Mission Accomplished

Little Bub's first birthday party went pretty well. There was a little bit of last minute scrambling to clean the house and finish the baking. I definitely recommend doing an appetizer party or something similar. It's very easy to prepare most of the food (in this case fruit) and the clean-up is also a breeze.



I was surprised at how much people ate! The party was from 2-4 PM and I was only serving snack type food, like what the caterpillar ate in The Very Hungry Caterpillar. By the end of the party, the whole cheese, cracker and salami plate was gone, as well as the pickles and all but 4 slices of pear.

The punch was also a hit! Just a few drops at the bottom of the bowl. We used Lemon Berry Punch and 7Up with raspberry sherbert.

First we opened gifts. Little Bub received so many cool toys, books and puzzles. My family went with a theme and gave him lots of musical instruments, like the Band in a Box.

Then it was time for cake! Little Bub was ready for a nap at this point due to his not napping well earlier in the day. He wasn't very interested in smashing his cake. It would have been a lot of fun, but at least there wasn't a huge mess to clean up! I don't think he likes how sticky frosting is. Once he got it on his hand, he was waving it all around trying to get it off!

Now I'm ready to take a little break from all the planning and the prepping. Just in time to get started on some Christmas activities!