! haha

The Presents...
She was one spoiled little girl!... And these aren't even all the presents! Thank you SOO much everyone!

Maddie still loves books

Our cute friend Whitney hand made these bows

What a fun and memorable day =)