Happy 1st Birthday Jaedybug!

Last night we celebrated Jaedyn's 1st birthday with family and friends. She had a ladybug themed party because we call her our little "Jaedybug the ladybug". We were all so excited to celebrate her special day with her.

Here's the invitation I made for Jaedyn's birthday this year...


I had a lot of fun decorating the house for her party. I made all her decorations this year and I think they turned out really cute. I made her a birthday banner with her name, some tissue flowers that I had hanging in the kitchen, and some little ladybug centerpieces for the tables. I even made her wrapping paper. I glued black dots all over the red, it was so cute!


I also made ladybug hats for all the kids, except the boys. They didn't want the antenna's on their hats, so they got plain black ones.


Here's the princess in one of her birthday outfits just playing around. She's getting really good at walking with her baby stroller. I think she knew the party was for her. She was being so cute, playful, and of course, she was so happy.


For dinner, Jaedyn got to enjoy some big kid food instead of baby food...I think she really liked it. Here she is eating her dinner with her cousin Caleb.


After dinner I changed Jaedyn into her birthday tutu so she could open her presents. I would've had her wear it the whole night, but she couldn't crawl in it very well. It turned out so cute, thanks Savannah for making it for her, she loves it!



Jaedyn got a lot of fun toys from everyone. With the help of her big brother Jaron, she opened up her presents. She got a new baby, teddy bear, cutsy cars, a toy jewelery box, a toy purse, clothes with hair bows, a tea set, a lady bug blanket with a pillow and stuffed ladybug, "Jessie" and "Mrs. Potato Head" from Toy Story, an animal puzzle, princess carriage with blocks, a princess wand, and...


...a ladybug "Pillow Pet" from mom and dad. She loved it and so did Jantzen. He played with it and all her other toys all night.



When her presents were all opened, it was time for cake and ice cream.


We stripped Jaedyn down to her diaper (I didn't want red and black frosting all over her nice white shirt) and put her in her seat. We then sang "Happy Birthday" to her. You can see in the picture that while we were singing, she tried to swipe some frosting off her cake...she's so cute! She also tried to grab the flame on her candle, but I blew it out before she could touch it.


These were Jaedyn's birthday cakes this year. I actually made her ladybug personal cake...I was so proud of myself for how it turned out. It was a yummy strawberry flavor. I ordered her big cake from a bakery because I'm not that good at decorating. It had cute little ladybugs on it and a super cute picture of Jaedyn in her ladybug skirt and it tasted really good.




She didn't hesitate to dig right into her cake like the boys did on their 1st birthdays. She did get some help from her daddy, which I think he really enjoyed.



I just love this picture. She's being so dainty while sucking frosting off her thumb.


Jaedyn devoured most of the ladybugs body before she was done. She didn't make a huge mess with her cake, thank goodness. She just had a frosting face and hands...isn't she so adorable? Apparently I didn't clean her up good enough though because the next morning I found some cake and frosting in her ears. I guess she was saving some for later.




This poor ladybug didn't stand a chance with her!


Before everyone left, I got a picture of all the kids in their birthday hats I made. Don't they all look so cute?


And yes, I guess you can say this is Jaedyn's other birthday outfit...a diaper! I didn't want to get her redressed after cake since she was just going to go to bed.

Jaron was Jaedyn's little birthday helper all night. He loves her so much and I know she loves her big brothers too!


So, here's the story with the first birthday cake we got from the bakery...ugly isn't it?

I ordered Jaedyn's cake from Sam's Club bakery and when I did I told them I wanted the frosting white instead of the orangeish yellow color they had in the picture. When Josh picked it up and brought it home, this is how they made it. I was so FURIOUS!! How can they mix up the colors when I specifically had requested white? I quickly called the store and spoke to the cake decorator and she said, "Yes, I see that you wanted white frosting...I'm sorry" That's it, I don't think so! After being hung up on I called back and vented my frustrations to a manager. At first he tried to just give me a refund, of less than what I paid for the cake in the first place, but that wasn't going to fly with me! I told him I wanted her cake remade and done right this time. He said okay and after an hour and a half I got a new cake with white frosting on it. I kind of liked how the first cake was decorated, minus the orange frosting, better than the second, but it was still cute and it looked so much better.

Needless to say, we ended up with two 1/2 sheet cakes, so we sent a lot home with our family and friends to enjoy.


I think Jaedyn had an awesome 1st birthday. I loved how everything turned out (minus the drama with the cakes) and it was fun getting to share this special day with our family and good friends. We are so lucky to have this beautiful little girl as a part of our family. "Happy 1st Birthday Jaedyn", we all love you so much!