Running from the Law: Mim's Flamingo First Birthday Party

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Mim's Flamingo First Birthday Party

Here I go again posting photos of things that happened months ago.  The kids are just so darn cute these days and I've been taking millions of photos of them daily, so it takes me forever to get through them all.  I'm still plugging along on Mim's week-by-week photo baby book, which I really hoped I'd be finished with by now.  I'm about 8 weeks out and it's nearing 400 pages.  I think I have a problem. 

Anyway, I finally got through all the photos from Mim's Flamingo First Birthday party back in July. We decided to go low-key for the party and just did cake and ice cream in the front yard. We invited family and a few friends with kids around Mim's age, but kept it really small and intimate.  We set up a bubble machine and sidewalk chalk in the driveway and pulled out all the cars, toys and trikes.  It was a thousand degrees that day and we all nearly melted in the summer sun.  I have a feeling Mim's going to be getting a lifetime of pool parties for her future birthdays since it's such a miserably hot time of year.  But we all survived and even managed to have a bit of fun.  Mim loved being the center of attention, although she was very confused about what was going on for a good hour and insisted on being held.  She LOVED her cupcake and was really excited to have all her favorite people in one place.  
Happy first birthday (again...late), Mim!

27 comments:

  1. What a fun party!! Love your flamingo dress!!!!

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  2. Love the party theme! Are you doing a digital photo book for her? If so, what company are you using? I'm about 5 years behind on family albums and need to pick a new one.

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  3. I am loving your pictures with you and just her. You have to frame those :)

    And where did you get your flamingo dress, it's perfect!

    liz jo @ sundays with sophie

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  4. Love the party pictures! Please tell us more about this photo book, I am trying to make one for my family and would love to hear about yours!!

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  5. What a great theme for a birthday party and I LOVE her little dress. We keep the birthday parties low key too and they always turn out to be so much more fun that way. It looks like you had a good time and have more memories for that memory book.

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  6. Such an adorable party and theme! I LOVE that last picture! Mim looks so proud of herself for devouring that cake! :)

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  7. So sweet! I love her cake! Such a fun theme, I feel you on the heat. The day of P's first birthday was 100 degrees. Yuck!

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  8. I love it!! We had so much fun!! Happy Birthday (again) Mim!!!

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  9. So cute! Love the idea of the bubble machine!

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  10. Such a cute theme, the bubble pictures are so fun!!
    (These have me so excited/emotional, I can't believe we'll be doing this next month for our baby girl..!!)

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  11. Look at her dive into the cupcake!! So cute.

    The party looks wonderful!

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  12. I love the flamingo theme! And that your dress matched! :) she looks so happy and loving that cupcake. Smart girl!!

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  13. She is such a rockstar, love the party pics! Can't believe it's been a year.

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  14. What a fun & simple party idea! I love it!! & I loooove her face in that one picture... Like "YES!! AAHHH THIS IS SO FUN"!!! Haha!

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  15. What a fun little day for Mim - I love the flamingo theme (and your dress!).
    The picture of Mim crying to get out of perhaps Grandma's arms? HA! And the pics of her devouring her cupcake - priceless! :)

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  16. What an adorable party!! Don't feel bad, I still haven't posted about Avery's 1st birthday party back in May. Ugh.

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  17. You never really think that your one year old baby is so big until you see her next to a baby in a baby carrier and she looks huge! My gosh. Mim slow down!
    Her party looks so fun and I love the flamingo theme! Girlfriend looks like she loved that cupcake!

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  18. Mim looks like she was in heaven and enjoying every minute of her birthday celebration! Xo, Stephanie

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  19. I love the theme you chose! And I have been eyeing that high chair for the future... any reviews? Pros and cons?

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  20. Sounds like the perfect way to celebrate a 1 year old! And I loved her outfit!

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  21. These photos are gorgeous! Looks like y'all had perfect weather. Loving all the details - the gold, the pink, the bubbles!

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  22. Such a fun theme! It looks like such a great time!

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  23. Love all these pics and the theme! Can't believe she is 1 already, seems like she was born yesterday. Happy birthday, Mim!

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  24. Loving all the flamingos! And yeah, been there with the 400 page memory book. That's what happens when your kids are just so darn cute. Oh, and camera phones. Cause now it's so easy to document every other minute of their life ;)

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  25. Hey, I just love everything about this wonderfully planned party! Well I have been also thinking to host a birthday party at event space Chicago but I am not able to decide a good theme. Could you recommend me some good ideas please?

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