Elliot's 1st Birthday Party

Elliot had a combined party with her cousin Eleanor. They are 1 month apart, so it worked out nicely. We had it at the Howard Moore Play Pool in Arlington & it was a success. I'm so glad we decided to do it in Arlington, otherwise, her grandparents & aunts & uncles wouldn't have been there. Here are a ton of pictures...

This is the adult food table. There was chicken salad sandwiches, pasta salad & fruit.
That banner says "Happy 1st Birthday". I kick myself that I didn't punch 2 holes in each circle so people would actually be able to read it. I even thought about it, but I was just too lazy. Pathetic I know.

Here's the kid food table.
Each child had their own little sack lunch. And then there's the dessert. My sister did a fantastic job with the cakes & cupcakes.

Here's a close up of E's personal cake.

Kids goodie bags. The sticker says "Eleanor & Elliot's 1st Birthday". Inside there were Swedish Fish & gummy mermaids. (Mermaids were the theme).

Adult party favor. Again, my sister made these & I absolutely LOVE them. There's a slide show for each girl on there.

Here's the play pool area.

Exploring

Sitting with Granpops. Spiked hair courtesy of Aunt Aly.

Grandma & Aunt Aly (Lane' mom & sister)

Amy & Allison

Imogen (My niece)

Caroline

Cru & Kelly

My mom & E

My parents with the birthday girls

Jim, Lexi, Susie & Vincent

Flying high

Vincent

Daddy & E

Regina & cute little Arden

Kelly. It was so funny because he ate the little starfishes off the tops of about 4 cupcakes.

I happened to take this picture at the exact time a little kid fell into the pool. It was pretty funny. Of course they were also concerned :)

Family shot.

Cake Time!

Eleanor & her daddy

Tasting the icing

Yum!

She really wasn't interested in the cake. Lane had to stick her hand in it. She didn't eat much. But she did reach for a strawberry. I guess I should be proud.

Present time!

Great birthday party. I'll post more about her turning 1 on her real birthday.