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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Crew's 1st Birthday Party- All Aboard for Some Fun, Crew's Turning ONE!

We finally got to celebrate Crew's big 1st birthday this weekend and oh my goodness we had so much fun!! It was so wonderful to have our family in from Dallas and Houston to celebrate with us! It made the day extra special! And, our good friend's the Wilson's even made the long trip from Midland to be here for the day, what a treat!
The party was held at Zilker Park in downtown Austin! I decided to go with a train theme and I couldn't be more happy with how everything turned out! We even got a picnic spot right in front of Barton Springs Pool- beautiful!!!
My mother in law made the adorable invites, all the tags, and printables (let me know if you want her contact if- she is soo creative!). We served a pasta salad, fruit salad, chips, and cha cha chicken salad sandwiches shaped like trains for lunch. After lunch we watched Crew eat every last bite of cupcake!! (it was a little scary because some bees came after him wanting all that sugar so we had to keep fanning them off, but we survived, without ONE bite!!) We then rode the "Zilker Zephyr" around the park to Town Lake and back! This was definetly Beau and Crew's favorite, but I'm pretty sure everyone loved the amazing ride along the river! We then opened gifts and the party was over! Crew made it... survived the heat, train ride and everything! Thank goodness we gave him a wagon and he sat in it to open gifts, that definetly helped too!!
We spent saturday night catching up with family, resting, watching football, and Brett spent 2- hours putting together Crew's new favortite toy, his Cozy Coupe! (Thanks Grammy & Papa!) Then we served a nice brunch on Sunday morning and took the family out to see where we are building our new house! (Yes, we are building, we signed all the contracts so I will post pics and info soon..)
What a wonderful weekend we had celebrating with those we love! I know Crew will be too little to remember everything, but hopefully with all the pictures, he will know how much he is loved by us all! God Bless you Sweet Crew! Happy 1st Birthday! I'm so glad mommy is feeling better so we could finally celebrate- even if it was a month late- it turned out PERFECT, even better than I pictured it!!!!
(P.S.- Ok, so for over a year I have been oohing and ahhing, dreaming, over a DSLR camera. For my bday I got the Canon Rebel T1i and this was my first time to use it. I went a little overboard on the pics, but just had so much fun taking them! The quality is AMAZING!! I thought my point and shoot took good pics, and we were comparing some last night and Brett even said the old camera pics now look a little blurry! Guess it was worth it with all the pictures I take! I would highly recommend the investment!!)
Adorbale invites made by my mother in law, Nancy Carson, at the Workshop on Sugar Ridge.
(Let me know if you need her contact info!)

Inside of invitation with tickets to ride the "Zilker Zephyr"






1 pic from each month of Crew's 1st year



Centerpiece



Fans to help with the crazy heat!







Train whistles for each guest






Cha Cha Chicken Salad sandwiches cut out in the shape of trains were served in bags for lunch.









Our little engineer! Choo Choo!








* Adorable train embroidered outfit, bib, and hat from AmyBailey on Etsy

Time to ride the train!!
Choo Choo!!












Crew and Beau had so much fun!=)

AFTER the Party

My new ride!=) Thanks Grammy & Papa!




I love my CAT- Thanks Uncle Jeff & Uncle John!=)


SUNDAY BRUNCH
Kerby Lane Butermilk pancakes, chicken breakfast sausage, fruit


My new wagon!!! Thanks Mommy & Daddy!





































































































Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Crew's Birthday- Part 1

I am just a little late in posting, but I thought since we were having Crew's bday party this weekend, I had better post some pictures of his real BIRTHday. We had originally had Crew's party scheduled for August 21 (what are the chances that your first bday falls on a Saturday and you can actually celebrate on that day?). Well, since I was in the hospital, the party had to be pushed back. I got out of the hospital late that saturday afternoon and Brett and I decided we had to take our little prince out to celebrate. We were so excited our family was there to join in the party too- we were joined my Grammy & Papa, Grancie, and Aunt Whitney! Since we were still in Dallas, we went to the Rainforest Cafe at Grapevine Mills. Crew was in absolute AWE of all the animals! He could not figure out all the sounds, rainstorms, and lights! After dinner they came and sang, and we gave Crew a cupcake to dive into. He ate the WHOLE thing and loved every single bite of it.. yum yum! (I think I know where he gets his sweet tooth from!)

We wanted a keepsake in remembrance of the day (since all his gifts were in Austin we didn't even have anything for him to open), so we took him to Build-A-Bear. We picked out a little dog, recorded a sound of Brett and I saying "Happy 1st Birthday Crew, We Love You!" , picked out a heart and had him stuffed. We picked out a happy birthday cupcake and put it in his hand! Now Crew has a little dog to keep forever and remember his special day. We named in CUPCAKE too, ha! And, of course the grandparents could not get enough of this store, so Crew has a few giftcards to go back and pick out some new clothes for Cupcake when he gets a little older!

What a wonderful day we had celebrating Crew's 1st Birthday! It was a little different than we had originally planned, but we were just glad we could all be together and celebrate in a special way! We love you sweet baby boy- Happy 1st Birthday Crew!!







































Think I found just the right animal....

Sound Recording...

Picking out a heart...
Time to get STUFFED...

Umm... this is funny??

The finshed doggy and happy new owner!=)


Happy Birthday Boy!

Its official- here's the birth certificate- ha!