Pinkalicious Party

Brooklyn's First Birthday Party finally arrived. We went with a "pinkalicious" theme. My first graders love the book Pinkalicious and I thought it would be a fun way to celebrate Brooklyn's birthday, since she loves the color pink.

On the invites (which I tried to scan in, but couldn't get it the way I wanted it - so I didn't add it to the pics) we asked our guests to consider wearing Brooklyn's favorite color (pink) as a way to honor her on her special day. It was wonderful to see almost everyone wearing something pink.

The details and decorations...

(we kept it pretty simple)

The Birthday Girl...

The cake....

(This is the first fancy cake I tried my hand at making. I was pretty impressed. The only thing is that there really wasn't enough for all the guests to enjoy. Next time I will have to make two cakes)

I made Brooklyn her own little cake.

Brooklyn had her favorite boys help her blow out her candle.Brooklyn was very dainty when eating her cake. She loved the frosting, but spit out the first few bites of the cake. She eventually learned to love it!

The gift opening...

Brooklyn received a lot of very thoughtful gifts. She got lots of cute clothes, which she needed. Thank you everyone for your generosity!

The Guests....

Proud Daddy and Mommy!


Nana and Papa
Grammy and Grandpa

Auntie Katie and Uncle Mike
Auntie Amy and Uncle Anthony

Uncle Nate and Cousin Daniel
Auntie Jen and Cousin Daniel

Cousin Andrea

Uncle Jason and Aunt Holly

(unfortunately, we didn't get a family pictures of the Hoffes)

Cousin Graham

Miss Anne

Miss Anne, Grammy, Nana

The Atols Family

The Hanks Family

Missing is the Warner Family (unfortunately Kristin and Jay were struck with the flu) We missed them, but were honored to see the shirt they made for Jack to wear. It said "I Love (heart) NY (crossed out)" and in pink was the word Brooklyn. Super cute and SO thoughtful!

We are so proud of you Brooklyn! We love you SO much!

The Fun...

During nap time, the adults enjoyed a little Rock Band! What a party!

Brooklyn got a bunch of plastic balls that we added to her water table. She LOVES them!

The drums were a hit with the little boys (as well as the big boys)

The three Amigos

(Jack, Daniel, Graham)

Daniel and Graham enjoyed coloring.

Graham and Sam

Sam and Brooklyn

Thank you to everyone for traveling and helping Brooklyn celebrate her special day. We love each and everyone of you and feel blessed to have you in our lives! Thanks for everything!