birthday party!

happy birthday, miles!

what a fun party! we celebrated miles' first birthday at the lake. had some friends and family out for some swimming at the dock and lots of food. we were going to take the boat out, but it ended up being too windy, so we just stayed put. i think that ended up working better anyway.

miles slept through the first half of the party, but enjoyed being held by EVERYONE when he woke up. he was not a fan at all of the cupcakes or the singing, but he perked up when we opened some gifts and he could play with the paper.

it turned out to be a wonderful party, but i am glad that it is done...it was a lot more work than i intended, but it was worth it.

here are some pics from the day!

decorations and food set-up. i made his first birthday banner like i did for ethan's party.

the weather was perfect and everyone was able to spend some time swimming off of the dock.

miles wasn't overly excited about his cake and i think he got a little scared by all the singing. actually he didn't even taste one bite of it. but i enjoyed it :)


everyone else enjoyed the cupcakes too...especially ethan!


he perked up when we opened gifts though.

the treats i made: decorated sugar cookies; red, white and blue cupcakes, and mini pocket pies.