Under the Big Top Party

Gavin's First Birthday was a blast for us. We wanted our guest to step in off the street and feel like they had entered the midway of a carnival that had just rolled into town. We decorated for days getting ready for the big event and I must say it was very whimsical.

We treated our guest to hot dogs, corn dogs, nuggets, Frito pie, nachos, chips, pickles, popcorn, lemonade, peanuts, animal crackers, cupcakes, ice cream and a cake designed for the special birthday boy.

The backyard was filled with carnival games, balloons, face painting, a duck pond, a balloon artist, swing set, popcorn machine, duck shoot, tent filled with balls, a photo banner and so much more. You could hear the sound of carnival/carousel music playing that Curtis had downloaded on his IPOD.

Kids could be spotted running, laughing, swinging, playing, singing and hitting at the clown pinata hanging from our swing set. I heard several guest say, " I really feel like I am at a carnival" and I could see others thinking, "how can we get out of here?" Kids were everywhere and having a ball.

My favorite part of the day was singing Happy Birthday to our little man and watching him demolish his smash cake. He would scream every time we attempted to take it away.

It was a blessing to celebrate Gavin's 1st Birthday with a group of about 65+ family and very special friends. He was given many very nice gifts that we are so grateful for and has been playing with non stop.

We asked our guest to sign in on this framed picture that we will cherish forever. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our favorite one year old in the entire world.