Pierce's 1st Birthday Party

Pierce's First Birthday Party

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Golf Themed Pool Party

I made golf cookies...lots and lots of them.

They match the stickers on his party bags.

Rolled, cut, baked, iced, decorated, and finally bagged

Whew, ready to go!

My friend, Nekeya, helped me make my first fondant cake.

It is much harder than it looks.

I covered the bottom layer.

Whah-la

I covered the top layer.

I had a blast and learned a ton.

I added the final touches.

Cake and Cupcake table

Golf Cupcakes

I made the flags in excel, we used a grass tip for the icing, and the golf ball is a white sixlet.

The large cupcake was Pierce's "smash cake". 

Pierce's golf themed cake

Pinterest gave me the idea to decorate containers for the forks.

Favor Table / Time Capsule

Timeline - Pictures from each month

Continued...

Continued...

Time Capsule

Pierce will open the box on his 18th birthday.

Party Favors

The golf theme was a blast!

Welcome to Pierce's PAR-TEE!

Gift Table

More decorations...

Outside too...

Another timeline with pictures from each month

It was so fun to look back at his pictures. 

Our big boy is ONE.  I still can't believe it.

Drinks...

Arnold Palmers (with and without alcohol)

Food...

"Club" sandwiches

They were fun to make!

Peanut "pudder" sandwiches

Rice krispy "sand traps"

Potato "chip shots"

Doughnut "hole in ones"

Melon"balls"

The Applewhite side of the family

Sarah, Mom, and me

Pierce was overwhelmed when he first got to my parents.  He was excited about the balloons and kept saying, "oish" and "ooooh". 

We loaded him up with sunscreen.

Pierce couldn't wait to get into the pool.

He loves his rings.

Mary and Vincent

Eliska and Marco

Pierce was checking out all of his new pool toys.

Rings and bubbles...Yahoo!

Jacqueline, a friend from BBB/play group

Daddy and Pierce

Matt and Ava

Kami and Pierce

Erin and Kathy played ball.

Eliska loved Pierce's pool chair.

Pierce said hi to his cousin Vincent.

Oops, Pierce almost lost his swimsuit while in the air. 

Pierce likes to play a game called "Let's drop toys into the hot tub".

There it goes.

Gone...

We enjoyed squirting the water guns.

Javier, a friend from BBB

Haven, a friend from BBB/play group

Everyone was having a great time.

Josie, a friend from BBB

Dave, Sarah, and Jerita

Brad and Ron

Pierce had a blast in the water.

Mommy did too.

Max and Misha

Naomi, a friend from BBB/play group

Lisa and Paula

Sonia, a friend from BBB/play group

Mimi and Grandpa

Aunt Chris

Pat, Ron, and Scott

We took Pierce out of the pool to sing "Happy Birthday".  He did NOT want to get out of the pool.

Everyone was crowded around, and he enjoyed being the center of attention.

Well, hello everyone!!!

I think that it's safe to say that he really enjoyed his birthday party.

We had a little bit of trouble getting his candle lit.  Finally, we got it.

Pierce watched everyone sing to him.

He wasn't quite sure what was happening.

Pierce and Daddy

"Happy Birthday to you....."

It's hard to believe that the moment has come and gone already. 

"Yay"

I was shocked that Pierce didn't start clapping along with everyone else.

Mommy and Daddy are going to blow out my candle. 

He lost interest. Ha!

My son was actually shy...it's hard to believe.

 He was very timid with the cupcake.  We thought that he would dive in, but he didn't.

 It took some encouragement to get him going.

Hmmm, I'm thinking and soaking it all in.

Daddy unwrapped the wrapper.

 and...

 Still nothing....

 Everyone waited patiently.

I took his hand and put it in the icing.

I held it up to give him a bite.

I broke off a piece for him.

 At last...

 He ate a tiny bite.

 He LOVED it.

 He went in for some more.

 "Oooh, this is good."

 I think that I want more of this.

 With a little help...

He got some. 

 Finally, he dug in.

 Oh yea

 Now, this is what I call a good time!

 Everyone else helped themselves to cake and cupcakes.

Yum, yum. 

Pat and Scott

 Pierce also got a piece of cake.

 He enjoyed squeezing the icing between his fingers.

 Eliska had fun watching Pierce.

 Yes, I was having a great time!

 One messy boy

 Look at me.

 Squish, squish

 Double fisting it

 Would you like a bite?

 This is one of my favorite pics.

 Another favorite

 Yay for eating lots and lots of sugar!

 That is one messy big boy.

Yikes

 It was time to get back into the pool.

 Thank goodness it was a beautiful day!

 Pierce played with his pals, Santiago and Alex.

Giuliana, a friend from BBB/play group 

I rinsed Pierce off in the pool.  He had cake in his nose, in his ears, everywhere! 

 Alex and Santiago

 Adam, Alice, and Alicia

 Journey, a friend from BBB/play group

Ellie/Peter and Mary/Vincent 

 Lisa and Max

 Misha and Max

Rob, Robbie and Paula

 We had a hard time getting a family photo because Pierce wanted to get back into the pool.

 Ryan and Alicia

 Adam and Alice

 Daddy and Pierce

 Ah ha, he got Daddy's glasses.

 Car and the boys ( I love this pic!)

 Jenah and Journey

 Hanging out

Carolyn was having a good time. 

 Pat and Kami

 Ron and Vincent

Pat and Pierce

 Adam, Ellie, and Alice (Someone didn't want to stop swimming.)

 Eliska is a fish.

 Dad and the dogs.

Pierce opened his presents. 

 He likes playing with the bows and paper.

 What a difficult job!

 Wow, his first train

 "I have a train and my tongue."

 "I love it!"

 It became harder and harder to take pictures.  He was excited about all of his new gifts.

 First, take off the bow.

Second, get a good grip.

 Third, climb on top.

Finally, sit on top of the present.  The funniest part is that his gift was a sit and spin. 

I had a blast planning Pierce's first birthday party.  I knew that he was going to have a golf themed party early on because we received his precious golf outfit at one of my showers.  Pinterest was my best friend during the planning process.  I made everything for the party myself.  Next year, ETSY may be my best friend, and I may pay someone to do all of the work!

Thank you Brad for letting me enjoy planning Pierce's party and for basically letting me do it exactly the way that I wanted! I love you! xo

Thank you Mom and Dad for allowing us to hold Pierce's party at your house.  Thank you for all of your help with the party too.  I see many more pool parties in the future since Pierce's birthday is in June. Y'all are the best!!!

Thank you Ron and Carolyn for babysitting Pierce while I shopped, baked, and got ready for the party.  I couldn't have done everything without your help!

Thank you Kami and Sarah for helping me with all of the food, drinks, and last minute touches.  Will you ever ice grass again?  I appreciate all of your help, and I enjoyed our girl time too.

Thanks to all of our friends and family who celebrated a very special event with us.  We were happy to share it with each of you.  Next year, I am ordering pizza.  (just kidding)

Thank you Lisa McLemore, Kami, Pat and Mom for snapping photos on my camera.  Thank you Carlos and Jerita for taking pictures too.  Thank you Dad for taking pics.  I was truly able to enjoy the party knowing that I had your help with photos.  Everyone who knows me knows that I have to have lots and lots of pictures!!! 

Our sweet little boy is one year now!  He looks more like a toddler than a baby.  It's hard to believe how fast this past year has flown by.  I can honestly say that it has been the best year of my life.  I knew that parenting would be an amazing experience.  Motherhood has exceeded my expectations.  I am so grateful that I have a TON of pictures and videos to look back on. Each phase of Pierce's life gets better and better, and I can't wait to enjoy the ride! 

*We haven't sealed Pierce's time capsule yet.  If you have a contribution, please get it to us as soon as you can.  :)