Forgive me, but I have to brag: I did this all by myself!
Though I've long known that I wanted to do something special for Noah's 1st birthday cake, I didn't know how to pull it off (I've never done anything like this before). And presto! In comes amazing Lisa, Noah's babysitter (& the woman who used to babysit me & my sisters!) She actually owns her own business, making cakes & decorations for weddings.
So one night she blessed me with 3 hours of 'cake making school' in her kitchen, and this was the finished product. It was so much fun to do, but man is this hard work! I thought my hand would fall off by the time I finished the basketball.
And if you're wondering, the colors aren't red & blue - that's
crimson & blue (I won't push a team allegiance on Noah once he can decide for himself, but until then, he's a Kansas fan!)
Noah wasn't sure what to do with his cake at first - he patted it, then wanted me to feed it to him, then poked at it with the fork. But once we got him started & introduced the ice cream, he loved it! So much so that we had to eventually plop him in the kiddie pool. Marley loved being the clean-up crew!
Noah turned ONE on Saturday, July 26!
We didn't take many pictures that day (I didn't expect that it would be so crazy!), but we had a great time. We had a bunch of family & friends over to my parents' house for a BBQ & pool party. Noah had lunch, cake, went swimming, opened so many wonderful gifts & had spaghetti for dinner. He was quite the exhausted birthday boy by the time it was all over!
Though I've long known that I wanted to do something special for Noah's 1st birthday cake, I didn't know how to pull it off (I've never done anything like this before). And presto! In comes amazing Lisa, Noah's babysitter (& the woman who used to babysit me & my sisters!) She actually owns her own business, making cakes & decorations for weddings.
Noah wasn't sure what to do with his cake at first - he patted it, then wanted me to feed it to him, then poked at it with the fork. But once we got him started & introduced the ice cream, he loved it! So much so that we had to eventually plop him in the kiddie pool. Marley loved being the clean-up crew!
On July 26 a year ago, I looked something like this! (Well, kind of. Okay, so I was wearing the same shirt, and Noah was much smaller & more squished in there!)
Noah's Auntie Heather, my older sister, is tying the knot this Friday! Mike Etcheverry is a lucky man (and a really cool guy). It's going to be a gorgeous ceremony at the Twin Falls church we grew up in, and a beautiful outdoor reception at the home of our family's friends. And Noah is going to be one of the ring bearers!
