Well looking back a month ago, Scott and I were a bit worried that we wouldn't be able to have Jackson's 1st birthday party at our house being that it is on the small side. We really wanted to have a huge blow out with all of our friends and family to celebrate his big day. But since Jackson decided to be born in the winter that became pretty much out of the question. We knew we had to scale back so we did some brainstorming and decided that if we can get our basement in tip top shape, do some big purging and rearranging we could probably pull it off with just our closest family. We decided to only invite all of the grandparents, my sister and her family, and Jackson's best friend Nathan and his mommy and daddy, Adrianne and Matt. Just those people alone we had a total of 25 people (including kids and us!) *Phew*! Everyone helped out and brought a little something to contribute to our meals. Things went so smoothly- aside from our kitchen fuses blowing 4 times. Of course it was the fuse that controlled our oven, microwave, fridge and coffee pot! Go figure. But after some finagling and a bit of patience dinner came out smoothly and super delicious! Thank you everyone who pitched in. You were a HUGE help!
After dinner Jackson opened all of his presents and boy did he make out! He got tons of cool new clothes, some great new books to read, and lots of fun new toys. He has already played with each and every one and loves them all! Jackson also got a bunch of new Baby Einstein DVD’s, and is thrilled to watch something new. So far his favorites are Baby Neptune and Baby Wordsworth. Auntie Bonnie, Uncle Neil and the girls got him this cool blanket from the Taggies line. If any of you know Jackson you will understand how much he LOVES this blanket. He is a tag addict- if it has a tag it is a favorite. This blanket is not only super snuggly, but it has a ton of tags on it- lots to rub, hold onto and comfort himself with. He has slept with it every day since. Thank you! We also wanted to thank all of you for the wonderful savings bonds and additions to his College Advantage Funds. These are incredibly special gifts and at this rate Jackson will have a full choice of college’s to go to! It means a lot that you are all helping his future grow.
After some more playing and visiting we all had plenty of time for our food to digest a bit and it was cake time!!! This is the big part Mommy and Daddy were waiting for. We got a Cassata cake for us adults and Jackson got his very own chocolate cake with vanilla frosting to smash into. At first he wasn't so sure as to what to do with it. But after a little help he was right in it. Too cute! I am uploading all of his birthday pictures so be sure to check back often. Thank you Adrianne for being my picture girl so I could pay attention to Jackson and company and not have a camera in my face the whole time. If anyone else has some digital pictures from his party please send them our way and I will post them here online for everyone to see. You can email them to me at amie.kanengeiser@gmail.com
Thank you everyone for the fabulous company and wonderful time! We are so thrilled that we were able to pull this day off without a hitch. We had a fantastic time and hope you all did too. I am sorry we couldn't invite everyone to this party but we are definitely looking forward to having another bash once the weather turns nice (if that ever happens- don't know about you all but we have over a foot and a half of snow out there and it is still falling!!) Can't wait to do it all again!
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