Monday, August 24, 2009

1st Birthday Party

Happy First Birthday Miss Lillie!
(thank you to Melissa for this wonderful photo!)

The Friday and Saturday before Lillie's party, Roger and I built "Lillieville" out of some cardboard boxes left over from our move. Lillie napped really well on Saturday and we were able to add some extra touches like the trees, shingles, mail and mail slot, and a little sunshine!


Lillie loves her new playhouse!
We had approximately 12 kids plus their families over on Sunday afternoon - it all added up to about 35 people! We bar-be-qued and the kids made crafts (shaker bottles filled with things like sequins, jingle bells, wooden beads, etc.). The kids played and we ended the evening with yet another cake smash!
The birthday banner that I made (thanks to inspiration from Amber).
The next morning, we let Lillie open her gifts. She's such a proper girl - reading the card before opening the gift!



Playing with her gift from Genevieve!

No surprise - she loves the mountain of tissue paper!

Apparently, Lillie was needing her cake fix for the day!
Happy Birthday Girl! What a long way you've come!

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday Lillie! I love Lilieville, you are so creative! Can you post the directions for the banner? It is adorable.

Anonymous said...

OK, first of all, your new header? Most adorable picture ever!! Lillie and Harvey are best of friends. :)

Looks like a fabulous birthday celebration and Lillieville is just too neat.

LC said...

Oh my gosh...Lillieville is ADORABLE! I used to love playing in boxes but they are never painted so beautifully. Happy birthday, little cutie!!!

Melissa said...

Yey! Happy Birthday again to Lillie! We had lots of fun....and I am glad to see a lot of the pictures I took on the blog. Genevieve is glad that Miss Lillie liked her gift. And thank you for the great idea for the cardboard house...we are going to make one for Genevieve since she liked it so much :) And I agree with Kristal- I love the new header!!!

Michelle said...
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Michelle said...

She is so cute! Love the banner and cardboard house!

Cecilia said...

Happy Birthday!!! Lillieville was too precious! She's such a cutie.

Kristin said...

So much fun! Glad Lillie enjoyed her birthday :) We'll have to give the birthday banner a try starting next year! Too cute!

Katie said...

That playhouse, awesome! That banner, awesome! You are so crafty and Lillie is so super cute! Happy Birthday Lillie!!

Cassie said...

Looks like Lillie had a great birthday!! I love the banner and the playhouse. What a creative idea to use the packing boxes.

Amy said...

adorable! I love the banner, and the cute house you made! She is cute too :)

and the new header is too cute for words!

Maria said...

OMG, Lillieville is AWESOME! She looks adorable in it!

I love first birthday parties. Thank you so much for sharing.

Krissy said...

Awww-I love that first pic! Love the last one of her with the cake too -- she has such pretty eyes :o)

Sounds like the first bday was a huge success!!!

~aj~ said...

Girl, you did a FANTASTIC job on that cardboard village AND the birthday banner. Your talent amazes me! Happy belated b-day to sweet Lillie!!!

And yes, if you ever want to come clean my house you are welcome anytime!