Monday, September 27, 2010

Happy Birthday Cannon!

Happy Birthday Cannon! One year ago today, Cannon joined our family. This past year has gone by super fast. I cannot believe my baby boy is already one years old! Even though his birthday is today, we celebrated yesterday with his aunts and uncles. Because it was Cannon's first birthday party, we thought it would be fun to just have his aunts and uncles there, since they are the people he sees the most, and are really his only friends at this point. :)

Cannon started yesterday morning by having his Uncle Brandon, Uncle Kyle, and Aunt Tanaira over for brunch before heading to church. He even got to open an early birthday present from his Uncle Brandon, who was unable to attend his party later on during the day. After church, Cannon took a nap while his Aunt Tanaira and I decorated the house with green streamers and balloons. I decided to make Cannon's birthday party monkey themed, because I love monkey themed clothes and toys for little boys. Blaine and I tested our creativity by making Cannon's birthday banner, decorations, and cake. The party started after Cannon's nap, where he ate pizza, opened presents, and entertained us all by eating his birthday cake. Also, in the effort of keeping Cannon's older guests entertained, we had a "guess how many" jar filled with M&M's, and a couple of other games with prizes for the adults.

Overall, I think our first attempt at throwing a birthday party went well. I, for one, enjoyed planning and decorating for Cannon's first birthday party and look forward to the many more birthdays ahead. Happy Birthday little buddy, we love you!

Opening Uncle Brandon's present:




The Decorations and food:







The birthday boy and his party guests:






Eating birthday cake:






Opening presents:

3 comments:

Allisyn said...

oh my gosh I can not believe that he is a year old... time goes by to fast

Amber said...

It looks like you had a lot of fun!! He is such a cutie and seems to have really enjoyed the cake. Love the monkey theme!

Becky said...

Oh it looks like you guys did a great job planning his first birthday party. Good Job. He is so dang cute in these pictures.