Party Prep

Planning and decorating for a first birthday party is time-consuming enough in itself. Trying to do it with two little ones crawling and pushing toys all over the house just adds to the chaos! :) 

But we had a great time doing it all! With very minimal stress. Which is the best part! I thoroughly enjoyed planning every bit of this party, and enjoyed the actual party that much more. But you'll see pictures of that later. This post is intended for me to have personal picture reminders of James and Mattie Rose's one and only first birthday party. 

{luckily, i had a big helper}

{this would serve as the backdrop for the twins highchairs}

{first half of the twins' lives}

{and the second half}

{paper lantern fish hanging from the fan}

{veggies, pretzel rods, and paper goods}

{fish sticks - white chocolate covered pretzel rods}

{fin-tastic veggies - carrots, peppers, and celery with some ranch}

{main food table - those waves on the wall were a labor of love}

{cupcakes and invitation}

{james' cupcake tree}

{and one for mattie rose}

{i can't believe what i'm reading. ha!}

{and again...}

{fish skewers - fruit kabobs}

{deep blue sea juice - hi-c}

{fish bait - gummy worms}

{sea water - hawaiian punch}

{more bait - these were sour}

{fish water - printable water bottle labels}

{drink station - those are just orange crepe streamers twisted and taped}

{another shot of the food}

{the thrones}

{absolutely loved their smash cakes}

{i asked for something simple and this is what i got :) blown away...}

{love how the sides look like scales}