On Sunday we celebrated Ella's first birthday with family & friends.
We made pizzas using store bought dough. I wanted to make my own, but it was a little more time consuming than I was willing to put into it. I did just learn how to make my own bread and pizza dough from my friend Kim....and there is zero kneeding! Seriously...check it out here if you're interested.
I could eat pizza everyday of my life!
This little girl loved her birthday dinner. It took her forever to eat it...I think she was in her chair for close to an hour. Below are some pictures of the party goers...
Norean & Ga-Ga
Uncle Ry & Jim...AKA Yim to Owen
Papa Martin, Samantha & Ella
Aunt Stephie & Uncle Ry
Time to open presents! The boys were both all over this...I could not keep them back. I was really surprised that Ella didn't cry during this time. There was a lot going on and it seems like everyone was closing in on her. She got some of the cutest toys!!! The above toy was from Micah & Kim...it's a Leapfrog picnic basket that teaches her shapes and colors. It came with two cups, two forks, two plates that each have 3 pieces of food on them in 3 different shapes...triangle, square & circle and it also came with a cute little red picnic blanket...SO CUTE!!!
This is a Little People dollhouse from Dan & Lori. Lori loves Little People and her girls are growing out of them so she passed this onto Ella. It's so cool...there are noises for the phone, microwave, computer, toilet and more. So fun!
This is Freddy The Teddy from Papa & Grandma Martin and it's by far Ella's favorite present. She has carried it around so many different times. She just squeezes it SO tight! It's so fun to watch her.
The other presents Ella got were - Cash - Visa Gift Card with a Hello Kitty doll - Mama chicken that you walk with and it lays baby chicks...it's adorable and Owen has pretty much claimed it as his - Fisher Price Purse that Jack walks around with opens up and puts on the lipstick aka chapstick - Leapfrog Dog Scout that you can hook up to the computer and download songs....he even says her name - Ga-Ga & Pa bought her first birthday cupcake pictures for us...they will be ready at the store in a few days and I can't wait to go pick them up!
Group shot!
Here are the invitations I made to her party. I love birdies so I wanted to keep the theme going with her cupcakes.
Here are the bird nest cupcakes. I wasn't sure the kids would like the toasted coconut so I made a few without it.
I was just going to give Ella her own cupcake, but then I decided to make her her own little cake instead.
Owen was waiting...he wanted to blow out Ella's candle for her.
Ella wasn't really hungry since she had just finished eating her pizza. She also wasn't so sure about everyone standing around watching her. She slowly got into eating her cake.
Then we cut into the cake a little so she could actually get the cake and not just the frosting and she definitely got into it. A few times she actually leaned over like she was going to go face first into it, but she never did.
She was such a mess...this was pretty much the last smile of the night. After this the washclothes came out and she really dislikes being cleaned!
We ended up just putting her in the sink for a bath since she was crying so hard. She was much happier about being cleaned that way. She did cry when it was time to get out though.
Norean & Ga-Ga
Uncle Ry & Jim...AKA Yim to Owen
Papa Martin, Samantha & Ella
Aunt Stephie & Uncle Ry
Time to open presents! The boys were both all over this...I could not keep them back. I was really surprised that Ella didn't cry during this time. There was a lot going on and it seems like everyone was closing in on her. She got some of the cutest toys!!! The above toy was from Micah & Kim...it's a Leapfrog picnic basket that teaches her shapes and colors. It came with two cups, two forks, two plates that each have 3 pieces of food on them in 3 different shapes...triangle, square & circle and it also came with a cute little red picnic blanket...SO CUTE!!!
This is a Little People dollhouse from Dan & Lori. Lori loves Little People and her girls are growing out of them so she passed this onto Ella. It's so cool...there are noises for the phone, microwave, computer, toilet and more. So fun!
This is Freddy The Teddy from Papa & Grandma Martin and it's by far Ella's favorite present. She has carried it around so many different times. She just squeezes it SO tight! It's so fun to watch her. The other presents Ella got were - Cash - Visa Gift Card with a Hello Kitty doll - Mama chicken that you walk with and it lays baby chicks...it's adorable and Owen has pretty much claimed it as his - Fisher Price Purse that Jack walks around with opens up and puts on the lipstick aka chapstick - Leapfrog Dog Scout that you can hook up to the computer and download songs....he even says her name - Ga-Ga & Pa bought her first birthday cupcake pictures for us...they will be ready at the store in a few days and I can't wait to go pick them up!
Group shot!
Here are the invitations I made to her party. I love birdies so I wanted to keep the theme going with her cupcakes. 
Here are the bird nest cupcakes. I wasn't sure the kids would like the toasted coconut so I made a few without it.
I was just going to give Ella her own cupcake, but then I decided to make her her own little cake instead. 
Owen was waiting...he wanted to blow out Ella's candle for her.
Ella wasn't really hungry since she had just finished eating her pizza. She also wasn't so sure about everyone standing around watching her. She slowly got into eating her cake.
Then we cut into the cake a little so she could actually get the cake and not just the frosting and she definitely got into it. A few times she actually leaned over like she was going to go face first into it, but she never did.
She was such a mess...this was pretty much the last smile of the night. After this the washclothes came out and she really dislikes being cleaned!
We ended up just putting her in the sink for a bath since she was crying so hard. She was much happier about being cleaned that way. She did cry when it was time to get out though. 
It was a great time spent with family and friends celebrating our precious girl!
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