It's been over a month since our last post and it's been over two months since Asher's actual birthday party and I'm just now sitting down to post about it. The bigger Asher gets the more I want to soak up every moment because it's going by so fast. Things like blog posts and laundry wait a little longer these days.
On Saturday, January 28th at 4pm, we celebrated Asher's first birthday with a house full of friends and family. I spent hours the month before preparing and planning and loved every minute of it. It was a great excuse to be creative with Callie (my BFF :)) and an awesome way to reflect over the last year.
The theme was flight, including airplanes, transforming our house into an airport and a plane themed birthday cake to boot - made by the one and only, Auntie Shana.
*Most of the paper decor, compliments of CallieB Designs.
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| I took a picture of Asher each month, on the same blanket to watch him grow! |
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| Goody bags for the guest, collected at baggage claim. |
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Bomber jacket, compliments of Great Aunt Patti and Uncle Steve, shades compliments of the Newtons.
Ready to fly! |
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| Our tiniest party-goer, Ms. Quinn! |
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| Asher was walking a couple weeks before his birthday and here he is, showing off his skills! |
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| Singing Happy Birthday! |
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| YUM! |
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| These three babies were all born within a week of each other! Good friends (babies and mommies :)) |
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| And Nolan and Asher are almost exact three months apart. True buds. |
We had close to 40 people in our little house and while there was some debate as to whether hosting that large of a crowd was the best idea, I have to say the chaos was amazing. If you go back up to the picture of Austin and I giving Asher his cake, there's something missing from that shot. Our point of view. From where we sat, picture more than 30 people huddled in our kitchen, singing Happy Birthday to our little man. Our hearts were full and we are blessed. It was a pretty cool moment.
While the decorations were a blast to create and I loved making some of the snacks, my favorite part of all the prep was taping pictures to our empty dining room wall. There were over two hundred and I smiled each time I pressed one into place. I left them up for a month after the party, until they started falling down on their own. To see Asher grow before my eyes absolutely took my breath away. Reliving moments of his first year through photographs is something I will cherish forever.
Asher, at one year you surprise us every day with your growth. Walking is no longer enough, you must run wherever you go. Your list of words multiplies each morning you wake up. You have become our buddy, that likes to go where we go and do what we're doing and I can't tell you how much we enjoy every minute of it. We love you, Boo Boo.
