Hutchinson's Picnic Bash!

On July 21st, we threw a picnic birthday bash for Mr. Hutchinson.  We thought it was a perfect way to celebrate the little man turning one and celebrate that we made it a whole year with two kids!! Since Finnean's birthday is in December, I knew that I wanted it to be outside.  Our friends have a lot of little boys-so letting them run free seemed like a great way to let them have a great time while the parents got to visit and enjoy the day.  We had it at a little park not far from our house.  We didn't even know it existed but it turned out perfect.  Wide open spaces, perfect for running.  Water hook up, perfect for a sprinkler. Grill, prefect for food.  Nice shelter, perfect for keeping us out of the sun!  It was all and all a successful party!  Hutchinson did great and showed off his smile for everyone.  The day was perfect (we were really worried about the heat!) but it didn't get too hot until after the party was over.  There was a great breeze and we were in the shade.  We decorated with fabrics.  Cobalt blue, orange, grey, yellow and white.  We kept it simple with a little whale as the birthday "mascot" you could say.  Michael, of course, whipped up super cute invitations.  The party went off without a hitch and I think everyone had a really good time.  It was a wonderful way to celebrate Hutchinson turning ONE!  We are so thankful for everyone that came to help us celebrate!

Hutchinson trying to figure out what he was supposed to do with this cake we sat in front of him...

I love this picture.  Check out Jace on the left-he is so cute and looks like he is cheering him on to walk!

A little taste!

LOVE!

Hutchinson decided that he wasn't that into the cake, so we gave him a Snickerdoodle that Grandma Lisa made and he really loved that!

Love this picture!  His foot is covered in frosting and he is loving that cookie :)

This was my craft project for the party.  I knew I wanted a banner but found that they were really expensive to buy...so I just made it!  It was a fun project!

The set up.

Yummy treats!

Lisa is awesmoe and made great Snickerdoodles and of couse Michael was in charge of signage.

All the tasty treats!  The birthday treats are in the front, on the right.  These are famous in Bloomfield.  So tasty and Michael always had them at his birthday.  His Mom would even send them to him while he was in Savannah.  We thought it was a fitting treat to have!  We decided not to do cake for everyone but to do a few different treats.  We had little bags for everyone to take treats home with them too!

Little favors for all the friends (bubbles and water shooters for the big boys!)
We also always have a book for everyone to sign and to leave a little greeting for the birthday boy.  Then when the boys are old they will have a collection of books that are just for them!  We started with a book at the hospital when they were born :)

Family photo minus Finnean.  He was was too busy running around, loving playing with his friends!!

Isn't this the cutest little invitation!
 I am so thankfully that Michael has those skills :)  He really helps all of my party ideas come together!