PART 3
Last but not least of course...... we had an "open house-cookout-birthday party" a couple of weekends after his actual birthday. It was just grandparents and us on July 1st; then we had an open invitation to folks to stop by to say Hi, grab a burger, have a cupcake.... sit and visit. The downfall of Caelan having a July 1st birthday is that it falls almost on the 4th of July AND the Cherry Festival.... lots of tourists, activities, and people out of town. Not to mention that the 4th of July is the ONE time of the year that our boss mandates all of us to work.... understandable though!
So... there was still a lot of people unable to make it but we had a GREAT time and were thrilled to see people!
Tom Bonhoerst (sorry if I misspelled it Tom!)Ya'll have probably seen Tom in other posts- he is our social worker through Catholic Human Services. He and his wife stopped by to say Hello and drop off a nice card and a GREAT book for Caelan. Thanks Tom! It meant a lot to us!
THE Cake!! Witzy the Duck!
Matt Ansorge (my friend from work- also seen in previous posts)- anyway- his mom made the cake and it was AWESOME!! Absolutely beautiful and tasted wonderful!! She also made a couple dozen cupcakes.
Rhonda (another friend at work) helped me make the posters for the party....
(I just realized that for some reason there is a picture missing of the 3rd one)
I also made a little "banner" for his highchair!
We had lots of little rubber duckies everywhere- they were in all sorts of themes or outfits- I had a whole row dedicated to the military and there was also a set of medical personnel. I forgot to take a picture of them lined up. Anyway- Caelan loves to put them in his mouth by the head and crawl around.
Here is an attempt at a picture of the 4 grandkids (remember the attempt at Easter??) It is getting better! So here is Caelan with Samuel, Erin and Grace... and no one fell face first onto the floor this time!
THE Cake!! Witzy the Duck!
Matt Ansorge (my friend from work- also seen in previous posts)- anyway- his mom made the cake and it was AWESOME!! Absolutely beautiful and tasted wonderful!! She also made a couple dozen cupcakes.
Rhonda (another friend at work) helped me make the posters for the party....
(I just realized that for some reason there is a picture missing of the 3rd one)I also made a little "banner" for his highchair!
We had lots of little rubber duckies everywhere- they were in all sorts of themes or outfits- I had a whole row dedicated to the military and there was also a set of medical personnel. I forgot to take a picture of them lined up. Anyway- Caelan loves to put them in his mouth by the head and crawl around.
Here is an attempt at a picture of the 4 grandkids (remember the attempt at Easter??) It is getting better! So here is Caelan with Samuel, Erin and Grace... and no one fell face first onto the floor this time!
THE Outfit....
I wanted to have a "special" birthday outfit for his first birthday... I was thinking Jon-Jon with smocking..... I definitely cant smock... and I did want a hand in the making of it. So Mrs. Ansorge (who was very patient with me as I tried to explain what I had in my head...) made this for him- it is BEAUTIFUL!! I almost cried when I picked it up! I cross stitched the duck that is on the front and I knew Mrs. Ansorge was going to sew it onto the front. She ALSO made the outfit reversible and embroidered his name on the other side!! It is sooooo awesome! It is sooooo special!! I just love it!!
Don't worry.... he brushes his teeth after all the sweets!
Playing with his balloons the next morning....
Don't worry.... he brushes his teeth after all the sweets!Playing with his balloons the next morning....
Umm.... yes, I'd like a bath with those ducks please.....
....lots of ducks!! These are some of the ones left over from his party...
....lots of ducks!! These are some of the ones left over from his party...
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