First Birthday

My baby is one! I can not believe how fast a year can go. From a little tiny baby to a walking (more like wobble wobble step step crash) cheeky little boy full of joy. First birthdays are very special so we had a family party to mark the occasion. Ben shared a birthday party with Richard and Abbey, our families other  May birthdays. We decided on a Wiggles theme and a date and we were blessed with such a sunny day. I got a pretty good deal with this party. I got to do all the fun kids stuff and Nichole my cousin helped make a tonne of yummy food for everyone. Including a spag bol that I still "can't believe it wasn't meat"!

So what do you do for a Wiggles party? Such a colourful theme the imagination can run wild! We had Henry the Octopus Jelly,  popcorn, Wags the Dog cookies, wiggles coloured cake pops, fruit salad (yummy yummy) Rosy (cordial) tea, and Wags sausage rolls. Of course no party is without cake! I had a lot of fun making this one, with Dorothy made out of fondant for the top and bright colours dotted everywhere. For the other food we had spaghetti and hot potatoes to continue the theme. Captain feathersword was not forgotten as we had a captain feathersword treasure hunt. The kids really loved following the clues to find a treasure map and then the hidden treasure of chocolate gold coins and wiggles coloured smarties.

 

The food was yummy, the kids had a great time and it was great to have family all around us. My favourite memory of the day though was Ben's new word and excitement. Everyone was sitting around watching presents being opened for Ben by the big kids. Ben was having so much fun being the centre of attention and starting to take a few steps he kept stopping and throwing his hands in the air saying "Horray!" In that one word he summed up the whole day, I couldn't have said it better myself. :)