Sydney's party was on Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny day with temperature around 80 degrees. The weather was perfect. The party turned out fabulous!
The week before the party we had a lot the things we needed to do. Brian finished the swingset two weeks ago so that was finally done, but he did need to sand one last time. We washed down the house. We also had to pick up the chairs we ordered from Walmart. We decided it was better to buy tables and chairs instead of renting them so we will have them for future parties. We also bought a tent that was great! The tent was high so people did not hit their heads. I took Friday off so I could really clean the house and start getting everything set up for the party. With two little kids, it is hard to keep the house clean.
Saturday morning was extremely busy. There was so much to do. We went to the store early and got ice, water, and beer. Then came home and set up the tent. My parents came over which was nice to have some help. Our first job was to set up the tent. It was fairly easy to set up. We just needed to make sure Austin did not run away with any of the parts. It was large so we needed everyone to hold things at times too. It looked really nice once it was up.
Then we set up the tables, chairs, and things inside the house. I went to pick up the food at Giant Eagle. I chose to order the food except my mom made macaroni salad and my dad cut up fruit. We had chicken, macaroni and cheese, and sandwiches. I thought it was a good and kid friendly menu. Once I got home, it was time for the party to start.
Everyone had dinner and socialized for a while. Then it was time for Sydney to have her cake. Brian's cousin Lauren made her cakes. They were so beautiful! Sydney's cake was strawberry. She played with it for a while. Then we had Austin come in and help her. They were so cute together. They would feed each other cake. Austin would then wipe the icing on Brian. It was so funny. Austin only did it to Brian. Brian was covered in pink icing. I wish I would have taken pictures of him, but it was great. Then Sydney tipped her cake off her tray. Sydney had a great time!
After cake, Sydney opened all of her gifts. She got so much stuff. She got a lot of clothes which was great because she really needed new clothes. She also got a few new toys as well. The toys were great ones. Austin and Sydney are really enjoying playing with a tea pot, picnic basket, legos and little people castle.
It was a perfect day! I am so happy that her party turned out so great. I think everyone had a wonderful time. I am so grateful that Brian took so many amazing pictures that day too so we will always have the memories. It is hard to believe that Sydney is already one year old. Our babies will never turn one again. That is kind of sad but we are looking forward to the new milestones they will reach.
Sydney is now able to walk a lot. She actually prefers to walk rather than crawl now. She is getting so big. She weighs 20 pounds and is 30 inches long. She likes to do everything Austin does. She can even climb up a ladder without any help. She is so cute! Austin is teaching her how to do so many things. Sydney watches him and then tries it out herself. We have
two daredevils on our hands!
Happy Birthday Sydney!
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