This was the forecast the morning before Avery's birthday. 5-8 inches of snow expected by party time...
And it actually delivered! It was such a beautiful scene to wake up to. It was a sticky snow so all the trees were covered and everything seemed to sparkle. Considering we had a "Winter One-Derland" themed party planned, the snow fall was perfect timing! Howie even showed up with his pink party hat on...
We started off Avery's big day with special pancakes made by Dad. Notice the "1" shape? He's the best.
And Rudy and Avery were all smiles!
Next up... opening presents from Mom and Dad!
She was surpringly good at opening her presents and Rudy was sure to help, too.
Her go-to tactic...
Look at that cute girl, snuggling in her new blanket! - Now that she's 1, Avery can sleep with blankets in her crib :)
And a crib toy to entertain in the morning hours.
Rudy was lucky enough to get a couple presents for Avery's birthday, too. (Giving the kids a small present on each other's birthdays is really more for Avery's advantage... December birthdays are tough)
I'd say he was happy with it!
My hours and hours of party planning and prepping were put together for quite a pink wintery spread...
Favor jars filled with homemade peppermint hot cocoa mix
A hot cocoa bar, complete with peppermint marshmallows, french vanilla marshmallows, regular marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, and crushed peppermint... yummm
"Melted Snowman" and pink lemonaide (I was tempted to do 'yellow snow' but refrained..)
Lots and lots of treats... cupcakes and cake from Cafe Moxo, pizzelles from Grandma and Grandpa Cicci, beautifully decorated sugar cookies from my friend Lauren, and cake pops from me...
...plus all these sugary treats in case the baked good weren't enough.
I made the fabric "curtain" backdrop and hung pink snowflakes and pictures of Avery from the last year from the ceiling. I also hung about 35 silver/gold/white glittery snowflakes all along our hallway windows... it was quite the winter one-derland scene!
Birthday girl's chair all ready to go... a standard birthday hat just wouldn't do for our sweet girl :)
Unfortunately, all the snow made it difficult for a lot of our guests to make it, but we were sure happy and thankful for all those who braved the weather to come celebrate with us!
Aunt Dawn the Great and Kate came all the way from the Chicago-area! And we are so glad they did -- wouldn't have been the Sames without them!
Two of Avery's favorite things... her car and pulling window clings off of the windows...
And check out her festive attire. Number 1 added, curteousy of Gran.
:)
Getting ready for singing and cake!
Here's a short video of the end of "Happy Birthday" - the camera didn't get started quite in time, but the gist is there...
Rudy loved singing and cheering for his sister!
Avery was a bit cautious at first, and even started trying to feed icing to me. But it didn't take long for her to dive in!
Rudy was happy to dig in, too!
...until he decided he needed "Me own"
And we almost forgot her hat! She wasn't leaving it on long anyways!
This picture cracks me up... Rudy's looking up at Isabela who is instructing him to stay out of Avery's cake, defiantly still going for it.
Then more presents with lots of little helpers!
And story time with Uncle Kevin
After those busy few hours, we were all in need of some rest! Christmas movie and blankets... we were set!
We had a wonderful day celebrating Miss Avery... our little girl is growing up too fast!
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