Laila's First Birthday

Whew! What a whirlwind these last few days have been celebrating Laila turning one year old! On Saturday we had a BBQ and pool party for family and friends at our neighborhood pool. I initially was going to throw an "Under the Sea" party, but I couldn't find anything really as far as decorations go, so we went with a pink/purple/cupcake/anything cute decoration wise I could find on sale theme :) And it all worked pretty well together!

The cupcakes and smash cake were made by my friend Lindsay (who needs to open her own bakery!)
We had your standard BBQ menu with hamburgers, hotdogs, and an array of salads. Laila had a blast playing with everyone and swimming in the pool with all of her buddies :)

Then it was time for presents and cake :)

We had the best time celebrating with family and friends on Saturday and couldn't have asked for anything more. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful supportive people in our lives!

Monday, August 4th is Laila's actual birthday and we had a small family party with my parents, brother Joey and his girlfriend Stefani (who took all of the above pics! Thanks Stefani!)

 I never claimed to be a cake maker or decorator! HA at least it was homemade (well...if you count box mix confetti cake as homemade ;) It was pretty good though!

My sweet Laila Bug, we love you more than we could ever say. You are the best thing that has ever happened to us and we are so lucky to be your parents. Happy Birthday sweet girl!