Noah's First Fiesta!

One Saturday, we had Noah's first birthday party. Many thanks to my sister Suzi, brother in law Greg, nieces Katie and Julia, and my mother in law Kathy for helping to set everything up and make it all possible! I couldn't have done it without them! We chose to do a Mexican Fiesta theme because Noah loves Mexican food! I was also able to get a lot of decorations from our babysitter because they did a "fiesta freshman" theme for their homecoming float, so it worked out great that we had lots of fun decorations for FREE! I made Noah a little sign for his high chair with some ribbon I had and construction paper.

My friend Jennifer also helped me make this sign out of scrapbook paper and cardstock. Hopefully we will be able to re-use this sign for years to come!

 For favors, I made sugar cookies and put a gumdrop in the middle to make them look like sombreros. They turned out pretty cute! Thanks to my friend Lauren for helping me with those!

I also thought it would be fun to do a selfie booth. I borrowed some fiesta stuff from friends and family and it was a fun for people to dress up and take pictures during the party. We also did #Noahs1stFiesta so that you can see everyone's pictures.

Here are a few of my favorites

 Uncle Kyle & Aunt Charlene

Friends Sean & Randi

Dan (with the smallest sombrero ever), Noah, and me (with the biggest sombrero ever)

 Friends Jennifer, Jason & Jonas

My nieces Julia and Katie

My friend Courtney Johnson made the cupcakes and Noah's smash cake. They were exactly what I wanted and they tasted great! Visit Courtney's facebook page here 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Annas-Cakes/555666821111799

The birthday boy did great! I was a little worried that he might be overwhelmed by all of the people, but he did surprisingly well!

He was a little hesitant about his cake at first, just taking very small bites.

But it didn't take long for him to dig in!

It was a great day and we are so thankful for all of the friends and family that made it so special by helping beforehand, coming to enjoy the day with us, and spoiling our little guy with such sweet and thoughtful gifts. We are truly blessed with an amazing family and friends who feel like they could be family too! Truly grateful for the undeserved love and support that God has surrounded us with! Happy Birthday to my sweet boy!