Little Man Party {part 2}

Carter's Little Man Party was so much fun!  We had lots of our favorite people, yummy food, mustaches, laughs, and icing!  You can read about the details here.

Are these not possibly the cutest kids ever?

Carter Man!  Smiling!

some of the "Little Men" guests

Me and my Little Man...I don't think he likes facial hair!

Carter was a little lot overwhelmed with all the people in his house and he was so not in a good mood!  But, when it came time to open presents, he got super happy and was kinda loving all the attention!

This boy LOVES balls!  Check out that super awesome quilt he's crawling over...Steph made it for him!

Next, it was time to eat cake!  I love how Grace is trying to get a good view to see what's going on.

"...happy birthday, dear Carter Man, happy birthday to you!"

He absolutely LOVED everyone singing to him!  Oh, wait!  I think Grace was just trying to be the first one to get a cupcake...she LOVES sweets!

And, she may not be the only one!

I'm pretty sure he would have eaten the entire thing if I had of let him!

Some of the Little Man guests (a few left before I could get their pictures):

The Taylor Family

Grandma & Grandpa

Kenny, Beth, & Lily

Poppa & Mimi

Us (take #13)

And...now

for

the

funniest

picture

of

all

time,

Mawmaw & Pawpaw!!!

We had a FUN time and I'm still laughing!

Little Man Party {part 1}

I think as soon as I left my ultrasound appointment and found out that I was having a little boy, I knew what his first birthday party would be! (I'm a nerd, I know)  Then, a few weeks after he was born, we started calling him Carter Man.  So, his first birthday party HAD to be a little man party!  

Welcome to the party!

I used TONS of John's ties and my granddad's hats and a few other things that I had or borrowed to decorate.

I also printed some of my favorite pictures of Carter's first year and stuck them around the house.

We went through a lot of these mustaches throughout the party...pics coming in part 2.

We had "Man Food"  John grilled some yummy steak, we roasted potatoes, and my mom made some delicious green bean bundles!

My favorite table held the sweets!

Steph made these super yummy and cute cupcakes!

the Little Man's smash cake 

We had some candy watches...

...and chocolate mustache pops!

And, because every party needs some cheese!

Part 2 will include the actual party...lots of "men" and of course, the Little Man!

Thanks Mom and Steph for helping and cooking ('cause, you know...I'm no "cooker")!  Y'all are so awesome!!!

Carter's First Birthday

We began Carter's first birthday celebration with his first cinnamon roll.  He was not too excited about it, at first.

He ate the entire thing, so he must of liked it even though his face doesn't seem to show it.

Then, we gave him his birthday gift...a baby swing for our new swing set!

Perfect.

A nice simple first birthday.

Next...A Little Man Birthday Party.

Twelve Months Old

Carter, at twelve months, you...

• have taken 1-2 steps
• started trying to climb
• wave and say "bye-bye" at the appropriate time
• knock stuff over and say "uh-oh"
• want to get down and go
• get into everything!
• dance
• love throwing stuff and watching it fall
• love to be talked and sung to
• love to put things inside containers, bags, boxes, etc.
• like to throw and chase after balls of any kind
• love to play in Grace's room with her and her toys
• love baths
• have discovered candy and you love it!
• like to be held by the light switches so you can turn them on and off
• say "da-da", "ba-ba", and "mommy" (all the time) 
• laugh out loud a lot
• love grabbing necklaces, my laptop, and Grace's hair
• have 5 teeth
• are so hard impossible to change because you won't be still 
• love your puppy "lovie"
• follow Grace around
• sleep at night and take naps in your bed
• sleep through the night
• love to throw your food
• wear 12 month clothes
• wear size 3 diapers