A's First Birthday

About a year ago, I received a phone call from my mom that my SIL developed pre-eclampsia and they were likely going to have a baby. 6 weeks early. I was terrified for my brother & his wife, and I was even a bit jealous that they were going to meet their baby. You see, I was also pregnant with MC, and the girls were due 2 weeks apart. My niece A was born weighing in at a whopping 3 lbs. And stayed in the NICU for an entire month. She came home wearing a baby doll dress from Strausburg.

An entire year has passed and A is developing very well, and this weekend we were able to celebrate her 1st birthday!

My SIL chose a shabby-chic theme, and we had the party at my mom's house. I was so excited that I was able to help her decorate, although I can't take credit for picking out any of the decorations. She did such a fabulous job all on her own, and I had to post because it came together beautifully!
I did decorate my mom's mantle. We used two tissue paper poms on each side, and hung hot pink and lime green tulle draping across. We placed a few pictures of A, and peach scented candles, and filled mason jars with flowers.
My SIL made these party hats for guests to fill with candy as they were leaving.
The dining room was set up as the desert table. My mom baked chocolate cupcakes with pink buttercream icing, white cupcakes with chocolate icing, and carrot cupcakes with homemade buttercream icing.

My SIL purchased a teal floral fabric, and we used hat boxes, bird houses, candles, flowers, and lanterns to decorate. I love how she chose mis-matched plates and napkins!

She also made a delicious pineapple punch!
Here's a close up of the dining room table decor.
She also used mis-matched cupcake liners, and all the cupcakes had pearl sprinkles.
The cupcakes were placed on glass trays, and some of them had little flags.
My SIL served pinwheels, homemade guacamole, and a yummy corn & black bean salsa!
She did purchase a small cupcake for A's smash cake.
Miss A wasn't too crazy about getting messy! She wanted her cake, but preferred for someone to feed it to her!

Happy 1st Birthday A!!!! We love you so much and we're so glad that you are here and healthy!

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