Colton's Big Top Birthday Party

So Colton's party was on May 6th & I am just now posting about it..................I promise that I have not just been slacking I have really been crazy busy!!

We went with a Circus/Big Top theme & I think that it turned out pretty well.  I wish it would have been a tad bit cooler but overall I think that everyone had a great time & that fun was had bay all!!  Colton was the star of the Circus & enjoyed seeing friends from daycare as well as all the family that came.

I decorated every part of the inside & outside of the house that I could.  I didn't go overboard (at least I don't think I did) I just wanted it to look great so I did something in each room that would be seen. 

I wanted to do a candy table for the kids (& adults too) & loved the way it turned out. 

We also decided to just do a smash cake for Colton & then cupcakes for everyone to eat; I always worry that with so many people at a party someone or two people won't like whatever type of cake I choose.  Plus I really just enjoy baking cupcakes!! 

The only person that I wanted to enjoy the cake didn't even want to touch it though...........lil'booger wouldn't even try a darn cupcake.

We went with yummy food that you would have a the circus/carnival.  Hot dogs & Hamburgers with all the fixins, soft pretzels, chips, popcorn, snow cones & a few other little things here & there.  I did flavored water, sweet tea & lemonade for the adults & then juice/capri suns for the kids. 

As far as "things" to do we had games set up in the front & back yard & then got a huge jumpy thing with a slide.  Again I wish it had been a tad bit cooler & also that we had a bit more shade in our yard but the kids didn't seem to mind the heat one bit. 

I set up a place in the front yard for the smaller kids to play in; I put it where the shade starts to appear first & Colton & all of his little friends had a great time in there playing!

I think that my favorite part of the party was the photo booth; I thought it was cute to see everyone put on a prop or two & strike a pose plus I was able to print & give the photos to all of his friends at school with a thank you for coming note. 

I can't believe that his birthday has come & gone & he is now actually 13 months old.  My baby is now a toddler & is a hot mess 24/7.  He is into everything & thinks he can do everything that B can do.  I have said it before but Colton is a pure joy & is loved by all.  He & Brayden are so fun to love & raise each & everyday & (I know they are mine but) the are the best 2 boys in the world!!!

Here are just some random photos from that day; just because............

(I forgot to even put this on Colton that day)

Cousin Cooper trying to eat Colton...............best photo of the two of them by far!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Colton's 1st Birthday party was this past Sunday & it was a blast..............

more photos to come of course!!

Clowning Around

These are some of the other photos of Colton from when I was trying to get his birthday card photo; he did pretty well for the most part.............

 

Isn't he handsome??

   
 

But the nose & wig really threw him for a loop & got over it pretty quickly at that point. 

I can not believe that our little guy is going to be one in a little less than 3 weeks..............CRAZY!!

Wordless Wednesday.........Family Style!!

When my family was here for B's 1st Birthday Bash we took some family photos since everyone doesn't get together all that often...........I am sad that Lance is missing because he was working but I am happy I finally have some more recent photos of my parents, sisters, nephews & Brayden all together!

Brayden's 1st Birthday - Random Pictures

This dog has been a big hit in the Goodson household; we thought that B would like it but ended up loving it & cuddles with it all the time!!

My very handsome nephews!!

My FAVORITE picture from the day!

I promise that I only have one more post regarding his birthday & it is just about the presents he received & loved.  Sorry to drag this out but I don't seem to have enough time all at once to get it all posted!

1st Birthday Party - Part Two

It all started with this invitation; it set the tone for Brayden's 1st Birthday party & was used to plan almost the entire party; a huge thank you to Karyn at Pixel Perfect Boutique!!

We actually bid on this jump house at a silent auction at Brayden's daycare; the silent auction purchase included the jump house, a snow cone machine & a game for the kids; all of these things were a huge hit at the party & I am so happy that we had them!!

 

Even with our bulldog decided to join in the fun!

The big polar bear in this photo is the snow cone machine & since it was a bazillion degrees that day the kids & adults both enjoyed the fact that we had it.  Kool Bounce was already bringing the jump house, game & snow cone machine so we also rented tents & tables from them for the afternoon. I wanted everyone to be able to sit, eat & watch the kids play so we needed to provide shade in order for that to happen; they came to the house & set everything up & then at the end of the day cleaned it all up as well. 

Here is my sis & my nephew.......I am so happy that they could make B's party!!  I wish I had a better picture of the banner behind them but this one is the best one.  I won a $25 Party Starters custom order gift certificate from Kim's Frost Me blog giveaway & used it to get this banner.  I sent Pam the invite & she used the pendent shapes for the banner since they matched the ones on the invite perfectly; she also made in the theme colors & used the Georgia Bulldog face as well & it turned out PERFECT!!

I didn't get a close up picture the day of the party but we hung Brayden's monthly pictures outside so everyone could see him as he grew.  I actually made these myself & thought that they turned out pretty well; all I did was use scrapbook paper in his party theme colors, glued them & then punched a hole in the top & bottom so that I could string them through with ribbon.  I tied the top to the inside of the tent & then used a balloon weight at the bottom so that they wouldn't fly around............not to bad right??  They are hanging in my craft closet now because I want to save them.

 

Lance was the grill master that day & I thank him very much for doing it since it was 105 degrees & there was barely a breeze.........he was sweating up a storm but cooked delicious cheeseburgers, hot dogs & chicken perfectly!!  We also served my moms famous potato salad & pasta salad, veggies & wheat thins (tomato basil) w/my yummy spinach dip, fruit, my mother in laws fabulous cheese & strawberry preserve spread, potato chips & baked beans..........YUMMY!!

Here is Brayden's Birthday cake we decided that we would make cupcakes for his party instead of an actual cake.  My dad was prepared to make him the smash cake that Christina featured in the Inspiration Boards I posted about here but we ran out of time that week so we did 3 large cupcakes with the pudding filling a bunch of small ones.  I say we made them but my dad really did do all of the work!!

Here the candy station (which was a hit with everyone); it was quite hard to find red, black & white candy but I think that it all turned out quite nice.  I ordered the White Chocolate Covered "B" & "1" Oreo Pops as well as the Chocolate Covered Oreo's that are surrounding the large cup cake from Sweetie's by Kim & also ordered the M&M's that you can have personalized in red, black & white.  We tried to make the dog bone sugar cookies but as you can see they didn't really turn out that great.........tasted great but looked nothing like dog bones!!  For the cupcake toppers & candy bar wrappers I went back to Pixel Perfect Boutique since she did such a great job on the invite & could match it with with these items too!!

I found these cute candy favor boxes at Michael's & put a thank you sticker that I ordered from Karyn at Pixel Perfect on them & loved the way they looked!

I tried very hard to get Brayden to wear this adorable hat but he just wouldn't; every time we would put it on

he would rip it right off.  It matched his birthday shirt though & that he had no problem wearing; I found these on Etsy as well; Sprinkles of Love.

 

The party was great & I think that Brayden really enjoyed everything; I know that he won't remember this party but I hope that when he gets older & looks at all the pictures that he sees that it was a fun time & we tried to make it as special as we possibly could!!

I did order the table center pieces featured the Inspiration Boards from Blume Box but ordered them late so they arrived a few days after the party...........they are sitting in my craft closet just waiting to be used at the couples baby shower we are throwing in October!!!!