At this point it’s getting a little ridiculous to apologize for the tardiness of these posts…so I’ll just dive right in.
We celebrated Paige’s birthday with a family party the weekend after her birthday. Â I ended up catching some horrible virus (from her) the day before and Matt actually had to stay home from work because I was too sick to take care of the kids. Â We made it through the party and I collapsed in a heap. Â I’m not entirely sure I’ve recovered even 6 weeks later, but I digress…
We had a loose daisy theme (the theme was loose, the daisies weren’t) and the food matched up accordingly.
Daisy finger sandwiches:
Personalized Daisy Lollipops (also personalized Hershey Kisses, but Matt was in charge of the pictures because I was sick as a dog and he forgot to catch a shot of those):
Daisy smash cake (courtesy of Gran):
Daisy non-smash cake (also courtesy of Gran):
Daisy cupcakes (again, Gran):
More daisy lollipops:
Daisy cucumbers (because I am insane):
The birthday girl wakes up from her nap and gets into her party duds. Â [I was in the process of making her a daisy dress when I got sick so we improvised with this dress I’d already made. Â There was no diaper cover and I was bummed about not finishing the dress I’d planned (I did finish it eventually — another post for another day) but she was adorable, if I do say so myself.]
A little Mama Love for the birthday girl:
Gran takes a turn as Paige begins to fully wake up:
Paige works on her walking with Gran:
Making eyes at two of her fans:
Paige didn’t need anyone to tell her to go for the ribbon first…
Destructo, Jr.
Taking a break to hang out with some of her guests. Â And to see if she can snatch a camera. Â Allegedly.
Thwarted, she settles for a little walking with Pok:
Liam supervises the situation as Paige gets back to business:
She didn’t have to be shown how the present thing works more than once…
Checking out the goods:
“Look at that!”
“Instruments!”
“Wiggly Giggly!”
Boy in a box.
Daisy Girl:
(You don’t think she’s excited, do you…?)
“Yesssssssss.”
“CAKE!”
“My, oh my!”
And there’s the inevitable tongue-of-concentration:
After some deliberation she decides the flowers must be removed before cake consumption may begin.
Chocolate teeth:
Careful demolition:
“Hey, Mama! Â Check me out!”
And here’s where I once again dissolve into a heap of inability to edit. Â Picture after picture after picture of Paige covered in cake…
Paige and Pop:
Grammie and Pop look on:
Aunt G checks out the damage:
Daddy gets ready for Operation Hose Down:
You know it was a good party when the guest of honor ends up in the tub at the end:
There have been so many more pictures taken between this and now but I make no promises as to how fast I can get them posted…