Betty Jane's 1st Birthday Party!

It's true! My sweet little baby girl is turning "1"... sniff, sniff. It's been such a crazy year that I wanted to not only celebrate the fact that Betty Jane is 1 year old, but also the fact that Mommy and Daddy made it through the first year with their sanity in tact. At least, I THINK I still have my sanity. The hubby may beg to differ. Anyhoo... On with the festivities! As I mentioned in a previous post, I purchased a digital party package from Etsy. I chose a "Sweet Monkey" theme for my little monkey with pink and yellow accent colors. The Digital Party Packages are great because you only print up and use what you need. Yes, it's a little extra time and effort with all the cutting and assembling, but in the end it was a lot less waste. Plus, I had a blast putting everything together!

Here is the banner I made. I printed everything on white cardstock and used a yellow satin ribbon (which I purchased for 15 cents a yard) to string it all together. I love that "Happy 1st Birthday Betty Jane" fit perfectly across my living room.

 

I had a greeting table where I placed flowers, Betty Jane's Birthday Hat (which she hated wearing), party favors and a picture of Betty Jane for everyone to write her a birthday wish.

 

For the party favors, I made glass marble magnets. I decided to get really original and design the animal graphics myself. I know... I'm nuts. But I just can't pass up an artsy-craftsy project when I see the opportunity. Anyhoo, they turned out super cute!

The party was at 1:30pm so I wasn't preparing a full lunch. I put out some yummy hummus with veggies and pita chips and then made a couple of salads. The Chicken Curry Salad with raisins and cashews was pretty great. I also made a Quinoa Cranberry Salad with celery and sunflower seeds which was so refreshing for our beautiful Spring day. For the adults I baked banana/chocolate chip muffins with chocolate frosting on top. As for the Betty Jane and the other little babes, I made them a sugar free Apple Spiced Baby Cake. Yummies!!!

 

The party was a huge success! Everyone, especially the Birthday Girl, had a wonderful time. Cheers!