The Birthday Celebration Begins....Marlee's Turning 1!

And so the fun begins!  After keeping Marlee out at Julie and Jade's house last night to celebrate Mallory's birthday til passed her bedtime, she slept til almost party time this morning.  Jade grilled burgers, Marlee played with toys and walked all over, and Brittnye came to hang out too.  It was fun...a separate celebration for the friend with the same birthday!  Since their birthdays are Monday...why not party all weekend?!

We had Marlee's party at our house at 10:30 this morning.  Some of our friends, neighbors, and friends with their kids came.  The theme was stripes and polka dots.  I made: a chocolate cake (which we gave a slice to Marlee to mash/eat), her party hat (which she wore some of the time), her pom pom banner which read "Marlee is 1!", chocolate treats (delicious pretzel, hershey, m&m combo), and rainbow fruit kabobs.  I got a small ice cream cake and soft sugar cookies w/ icing as well. 

The kids were huge fans of playing with toys and the balloons, eating ice cream cake, and getting their bubble favors.  Marlee seemed to like the chocolate cake, but wasn't so big on the being messy part.  ;)  She got some awesome presents: clothes, an activity table, books, stuffed animals, and a talking/singing dog Violet.  It was a lot of fun!!!!!  MJ loves bubbles and all her balloons too! 

Here is Dave with Bart and their girls!

The celebration continues next weekend in Centre with family!